By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist When I moved to Idaho, I left behind my stucco-walled office with a windowsill of plants I couldn’t kill, and returned to the age-old profession of bartending. Between the...
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: Piranhas. In England. Two dead piranhas, normally native to the Amazon,...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County released a $63 million proposed 2020 budget Aug. 14, unveiling a $6 million increase over last year’s budget and prompting a conversation about how, when and why...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Sandpoint City Council adopted the fiscal year 2020 budget at its regular meeting Aug. 21, putting its seal of approval on more than $39.32 million in expenditures —...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County Emergency Management Services is pursuing grant funding for a mobile phone alert system designed to speed CPR-certified citizens to the scene of nearby emergencies while first responders...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Longtime Festival at Sandpoint Executive Director Diana “Dyno” Wahl has been removed from her position by the Festival board of directors following an Aug. 11 arrest on suspicion of...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The building at 419 N. Second Ave. is arguably the most iconic in Sandpoint. The Spanish colonial revival-style brick structure, built in 1927 and dedicated in 1928 as the...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The 2019 Bonner County Fair theme — “Bounty of the County” — doesn’t only refer to the gigantic zucchini fairgoers are sure to see Wednesday, Aug. 21-Saturday, Aug. 24....
By Cody Lyman Reader Columnist Leo As you blow out the candles on your birthday cake, see if you can’t remember the thing you wished for the very first time you ever remember performing...
The connection between Spokane folk artist Lucas Brookbank Brown and his Gibson Songwriter Deluxe is apparent, both audibly and visibly. In an interview with Spokane-based Dankofish Productions posted to YouTube in 2018, Brown said...
