By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners approved a local declaration of disaster emergency on Tuesday, March 17 following a recommendation from Bonner County Emergency Management regarding the novel coronavirus pandemic. The resolution...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Sandpoint City Council unanimously approved Mayor Shelby Rognstad’s declaration of local emergency March 18 — the last day the body will meet in person for the foreseeable future...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff *Updated 3:50 p.m. Gov. Brad Little announced Friday at 3 p.m. that Idaho had reported its first positive test results for the coronavirus. Gov. Little is expected to give...
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist Darn! It’s already March. November is coming up fast, and I declared my 2020 candidacy for president back when the Trump got elected, but then I got busy… you...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Jon Brownell has been teaching Bonner County students to sing for 31 years, but it wasn’t until 2018 that he and his choir won the “sweepstakes” at the Lionel...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Since 1976, when the United States affirmed the legality of capital punishment, more than 7,800 people have been sentenced to death, 1,517 of which have been executed. The practice...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff What makes a great villain death? Surprise? Gore? A feeling of closure? A good villain death can pay homage to all that a character brought to a story. It...
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Separating fear and fiction from facts has become an enormous task in these crazy times. For me, being in the travel business has brought another layer of anxiety. Right...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff While it’s important to regularly honor those who serve our country in the armed services, every once in a while an individual deserves a bit more recognition. This was...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Have you ever gazed upward and wondered how the universe began? If so, have we got a treat for you. The Sandpoint library will host a series of special...
