Reclaim Idaho proves that grassroots win
By Luke Mayville Special to the Reader Once again, it’s time to clear up some confusion about “Reclaim Idaho” and what we’re all about. Two years ago, a few friends and I joined together...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
Angels Over Sandpoint gears up for annual Back to School program
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Angels Over Sandpoint are preparing for their 17th annual Back to School event providing backpacks and school supplies to children in Bonner County. Because many parents cannot afford...
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: Essential oils are showing “strong killer activity” for addressing Lyme disease...
KLT receives grant from AARP to pave walking trail
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Driving up to the newly purchased property known as the Pine Street Woods, it’s obvious that Kaniksu Land Trust has been busy. A new, wide gravel road winds gently...
City responds to trash talk over new garbage bins
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The new high-tech, solar-powered trash cans that started popping up on Sandpoint city streets in mid-July have proved to be a treasure trove of public debate. A post on...
Wrenco dump remains open
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Wrenco waste refusal site will remain open for the foreseeable future, after a unanimous vote July 30 by Bonner County commissioners. Commissioners originally voted June 11 to close...
Kalispel Tribe wins Class I air designation
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Environmental Protection Agency has approved the airshed redesignation of the Kalispel Indian Reservation from Class II to Class I under the Clean Air Act. The reservation, located on...
Montana judge nixes Hecla permit for proposed mine near Noxon
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Conservation groups embroiled in a longtime struggle to block Coeur d’Alene-based Hecla Mining from developing copper and silver extraction projects in the Cabinet Mountains cheered the decision from a...
Battle over Sagle asphalt plant continues
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The saga of the proposed asphalt batch plant in Sagle continues after a District Court judge in Nez Perce County ruled July 26 to deny a request by Bonner...
Newport smelter opponents appeal land sale decision
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Legal wrangling over the controversial silicon smelter plant proposed in Newport, Wash. is entering another phase, as opponents filed an appeal July 24 with the Division III Court of...
