Don’t miss Joseph Hein Band tonight at the Niner
By Ben Olson Reader Staff A couple years back, a friend called and asked if I could help a band traveling through town find a last-minute gig. My band, Harold’s IGA, was playing at...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
Five Alarm Funk at the Hive
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Get your sweatbands and bottles of water ready, there will be a Five Alarm Funk party next week at The Hive. The Vancouver-based band of eight have one common...
Emily Articulated: Who wants to play… ‘Dating as a Millennial?’
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist You’re sitting in the hot seat, sweat beading in your palms. The audience is looming over you and the heat of the light beams feels heavy on your face....
‘Death’ comes back to life
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer Editor’s Note: This play was written by Ben Olson, who is co-owner and publisher of the Sandpoint Reader. He is shamelessly using this newspaper to promote his play....
Syth, Luttmann to step down as city department heads
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint is losing two department heads in the coming weeks. City Treasurer Shannon Syth is fast approaching her retirement date of Jan. 31 following a long...
Exploratory drilling proposed near Lake Pend Oreille
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The U.S. Forest Service is seeking public comment on a pair of exploratory drilling holes proposed by Pend Oreille Silica, Inc. Proposed for the southern end of Lake Pend...
Women’s March II planned for Saturday
By Reader Staff One year after the historic 2016 Women’s March, the community is gathering to commemorate its anniversary. The North Idaho Women’s March II, a non-partisan event that aims to harness the power...
Rhodes breaks silence amid police investigations
By Cameron Rasmusson and Ben Olson Reader Staff New revelations about Scott Rhodes, the person of interest in a racist propaganda campaign investigation, continue to pile up. According to research by Southern Poverty Law Center,...
RINO: A new species of voter
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer Long-time Hope resident Mark Heisel is a registered Republican. While he holds economic and social beliefs that may traditionally fall on the bluer end of the spectrum, he...
NCHOPS: The building blocks of life
By Mike Wagoner Reader Contributor I was thumbing through a biology textbook the other day and stumbled upon the periodic chart. You remember it: the big, scary, multi-colored banner of boxes that hung on...
