Let’s talk about the vote
By Phil Hough Reader Contributor The Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness, and others, have been involved for many years in the effort to protect the Scotchman Peaks as wilderness to ensure it will always...
Author: Ben Olson
Reeder Bay Campground closed for season
By Reader Staff The Reeder Bay Campground, located on the Priest Lake Ranger District of the Idaho Panhandle National Forests will be closed for the 2018 camping season while the campground is upgraded to...
Electric vehicle charger to be installed downtown next week
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint will install an electric vehicle charger, capable of charging two cars at once, in downtown Sandpoint next week. City Administrator Jennifer Stapleton said the station...
June weather to determine fire season
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Predicting nature may ultimately be a fool’s errand, but being prepared for whatever Mother Nature throws at us — especially when it comes to fire season — is something...
Man sentenced in deputy shooting
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A man convicted of shooting two Bonner County sheriff’s deputies was sentenced this week to 50 years in prison. KREM 2 News reports that Adam Foster, 32, who pleaded...
After 45 years at Beach, Arts and Crafts Fair moves downtown
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Change isn’t easy. And it’s made even harder after almost 50 years of consistency. The change, in this case, is the relocation of the Pend Oreille Arts Council Arts...
Sheriff’s Office hit with wrongful death suit
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Bonner County Sheriff’s Office is facing a lawsuit from the widow of a man fatally shot by deputies last year. The Idaho Statesman reports that Robin Andrews is...
Lake level drops, stability to come
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Lake Pend Oreille peaked at 2,064.2 feet on Wednesday, May 30, and then quickly dropped below summer operating level (between 2,062 and 2,062.5 feet) as of Tuesday evening. Wednesday...
City selects roundabout artwork
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Schweitzer Cutoff Roundabout will get an aesthetic upgrade by next June following the city’s recent approval of a public art proposal. The approved artwork, “Celestial Sierra,” is a...
Sandpoint PD shooting ruled appropriate use of force
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Kootenai County Prosecuting Attorney Barry McHugh announced this week that Sandpoint Police officers Michael Hutter and Eric Clark used appropriate force in a March shooting. In a press conference...
