Cream always rises to the top
By Ben Olson Reader Staff I’ve been a struggling writer most of my life, which is a funny statement from someone who owns a newspaper. It’s also the reason I went into the newspaper...
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MCS Students to Perform in Prague
By Jillian Chandler Reader Contributor Two talented Music Conservatory of Sandpoint students will be traveling to take part in the annual Šumavské letní hudební večery (“Summer Music Nights”) music festival in Czechia, Prague. Jubilant...
The alchemy of grief
By Nichelle Gonzales Reader Contributor If you are paying any attention to the downward spiral of our country, then you’re feeling a sense of grief. This grief also shows up as outrage, which is...
House GOP strips sell-off provisions but public lands remain at risk
By Abby Urbanek Reader Contributor After weeks of public outrage and mounting bipartisan backlash, U.S. House Republicans quietly removed a provision that would have mandated the sale of hundreds of thousands of acres of...
GOP legislators mock the Idahoans who provide your health care
By Lauren Necochea Reader Contributor Lawmakers are elected to serve the people of Idaho, by the people of Idaho. Any Idahoan who approaches our elected leaders with concerns should be treated with dignity and...
Idaho Enters the 100 Deadliest Days
By Reader Staff As Memorial Day approaches, Idaho enters the “100 Deadliest Days,” the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day, when the state historically experiences a spike in fatal and serious injury crashes....
Officials break ground on $13M Timberline Helicopter expansion in Sandpoint
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Just shy of three months after the Idaho Economic Advisory Council cleared the way for Timberline Helicopters’ expansion in Sandpoint, representatives from the locally based company joined City Hall...
Photos sought to furnish interior of nuclear attack sub USS Idaho
By Reader Staff The commissioning committee for the forthcoming USS Idaho SSN 799 is seeking artistic submissions from Gem State residents to decorate the interior of the Virginia class nuclear-powered, fast-attack submarine. In an...
Lakes Commission to host meeting on area dams and waterways
By Reader Staff The Lakes Commission will host a public meeting on Tuesday, June 3, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Priest River Event Center (5399 U.S. Hwy. 2). The agenda will include presentations...
Sandpoint takes down lifeguard stands at City Beach
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff City Hall has been debating what to do about Sandpoint’s moribund City Beach lifeguard program since at least the spring of 2023, when officials sounded the alarm about a...
