Bonner County Commissioner Asia Williams began the June 24 BOCC business meeting with an announcement that the board had taken action after receiving an alleged threat. “Last week, the board of ...

Dozens of community members — including officials with Lake Pend Oreille School District — gathered June 9 at Sandpoint High School to break ground on the Career Technical Education Center of North ...

The ever-popular Green Bay Campground still has yet to open for overnight camping after it was closed for the entirety of the 2024 season due to renovations. “We don’t currently have a district ranger ...

By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff. Less than a month after the May 2025 election, in which local voters rejected a range of area fire district levies, some Sagle residents are gathering signatures for a ...

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When the iconic Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia died in the summer of 1995, a light went out in the world. However, Deadheads have kept his spirit alive by continuing the way of life championed by ...

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By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff. About six months after opening the doors to the James E. Russell Sports Center, city officials reported May 28 that the facility is running at a deficit of about ...

Want to support independent local journalism? The Sandpoint Reader is our town's local, independent weekly newspaper. "Independent" means that the Reader is locally owned, in a partnership between ...

By Reader Staff. Editor’s note: Kaylee Peterson has been campaigning as a Democrat against Republican U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher since 2022. Amid a swing through 10 counties in Idaho in 10 days, she ...

The income tax package approved by the Idaho Legislature during the 2025 session gave huge tax breaks to Idaho’s wealthiest households while leaving behind or raising costs for many working families.

May’s not even over yet, and it has not disappointed. The first days of May were the tailend of our Ireland trip. I was just home long enough to unpack and commence baking a tres leches cake for 40 ...