By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Sandpoint City Council approved a budget of $40,136,717 for fiscal year 2018 on Wednesday night. Council members opted not to give elected officials a raise starting next term,...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Angels Over Sandpoint have extended the deadline to apply for free school supplies and backpacks. The new deadline is Wednesday, Aug. 23. To register, please call Community Action...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer The Bonner County Commissioners, elected officials and department heads are near completing the county budget for the 2018 fiscal year, according to an announcement Friday. Though it is...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Despite the cooling temperatures and smoky skies this week, drought conditions and extreme fire danger levels continue to persist in North Idaho. These conditions prompted officials to raise fire...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A training session for refugee work turned chaotic Wednesday after protesters packed Sandpoint Community Hall. Police and fire department personnel had to turn people away at the door after...
By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor Last summer I was approached by a stranger while swimming. “Could I ask you about your tattoos?” he asked. He was from Canada, and he said that tattoos were...
By Laurie Brown Reader Columnist Contrast is useful in any garden design. Contrast draws the eye. It’s dynamic. It grabs the attention, and brings certain areas into focus. It can be created using many...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Fifty years ago on Sept. 1, the Sundance Fire churned through the woodlands at an unprecedented rate, growing from 4,000 acres to almost 56,000 acres within 9 hours. Along...
By Reader Staff Be sure and put Artist’s Studio Tour on your “Must See” to-do list this summer. The annual event goes from Friday-Sunday Aug. 11-13 and Friday-Sunday Aug. 18-20. Hours are 10 a.m....
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer Sandpoint is familiar with sending young people out into the world and then watching them do awesome things with their lives. More rare, however, is the young person...
