Checkmate, mate
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Join fellow chess enthusiasts for a one-day chess tournament that harkens back nearly three decades in Sandpoint. The Lou Domanski Chess Festival tournament will begin at 9 a.m., Saturday,...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
St. Paddy’s Day: Events, fun and a little humor
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff We all have that one item of green clothing. It sits, in wait, until March 17, when its true power will be unleashed. It’s a civic duty to be...
Here We Have Idaho: What’s happening at the Idaho Legislature this week
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff A ‘divisive’ session As Idaho lawmakers approach the end of the 2020 Legislature, which is expected to adjourn Friday, March 20, they’ve already started to take stock of what...
Mad About Science: COVID-19
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Preface: This article was researched and written on Monday, March 9, 2020. This is important, because by the time you’re reading this now, the numbers will have changed. In...
The Baloney Detective: The self-made prince
By Tim Bearly Reader Contributor “Give a man a reputation as an early riser, and he can sleep ’til noon.” — Mark Twain Alone and against the odds, like Moses being abandoned and floated...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: California’s Sand to Snow National Monument is experiencing a catastrophic environmental...
Taking a shot — Part 1
By Marjolein Groot Nibbelink Reader Contributor More than 97 guns are owned per 100 people in the United States. Serbia is second, with 58 per 100, and Yemen third with 55 per 100. Last...
County files motion for discovery in Festival gun suit
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff An upcoming hearing in The Festival at Sandpoint weapons ban lawsuit is seeing a new date, as legal counsel for the city accepted Bonner County’s motion to allow discovery...
Bid awarded in Hope boat ramp project
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners unanimously awarded a bid Tuesday, March 10 to Weekend Hoe Excavation and Hauling, the company slated to demolish and replace the boat ramp at the Hope...
Draft EIS released for Columbia River System update
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration have released a draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Columbia River System Operations Update. The multi-year...
