Author: Ben Olson

Idaho insurance rates to increase sharply

Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Health care plans through the Idaho exchange program are slated for substantial rate hikes starting next year. On average, rates will go up 38 percent, with SelectHealth of Idaho seeking...

City Beach goose poop battle continues

Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer It’s no secret that while City Beach is a beautiful and popular location in Sandpoint, it is plagued by a certain foe. This foe would be the geese —...

City dissolves business improvement district

Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Sandpoint Business Improvement District is no more. Council members decided Wednesday to dissolve the district, which collected fees from downtown businesses, and release members from payment obligations. It closes...

An interview with: The B-52s

Ben Olson Reader Staff If you were alive during the ‘80s or ‘90s, chances are you’ve shaken your money maker to The B-52s. From their early hits “Rock Lobster” and “Private Idaho” to the...

Reclaim Idaho: A movement finds footing in Sandpoint

Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer In her July 20 lecture as part of a Reclaim Idaho Call to Action at the Panida, Sandpoint-born Pulitzer Prize winner Marilynne Robinson reflected on her positive experiences in...

A return to the old ways of health care

Ben Olson Reader Staff For Katie Sweeney FNP, health care is about interacting with people the old fashioned way: One at a time, face to face. To return to the roots of health care,...

An interview with: Iration

Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer Describing a band’s sound can be as easy as naming a genre. As someone who is constantly referring her friends to new music, I take pride in being able...

An interview with: Mitchell Tenpenny

Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer When up-and-coming country artist Mitchell Tenpenny visits Sandpoint Aug. 5 to open for Jake Owen, concert attendees are sure to walk away with memories of a unique songwriter. One...