Bonners Ferry
Karen Louis Anderson (DOB 1947) of Troy; charged with exceeding the maximum posted speed limit (16 mph or over) on October 25 by BFPD. Disposition: guilty with fines of $98.50 and court costs of $56.50. Kate M Atwood (DOB 2006) hometown not available; charged with exceeding the maximum posted speed...
On one Idaho sleigh ride, wild elk walk right up and eat the hay bales you’re sitting on. Yes, your seat becomes their snack. That’s not a petting zoo trick. These are wintering herds, sometimes around 200 animals, gathered in open meadows while draft horses pull you through the middle of them.
Retirement does not have to mean buying a house in a gated development or moving to a metro area with a Costco on every corner. Plenty of small towns have apartment communities set aside for older adults, with leases instead of mortgages and a main street within reach. The towns below pair that kind of ... Read more
After a two-and-a-half-hour discussion Nov. 5, the Bonner County Board of Commissioners once again continued its public hearing on the proposed Long Bridge Marina expansion to Monday, Dec. 21, at 10 a.m. to await new information. The continuation gives developers an opportunity to revise their site plan based on BOCC...
Jack Frost Fest is returning to help usher in the winter season, but this year will bring a lot of changes — including a new venue. Founded in 2017 by Mattox Farm Productions’ Robb Talbott, the free community event went on hiatus in 2023 and will return this year on Saturday, Nov. 21, moving from its previous home in the Granary District to take over Cedar Street between Second and Third avenues in downtown Sandpoint.
Philadelphia sits about 2,500 miles from the mountains of North Idaho, yet one tiny shop in Sandpoint is serving cheesesteaks that people happily drive across state lines to eat. One fan made the trip from Salem, Oregon, and said the drive was worth every mile. The place is small, the...
Sandpoint City Hall announced a grant award of more than $20.2 million to address railroad crossings along Great Northern Road. The funding is from the Federal Railroad Administration’s Railroad Crossing Elimination Program, and will go toward safety and connection improvements at three major crossings at Gooby Road, Woodland Drive and Mountain View Drive.
