A sneak peak at Sandpoint’s newest brewery
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Plenty of people find themselves dreaming over a glass of beer, but for Andrea Marcoccio and Kennden Culp, the beer is the dream. Together, the couple is working to...
Author: Ben Olson
Single in Sandpoint: The Danger of Summer in Sandpoint
By Scarlette Quille Reader Columnist Summer is the best. I live for summer. Summer is the light at the end of a long freezing journey through winter’s frozen hellscape. It is easy to get...
Morocco makes progress — politically, culturally and economically
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Known as the “Door to the Sahara Desert,” Morocco and its great cities Casablanca, Tangier, and Marrakesh symbolize everything exotic about Arabic culture. The films “Gladiator,” “Lawrence of Arabia,” “Black...
Litehouse announces sales growth
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The past year has been good to Litehouse, Inc. The Sandpoint-based company announced this week it experienced a nearly 18-percent increase in net sales last year, and its share...
Resident opens fire at senior home
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff No one was hurt in a gunfire incident at Huckleberry Retirement in which a resident of elderly care facility fired a pistol at a staffer. Officers from the Sandpoint...
Alternative: Part 4
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Colby Wilson is a 20-year-old mother to 7-month-old Luca, and as of last Thursday, she is also a high school graduate. Wilson’s path has been untraditional, full of the...
Trade war targets iconic Idaho potatoes
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff As the centerpiece of state’s agricultural industry, the Idaho potato is iconic. For many Americans, it’s Idaho’s only notable characteristic, a source of annoyance for locals and tourists who...
Boaters: It’s a big year for debris
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County Sheriff’s Deputy Rob Danno can describe this year’s waterway debris situation in a single word: “Problematic.” “There’s an unusual amount of debris in the water right now,”...
Avista merger hearing draws mostly opposition
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Reasons not to support the merger between Avista Utilities and Canada-based Hydro One dominated the Idaho Public Utility Commission’s public hearing Wednesday evening. PUC commissioners Paul Kjellander and Eric...
Fire breaks out at Newport apartment complex
By Ben Olson Reader Staff A Newport apartment complex caught fire on Friday afternoon and was extinguished after several hours of suppression by volunteer firefighters from a half dozen different agencies. Newport volunteer fire...
