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Community rallies to help family
The community is rallying around an area family after a devastating car accident Nov. 22 near Elmira left a youth …
House passes temporary bill to avoid shutdown
The House has passed a temporary measure that would keep federal agencies funded when the new fiscal year begins next Tuesday while punting final spending deci…
Long Bridge resurfacing project underway
Work to surface the driving surface on U.S. 95 on the Long Bridge, which is taking place at night, began Tuesday and is expected to wrap up by the end of the f…
Senior center kicks off fundraising campaign
Due to rising food costs and a change in federal funding for senior meal programs, the center is facing a $50,000 funding shortfall, center director Lisa Bond …
Welcome to Scare School: As Silverwood becomes Scarywood, actors hone their spooky skills
A spooktastic Halloween experience calls for an eerie, bone-chilling atmosphere, ghastly ghouls lurking in dark corners, haunted attractions that turn the bloo…
IPUC: Water utility should be regulated
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has determined a Bonner County water utility is operating as a public utility and has directed the company to work with commission staff to complete a process to become regulat…
Priest Lake lot auction nets $11.4 million
The auction of eight endowment lots at Priest Lake raised more than $11.4 million — more than $500,000 over the appraised value of the lots.
Celebration of the flute
“Even though I’ve played flute for so many years, I have a piano keyboard in front of my eyes,” she said. “Having knowledge of the piano helps with every singl…
'The best idea I think I've ever heard'
The Potlatch Loop community project dates back to 2021, when KLT began laying the groundwork for the housing initiative, first establishing a housing advisory …
Secret Service: Sandpoint man made repeated threats against former President Trump
64-year-old Warren Jones Crazybull, of Sandpoint, was arrested in Missoula, Montana on August 1 after Secret Service was able to trace him using phone data.
Bonner County man arrested for threatening to kill former President Trump
According to court documents, Warren Jones Crazybull called Mar-a-Lago on July 31, 2024, and threatened to kill former President Trump.
Dual enrollment surges at North Idaho College
Overall enrollment up 15% this fall
No charges in CDA slur incident
City prosecutors declined to pursue charges against a man who admitted to hurling racist slurs at youth soccer players during a May 12 tournament, according to public records obtained by The Press.
IPUC issues certificate to water utility
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has granted VP Inc.'s request to provide water services within the Hidden Lakes subdivision near Sandpoint.
LPOSD serves up historic number of free meals
The LPOSD Child Nutrition Program served a historic number of free meals to Bonner County children last summer.
Grimm breaks tie to approve pump track grant application
Sandpoint will seek $350,000 in grant money from the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation’s Outdoor Recreation Fund for the installation of a proposed asph…