KEITH KINNAIRD

Winter operations plan moving ahead

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will not act on BPA request until kokanee are done spawning

SANDPOINT - A flexible winter power operations plan continues to track toward implementation on Lake Pend Oreille.

Bonner County to challenge caribou plan

Priest Lake residents feel designation could restrict forest use

Spirit Lake shooting suspect pleads guilty

SANDPOINT - A Post Falls man accused of shooting another man in the leg on Friday pleaded guilty to a reduced charge on Monday.

BPA plan irks basin commission

SANDPOINT - The Pend Oreille Basin Commission expressed concern Friday with a Bonneville Power Administration proposal to fluctuate the level of Lake Pend Oreille during winter.

Details emerge in Clark Fork shooting

Montanore mine comment period extended

SANDPOINT - The comment period on the proposed Montanore copper and silver mine in northwestern Montana has been extended to Dec. 21.

Shotgun blast injures two

Altercation began after Clark Fork basketball game

SANDPOINT - Two people were injured and one person was arrested after a shooting incident north of Clark Fork on Tuesday night.

Meeting Friday on BPA plan

SANDPOINT - The Pend Oreille Basin Commission is meeting Friday to discuss the Bonneville Power Administration's plan to fluctuate the level of Lake Pend Oreille for power needs.

Wetland worries

Bonner County landowners haggling with EPA over developments near Priest Lake

Board takes up BPA proposal

SANDPOINT - The reinvigorated Pend Oreille Basin Commission will discuss a contentious proposal to fluctuate the level of Lake Pend Oreille for power generation when it meets Friday.

Intoxication part of deadly crash

West Bonner County school district facing two lawsuits

Appeals court sides with Rock Creek Mine

Ruling says facility would not be a threat to animals

Pend Oreille levels could fluctuate

State mulls BPA offer on winter lake plan

Tamarack modification taking flight

Technology could be revolutionary for the aircraft industry

SANDPOINT - A Sandpoint aerospace company's development of an aircraft modification that will increase aircraft fuel efficiency and reduce pollution has finally ascended above a morass of red tape.

Four elected officials refuse raises in Bonner County

Lake Pend Oreille level to fluctuate

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approves BPA plan

Sand Creek Byway work ahead of schedule

Hearing today in poaching case

SANDPOINT - A Priest River man is facing felony charges for poaching a bull moose last year.

Spirit Lake man to stay in prison

Manslaughter convictionis upheld

SANDPOINT - The Idaho Court of Appeals is affirming a Spirit Lake man's manslaughter conviction despite instances of prosecutorial misconduct.

Finman assault trial postponed

SANDPOINT - A Bonner County landowner's trial for dismantling a home with a tractor while it was still occupied is being postponed.

Remap has a quick impact Chili at the Chamber

Broadsword retiring after 2012 session

SANDPOINT - District 2 Sen. Joyce Broadsword announced on Thursday she will not seek re-election after the 2012 legislative session.

Repercussions of wolf escape unclear

SANDPOINT - The operator of a wolf advocacy center regrets not reporting the escape of a wolf hybrid, but said she feared it would have resulted in an automatic death sentence for the animal.

Worries about the waves

Priest Lake breakwater could be in jeopardy

SANDPOINT - Stopgap repairs to the troubled timber breakwater at the north end of Priest Lake will not be able to ward off its demise, according to a study commissioned by Bonner County.

Parents sue school district for negligence

SANDPOINT - The parents of Sandpoint High School student athlete who was injured in a cycling accident during cross country practice are suing the Lake Pend Oreille School District for negligence.

Assault case comes into focus

Details of dispute revealed by records, court documents

SANDPOINT - Court documents and police reports are painting a better picture in a peculiar Bonner County assault case.

Grizzly kills hunter

Wounded bear mauls man near Idaho-Montana border

BONNERS FERRY - A hunter from Nevada was killed Friday morning after being attacked by a grizzly bear wounded by another hunter on the Idaho-Montana border, authorities in Montana said.

