News across Bonner County
BOCC to review Long Bridge marina expansion proposal
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County Board of Commissioners will meet Thursday, Oct. 1 to discuss a conditional use permit application to expand the existing Long Bridge Marina. The public hearing comes after...
Sandpoint City Council OKs ‘essential’ RV park renovation
Revamped facility would be ready for summer ’27, but needs $270K from parks fund By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The long-discussed City Beach RV park reconstruction project will move forward, after the Sandpoint City Council...
Project 7B hosts workshop on how BoCo code impacts properties
By Reader Staff Land use nonprofit Project 7B will host an educational workshop on how local code — such as the Bonner County comprehensive plan — affects the area’s landscape and future developments. The...
Bay Trail now open through Oct. 4
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff After two seasons of closures due to remediation work at the former Panhandle Smelting and Refining Company — a.k.a. Black Rock — the Pend d’Oreille Bay Trail is now open...
Anchoring a community
BoCo museum renews lease, plans for future expansions By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff After seven years of uncertainty, the Bonner County Historical Society and Museum renewed its lease in Lakeview Park on Sept. 2. The...
Emily Articulated: Efficiency, connection
By Emily EricksonReader Columnist What if efficiency sits at one end of a long spectrum — our ability to perform tasks or produce results with the least waste of time, resources or energy? We...
Western conifer seed bugs
By Brenden BobbyReader Staff September in Bonner County means three things: the tourists have mostly packed up with the endless convoy of RVs rambling back to wherever they came from, school has started and...
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...
Where’s the beef, Sen. Risch?
By Jim JonesReader Contributor It must be election season again because I’m seeing many down-home TV ads of Jim Risch wearing his cowboy uniform and tossing hay to his cattle — as well as...
A Few Thoughts… On (American) football
By Sandy ComptonReader Columnist It’s football season! I have a number of favorite teams and players — first and foremost, the Seahawks and Sam Darnold, who hasn’t played since spraining his butt, but Drew...
Students unite at Sandpoint High School’s Longest Table
The Longest Table initiative has been uniting communities around the nation for years, and at the beginning of the 2026 school year, it brought together Sandpoint High School’s new and returning students to share...
Panida Board provides update on community rumors about the theater
By Amy FlintReader Contributor Because rumors are circulating throughout the community, the Panida Board would like to provide an update on the current theater status and upcoming plans. First and foremost is our financial...