Here We Have Idaho
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Wrongful conviction More than halfway through the 2021 Idaho legislative session only two measures have made their way out of both chambers and onto the governor’s desk: a House...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
City receives bids on Memorial Field work, Council Chambers remodel
By Reader Staff The War Memorial Field improvement project is taking an important step forward, with sealed bids for Phase IIB due to the city on Feb. 25. With an estimated cost of between...
Festival gun suits continue
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Two lawsuits in progress against the city of Sandpoint regarding the weapons ban at War Memorial Field during the annual Festival at Sandpoint concert series are both currently awaiting...
Dover P&Z looking at zone change for former-Thorne Research property
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The city of Dover Planning and Zoning Commission will consider a zone change to the former Thorne Research Center property, designating the entire site commercial, rather than its current...
Idaho to require proof of residency for COVID vaccine
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Idaho health officials took steps this week to ensure vaccines against the novel coronavirus make it into the arms of Idaho residents, announcing measures to verify residency of those...
A few thoughts on surviving COVID-19
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist I promised myself I would write something light and funny this month. But then, I went to town. I hadn’t been for a while. I’d been pretty much holed...
A redo, and a radical reclamation
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Taylor Swift shocked fans with two unannounced albums in 2020, but ended the year with an even bigger surprise: she’s begun re-recording all of her albums from before 2019,...
The Valentine’s dinner crawl
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Amid the coldest stretch of weather North Idaho has yet to offer this winter, my fiancé Alex and I made the half-hour trek from our home to downtown Sandpoint...
What would Mister Rogers do?
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Fred Rogers — or, as he was known for more than 30 years on his PBS show, Mister Rogers — remains a guiding light for people who grew up...
Panida Board elects new chair, discusses marquee repairs
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Members of the Panida board hosted a virtual meeting Feb. 17 to discuss recent changes in leadership, as well as upcoming repair projects to the community theater. Board Chair...
