Fall Fest: Four days of music and mountain fun
By Reader Staff The 33rd annual Fall Fest returns to Schweitzer, kicking off Friday, Sept. 4 and ending Labor Day Monday, Sept. 7. The chairlift and activities open at 11 a.m. each day and...
Author: Ben Olson
MCS founder calls ouster a ‘hostile takeover’
Karin Wedemeyer alleges campaign to remove her as executive director By Zach HagadoneReader Staff A leadership shakeup at the Music Conservatory of Sandpoint has made waves throughout the community, with the news in late...
Sandpoint City Hall seeking Parking Committee applicants
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Citing “decades” of parking challenges, Sandpoint Mayor Jeremy Grimm announced Sept. 1 that the city is inviting applicants for a reestablished Parking Committee, which is intended to inform decisions related...
Commissioners pass $81 million budget for FY ’27
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Amid rising global prices, the Bonner County Board of Commissioners has spent the past several months working with county department heads to tighten the purse strings while crafting the Fiscal...
Monarch and Friends Festival organizers thanks supporters
By Reader Staff Organizers of the Monarch and Friends Festival, which took place Aug. 29 in Sandpoint’s Granary District, extended a lengthy thank-you to all those who made the gathering a success. “The Monarch...
Buyer beware
By Molly O’ReillyReader Contributor A local political candidate is promising to eliminate property taxes. As the old saying goes, “If it sounds too good to be true — beware!” Is it voodoo economics? For...
Politics versus civics
By Gil BeyerReader Contributor None of my children want to discuss “politics.” I’ll buy that. I personally believe that a significant percentage of the individuals in office or running for office are self-serving, power-hungry...
Attorney General Labrador can’t seem to resist conflicts of interest
By Jim JonesReader Contributor Attorney General Raúl Labrador is embroiled once more in a conflict of interest lawsuit. He is now accused of using his position to bias voters against Proposition 1, the initiative...
True public wildlands protection is urgently needed. IPPLI falls far short
By Groups concerned about the IPPLIReader Contributors The Idaho Panhandle Public Lands Initiative (IPPLI) presented in the Sandpoint Reader guest editorial [Perspectives, “Idaho Panhandle Public Lands Initiative reaches landmark agreement,” July 23, 2026], would...
Last reminder to build boats for the Sand Creek Regatta
By Ben OlsonReader Staff The annual Sand Creek Regatta has set this year’s date for Saturday, Sept. 12, giving those wishing to enter the beloved local event a deadline to finish their boats. The...
