Mad About Science: Seeds, sprouts & beyond
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Our area has some passionate farmers and gardeners. Our area also has a pretty nasty reputation for having abysmal soil that no amount of potting soil can save. If...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
Single in Sandpoint: ‘50s folks
By Scarlette Quille Reader Columnist It’s that special time of year in Sandpoint: Birds are singing, flowers are blooming, the snow has melted and it’s been a month since the last time a snow...
City approves honorary sign program
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint is aiming to boost the number of ways it can honor the achievements of its renowned native sons and daughters. At last week’s City Council...
Kramer returns to Sandpoint for Panida event
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Sports legend Jerry Kramer is back in town later this month for a night of reflection on a dramatic career. Sponsored by Sandpoint Area Seniors, Inc., and set for...
Agencies scramble to approve administrative rules
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Idaho state agencies are rushing against the clock to ensure their administrative rules remain in order before a Friday deadline. The Associated Press reports that the deadline was set...
Thousands sign petition to drop charges against truckers hauling hemp in Idaho
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Thousands of people have signed a petition to drop charges against truck drivers caught with hemp in Idaho. The petition, created on change.org by Tracy Olson of Boise, had...
BOCC appoints Solid Waste Advisory Committee
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners approved the appointment of six members to the Solid Waste Advisory Committee on April 23, and term limits for those members were solidified Tuesday. According to...
County Road and Bridge busy with winter-to-spring transition
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County Road and Bridge Director Steve Klatt remembers when he and the other schoolchildren of North Idaho had “mud vacation.” During the end of March and beginning of...
Overwhelming majority support an EIS for rail proposal
By Matt Nykiel Reader Contributor The results are in — more than 2,660 people submitted comments to the U.S. Coast Guard overwhelmingly in support of an Environmental Impact Statement to more closely analyze BNSF...
County tax hearing Friday
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners will hold a public hearing Friday to consider business property tax exemptions for four local businesses. The four businesses set to be discussed are construction company...
