The cult of a thousand cuts
By Ben Olson Reader Staff In 1978, more than 900 people committed mass suicide by drinking Kool-Aid laced with cyanide. The people belonged to a group called Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, but it will...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
Mad About Science: Scary stuff
By Brenden Bobby Reader Staff I recently polled the staff at the Reader in anticipation of one of my favorite holidays: Halloween. I received some really great questions about the science of scary things....
City sets dates for annual leaf pickup
By Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint’s annual city-wide leaf pickup is scheduled to take place over the course of two weeks this year: Monday, Oct. 25-Friday, Oct. 29 and Monday, Nov. 15-Friday, Nov....
Idaho COVID-19 stats ‘headed in a better direction’
By Reader Staff Idaho health officials shared in a press briefing Oct. 19 that while hospitalizations and deaths due to the novel coronavirus remain high across the state, recent data may reveal that the...
USFS launches work on Pack River Road
By Reader Staff The U.S. Forest Service began repair work Oct. 18 on Pack River Road 231. The road is in the Upper Pack River area east of Sandpoint. While most delays are expected...
County to take up anti-mandate resolution Oct. 22
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Nearly two months after it was introduced to the Bonner County Board of Commissioners, Commissioner Steve Bradshaw’s anti-mandate resolution — declaring Bonner County a “Constitutional County” and renouncing COVID-19...
JFAC doesn’t take up McGeachin’s supplemental budget request
By Clark Corbin Idaho Capital Sun The Idaho Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Oct. 19 did not discuss or debate Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin’s supplemental budget request to have taxpayers cover her outside legal...
Local election forum recap
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff A broad slate of candidates in contested races for Sandpoint and Dover city councils, Dover mayor and Lake Pend Oreille School District Zone 2 trustee gathered Oct. 19 both...
Sandpoint voters asked to consider 1% local option tax on Nov. 2 ballot
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff In addition to local government offices, Sandpoint voters will also be asked to weigh in Tuesday, Nov. 2 on whether they support a 1% resort city local option sales...
Candidate Questionnaire – 2021 Election
Ahead of the Tuesday, Nov. 2 election, the Reader is presenting a limited series of election guides featuring questions and answers with candidates for a range of local offices. This week focuses on candidates...
