Traffic changes set for mid-November
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Work on Fifth Avenue is on pace to introduce two-way traffic by mid-November, according to city officials. Although key steps like the installation of a traffic light and the...
Author: Ben Olson
Sagle man saddled with $200,000 legal bill
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A simple timber cutting mistake worth $1,600 has escalated to leave a Sagle man on the hook for nearly $200,000. In a legal opinion, Idaho Supreme Court Chief Justice...
Single in Sandpoint:
By Scarlette Quille I’ve always considered autumn to be the Monday of the season world. Summer vacation has officially ended. School is in session, and that means business. Any morning driver must survive a...
Famed comedian Gallagher to smash the Panida stage
By Ben Olson Reader Staff I have vivid memories of watching Gallagher’s comedy specials when I was a kid. There was something visceral and satisfying in watching his routine, which invariably ended with the...
The Straight Poop: The quest for dog-friendly businesses in North Idaho
By Drake the Dog Reader Pet Columnist Where am I taking my humans today? The Missus reminded me that our family is having a “stay-ca” and we need some reading material. Since the Mister...
Mad about Science:
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Yes, please! As anyone that has ever tried a sugar-free diet knows, this stuff is everywhere. Literally everywhere. Did you know they put it in all white bread? Even...
Two wheels, two states, two countries:
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Saddle up, Sandpoint, it’s time to ride. The Sandpoint and Ponderay Rotary Club—along with seven other Rotary clubs in Washington and British Columbia—will be hosting the WaCanId Bicycle Ride...
Fifteen years ago and still reeling
By Tim Henney Reader Contributor Fifteen years ago on Sept. 11, America was yanked into the real world. As a modern nation we’d been jolted before. Bloody labor strikes and mining disasters. Millions of...
9/11 Fifteen years later
By Cameron Barnes Reader Staff Looking out the window of my seventh-grade history class, my dearly departed summer vacation was all that was on my mind before the unexpected PA announcement. “There’s been a...
Yup yups:
By Jim Healey Reader Contributor When connecting the dots of a person’s life, one discovers that there is not just one story line, but many. Some dots intersect, and some dots just wander. The...
