Rognstad eyeing run for Idaho governor
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad confirmed to the Reader on Oct. 12 that he is exploring a run for Idaho governor in the 2022 election. According to a statement emailed...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
Midstokke reaches plea deal with prosecution
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Contributor Former Sandpoint midwife Denise Midstokke reached a plea deal last week in criminal charges stemming from the death of a newborn she was hired to deliver. According to court...
Planting trees is the best way to leave a legacy
By Ben Olson Reader Staff My mid-20s were some of the brokest years of my life. When my college roommate called one day to tell me he was getting married in Ohio, I told...
The Sandpoint Eater: Spanish sighs
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Yep, I’m still talking tomatoes. When I left home a couple of weeks ago, it was under threat of frost. I thought of many of you, outside in the...
LuLaRich docuseries doesn’t say it out loud, but it’s really about the ‘prosperity gospel’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff On a basic level, LuLaRich is a four-episode expose of women’s clothing company LuLaRoe featuring a host of current and former retailers, many of whom argue that it’s a...
All roads lead to pizza
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Powderhound Pizza is back. The beloved pizza restaurant and locals’ hangout has been absent from downtown Sandpoint since February 2019 when a fire claimed two buildings and a half...
Mad About Science: Cool new 3-D prints
By Brenden Bobby Reader Staff Thought 3-D printing was a fad? While COVID-19 may have slowed down research in technology and manufacturing industries worldwide, it also helped illuminate the importance of 3-D printing in...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces: Oct. 7, 2021
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Staff East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: To temporarily avoid a government shutdown, Congress passed a spending bill...
BoCo approves contract for Boyer relocation project
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners unanimously approved a contract Oct. 5 for work on the Sandpoint Airport’s 2022 Boyer Road relocation project. The contract, totaling more than $542,000, is with Northwest...
Idaho House, Senate leaders working toward reconvening the Legislature
By Clark Corbin Idaho Capital Sun Top legislative leaders are working on a plan to bring the Idaho Legislature back into session at the Statehouse in Boise, Speaker of the Idaho House of Representatives...
