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Tax bills go out to Bonner County residents
After property tax bills went out to Bonner County residents last week, many expressed frustration or confusion wi…
Small wildland fire discovered, extinguished in Sandpoint
The burned area is adjacent to Chuck Slough and just east of the Baldfoot disc golf course. The eastern edge of the area is a handful of yards from a railway. …
North Idaho air quality expected to reach advisory levels
Impact on air quality "likely continuing as the summer progresses."
Study: Idaho's wolf population was 1,150 last summer
The new genetic-based method uses data that Fish and Game staff have collected for years from harvested wolves, and with that historical genetic data, research…
Camp Invention stokes STEM interest
Camp Invention, a five-day STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) education event for kids between kindergarten and sixth grade, arrived in the S…
Festival welcomes Violent Femmes
Seminal alt-rockers Violent Femmes will be giving fans a not-to-be-missed, one-two punch, or more accurately a two-one punch, as they take to the Festival stag…
Timber Days kicks off today
Two days of fun will be taking place today and Saturday as part of the 2024 Timber Days celebration in Priest River.
Plea deal likely in Coeur d'Alene voyeurism case
A man accused of recording nude videos of children and adults without their knowledge pleaded not guilty to all charges Tuesday, though his legal counsel indicated that a plea deal is likely.
Idaho Democratic party convention delegates endorse Harris
Local democrats "enthusiastic" about delegate endorsement of Harris.
Corps announces flowering rush treatments
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be performing aquatic herbicide treatments at five USACE-owned locations on Lake Pend Oreille as part of an effort to man…
Priest River youth football to hold golf fundraiser
PRIEST RIVER — Priest River Junior Tackle Football will hold a golf scramble tournament on Sunday, July 28, to raise funds for equipment, player scholarships, …
Section of Schweitzer Cutoff Road to be closed for maintenance
SANDPOINT — The city will be performing maintenance work on a short segment of Schweitzer Cutoff Road on July 26, 29, and 30.
Serving Sandpoint
This initiative, dubbed "Serve Sandpoint," will see church attendees engage in various community service projects across the community, from the food bank to t…
BOCC announces property tax discussion
In a July 23 meeting, the Bonner County Commissioners announced that at 1 p.m. on July 30, Bonner County will host a discussion with officials from Idaho’s 2nd…
Panida sets final 'Play it Again' fundraiser
The 35th — and final — Play It Again sale will take place in front of the Little Theater during the downtown Crazy Days sale, Saturday, July 27.
Reinbold steps down as WBCSD trustee
The West Bonner County School District is down to four trustees after Troy Reinbold advised fellow board members he was stepping down due to work and family co…