Proposal sinks like a stone

Bonner County plan commission rejects proposal for gravel pit near county line

SANDPOINT - The Bonner County Planning and Zoning Commission rejected a proposal Tuesday to develop a gravel mine near the Kootenai County line.

Hunter Killed fby Grizzly

Night snow plowing on ice

Budget woes force state to cut service

SANDPOINT - State and federal highways in most of the Panhandle won't be plowed overnight this winter because of drastic cuts to the Idaho Transportation Department budget.

Gravel pit causes concerns

SANDPOINT - Opposition is mounting again against a controversial proposal to develop a surface mine near the Kootenai County line.

Milfoil treatment planned

SANDPOINT - A contractor working for the Idaho State Department of Lands is scheduled to treat a 33-acre Eurasian milfoil infestation at Lake Pend Oreille's Ellisport Bay on Thursday.

Comment period extended for winter lake plan

SANDPOINT - The public comment period has been extended on a controversial proposal to strategically store and release water in Lake Pend Oreille during the winter to meet power needs.

Judge sentences deer poacher

SANDPOINT - A Priest River man was given a suspended jail sentence and fined $1,000 on Tuesday for poaching two white-tailed deer in 2009.

Septic woes plague retreat

Idaho Castle's use challenged

HOPE - Troubles appear to be mounting for the Idaho Castle, a luxury mountainside retreat overlooking Lake Pend Oreille.

Pilot injured in plane crash near Priest Lake

COOLIN - A pilot from Washington state was severely injured after crashing his plane while attempting to land at an airstrip near Priest Lake's Cavanaugh Bay on Tuesday.

U.S. 95 traffic revision nears

PONDERAY - Motorists will encounter a significant traffic revision at the Y intersection this week.

Lake Pend Oreille slowdown

Flood concerns push wake zone to 500 feet

SANDPOINT - A flood-related no-wake zone is in effect on Lake Pend Oreille and the Pend Oreille and Clark Fork rivers.

Minor flooding in the forecast

Lake Pend Oreille may see gradual rise

SANDPOINT - The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for Lake Pend Oreille on Friday.

Pend Oreille expected to flood

SANDPOINT - Lake Pend Oreille is expected to surpass flood stage in the coming weeks, but the latest projections suggest it will not rise to the level of moderate flooding.

Forest Service law enforcement officer receives Medal of Honor

SANDPOINT - A U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officer who was fatally wounded in a gunfight 22 years ago has been awarded Idaho's Medal of Honor.

Buck poacher pleads guilty

SANDPOINT - A Bonner County man has pleaded guilty to reduced charges in a white-tailed deer poaching case that dates back to 2009.

Fewer breaks for sticker scofflaws

SANDPOINT - Fewer breaks will be given to boaters caught navigating Bonner County waterways without Idaho invasive species stickers.

Pend Oreille projections questioned

Army Corps, National Weather Service at odds about lake levels

SANDPOINT - The National Weather Service is casting doubt on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projections that Lake Pend Oreille will probably crest 2,066 feet above sea level.

Nude sunbather convicted

SANDPOINT - A Montana man who was found sunbathing in the nude on a front lawn this spring was convicted Wednesday of indecent exposure.

Steele challenges jail book policy

Convict says Taoist materials not made available to him

SANDPOINT - A Sagle attorney convicted of plotting the murders of his wife and her mother is threatening litigation over the Bonner County Jail's book policy.

Cd'A angler caught in lie

Pluntz pleads guilty to defrauding incentive program

SANDPOINT -Biologists knew there was something fishy about the bounties Christopher Pluntz was collecting through the Lake Pend Oreille Angler Incentive Program.

Future is hazy for Sandpoint's Long Bridge

SANDPOINT - The future is unclear for the bike and pedestrian path on the Long Bridge.

Driver in deadly crash cited again

SANDPOINT - A Washington state woman who was convicted of vehicular manslaughter has been cited for driving without privileges while on furlough from the Bonner County Jail.

U.S. Highway 95 project receives funding

PONDERAY - A long-awaited project to improve safety and congestion finally got the green light.