By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint Planning and Zoning commissioners unanimously approved a three-story, 15-unit multi-family development on the 1700 block of Cedar at their regular meeting Oct. 1, albeit with some conditions. The...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff An early bout of winter weather on Sept. 28-29 dumped snow in the mountains and caused thousands of power outages in the Inland Northwest. Kim Vollen, communications coordinator with...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The proposed PacWest silicon smelter in Newport, Wash., made strides last week as the Pend Oreille County hearing examiner struck down an appeal from anti-smelter group Responsible Growth*Northeast Washington. ...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Amid an early-season blast of winter weather Sept. 28, attendees at the Sandpoint stop of the Idaho Second Amendment Alliance “Freedom Tour” gathered inside the Eagle’s Lodge off Baldy...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff In a preliminary hearing Oct. 2, prosecuting attorneys presented evidence to Idaho First District Magistrate Judge Justin Julian alleging Judith Carpenter, 57, of Coeur d’Alene, murdered Hope woman Shirley...
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: Prices going up? Time magazine suggests consumer prices have risen due...
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Columnist “Do you believe in those IV infusions as a hangover cure?” a family member asked me as he loaded some hotel pancakes onto his plate. I recommended some bacon...
By Katherine Greenland Reader Contributor The Music Conservatory of Sandpoint recently completed the purchase of the building at 110 Main St. After 10 years of occupying the nearly 12,000-square-foot building as rental tenants, the...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff A few weeks ago, we assigned our “(Wo)Man on the Street” columnist Susan Drinkard her weekly question: “What are your pet peeves?” Little did we know what a rich...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Like short stories in literature, short films are often overlooked by the average consumer. It’s anyone’s guess why, since this underrated genre has the potential to pack an entire...
