2023 election results
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff For the first time in eight years, Sandpoint will have a new mayor when Jeremy Grimm is sworn in at City Hall in January following his decisive election victory...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
IDL rules in favor of Idaho Club community dock near Trestle Creek
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Idaho Department of Lands Director Dustin Miller handed down a decision Oct. 27 approving the Idaho Club’s request for an encroachment permit for its 105-slip North Lake community dock...
West Bonner’s three-member board selects two new trustees
By Darren Svan Idaho Education News The West Bonner School District gained positive traction Oct. 30 with two milestones: Trustees hired an experienced interim superintendent and filled two board vacancies. Following the official resignation...
International Fly Fishing Film Fest features stories from the Snake River to the Amazon
By Reader Staff Alert for anglers: The International Fly Fishing Film Festival is coming to the Panida Theater with a slate of screenings Friday, Nov. 3, showcasing the passion, lifestyle and culture of fly...
Date set for workshop on revised Sandpoint Comp Plan
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint City Hall has set a date for a town hall-style workshop on the revised Comprehensive Plan for Wednesday, Nov. 29, from 5-7 p.m. at the City Council Chambers...
What to know about Election Day 2023
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Voters will head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 7 for a range of city, school trustee and other district offices. Six candidates are running for three seats on the...
Mad about Science: Tyrannosaurs, Redux
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Last week, we learned about Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton that has ever been found, as well as the dramatic events surrounding its discovery and...
Sen. Risch has historic opportunity to support the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho
By Jennifer Ekstrom Reader Contributor I recently had the great honor to attend the Upper Columbia United Tribes’ conference on transboundary mining pollution in lovely Osoyoos, British Columbia. Indigenous speakers there illuminated that toxic,...
Group plants milkweed at Pine Street Woods to attract threatened butterfly species
By Mary Timblin Reader Contributor When Gail Bolin presented a talk on the declining number of monarch butterflies at the East Bonner County Library last winter, she would have never guessed that she was starting...
The Sandpoint Eater: Pumpkin Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist I’ve never understood the fuss about a Pumpkin Spice Latte (PSL) from Starbucks (and I am not the first Reader writer to note this). I didn’t even realize it’s...
