Herndon announces Idaho Senate bid
By Reader Staff Local home builder Scott Herndon announced June 23 that he is seeking the Republican nomination for the Idaho Senate in District 1, a seat currently held by Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle....
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
Council takes on parkland, affordable housing and trails
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint City Council members took up a trio of land use-related items during their July 7 regular meeting, including development of a little utilized piece of city-owned property north...
Festival taps musician with Sandpoint ties for opening act
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The main stage at the Festival at Sandpoint has hosted a who’s who of internationally acclaimed performers in its 38-year tenure. But, from time to time, the Festival is...
Vigilante studios moves to Sandpoint
By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor Even as a toddler Zeke Rawson had a keen understanding and passion for gears and moving parts. Around 8 years old he was designing Lego creations that could move...
Mad About Science
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Today, America’s Independence Day on July 4 is celebrated by a number of traditions hearkening back to the country’s founding and the war that helped push America into its...
The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist So sorry, Sara Lee. There’s no lovin’ coming from my oven any time soon. There’s no love coming from my stovetop, either. Trying to stay cool in this unprecedented,...
Getting back in the swim of things
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When thinking of iconic Sandpoint events, a few familiar names come to mind: The Festival at Sandpoint, Lost in the ‘50s and the Long Bridge Swim, which will return...
Among them
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff A camper shot and killed a bull moose in self-defense at a Harrison Lake campsite on June 22, according to a media statement from the Idaho Department of Fish...
Happy birthday, America. Love, North Idaho.
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The people of Bonner County know how to celebrate independence. Here is a sampling of some of the panhandle’s Fourth of July parties in 2021. Sandpoint The Sandpoint Lions...
Off the Record
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff In all my 25 years as a North Idaho resident, I have never attended a Sandpoint Independence Day celebration. This sounds blasphemous, right? It is nonetheless true, because while...
