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Panhandle Bike Ranch founder offers to drop BoCo lawsuit
No decision made in potential Idaho Supreme Court appeal By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Though little official headway has been made regarding the land use dispute between Bonner County and the Panhandle Bike Ranch, co-founder...
City invites public to Oct. 6 open house on downtown zone changes
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Sandpoint staff and officials from the Arts, Culture and Historic Preservation Commission; Planning and Zoning Commission; and City Council have been invited to attend a Tuesday, Oct. 6 for a...
BOCC ends disaster declaration for Merritt Bridge
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County Board of Commissioners voted Sept. 29 to end its previously declared emergency loss of access for Merritt Bridge in Priest River, following repairs to the “significant infrastructure...
The District 1 choice is between culture warriors and true public servants
By Jim JonesReader Contributor As a Republican for most of my adult life, including the eight years I served as Idaho attorney general in the 1980s, I did not always toe the party line...
Herndon doesn’t represent my Republican Party
By George EskridgeReader Contributor Scott Herndon proposes removal of Bonner County Republican Central Committee members for supporting candidates or expressing ideas contrary to “Republican values.” Herndon seeks political loyalty through political coercion. A political...
On Green Bay day use closure: Public lands are for the public
By Heidi DormanReader Contributor I read with disbelief in last week’s Reader about the closure of day use at Green Bay by the United States Forest Service. I live in the surrounding neighborhood and...
Workshop presented on proposed downtown zone changes
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff About 30 downtown business owners, operators and interested citizens gathered Sept. 15 with Sandpoint city officials for an update regarding an ongoing zoning code update — specifically in the historic...