Emily Articulated
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I rushed from the kitchen to my little office desk, clutching my freshly steeped mug of tea in one hand and throwing open my laptop with the other. It...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
PHD receives $1 million to fight opioid use disorder
By Reader Staff A $1 million grant awarded to Panhandle Health District will help combat opioid use disorder in the five northernmost Idaho counties through education, outreach and expansion of services. The three-year federal...
Elections workers gearing up to start mailing absentee ballots
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff November might seem like a long way off, but voting in the 2020 General Election, set for Tuesday, Nov. 3, will soon start ramping up. According to Bonner County...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces: Sept. 17, 2020
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: Despite pleas from the Federal Reserve for more funding to stop...
Idaho funnels $150 million in CARES Act funds to education
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Idaho’s Coronavirus Financial Advisory Committee unanimously approved two spending measures Sept. 15 that would funnel $99 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act money to K-12 schools...
City P&Z delays recommendation on University Park development
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint Planning and Zoning commissioners took their first deep dive Sept. 15 into the University Park development, a mixed use subdivision proposed for the 75-acre former University of Idaho...
Callahan fire now at 1,200 acres, Bernard fire active on 880 acres
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Bonner County residents — as with most everyone living in the Western United States — continue to suffer smoke-choked skies as large fires burn across millions of acres, primarily...
City Council approves Bridge St. land swap
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As the Sandpoint City Council unanimously adopted its long-running Parks and Recreation Master Plan on Sept. 16, the first piece of the city’s Waterfront at Farmin’s Landing concept moved...
A few thoughts on rights and responsibilities
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist Recently, I witnessed a BMW fast little car and a burly Chevy pickup try to occupy the same lane space at the same time. The person in the BMW...
The Sandpoint Eater: Homegrown tomatoes
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Between COVID-19 and anticipating that my Chicago road trips would keep me away from home a lot this summer, I spent neither much time planning nor planting a garden....
