By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist We learned about funky volcano behavior last year while exploring fumaroles, mud pots and cryovolcanoes. Surely that was all the weirdness that exists in the world of volcanism, right?...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist The ground crunched with every step I took, its dirt pocked with vertical frost crystals midway through heaving themselves from their depths to the sky — a journey cut...
By Reader Staff Longtime Idaho Conservation League North Idaho Director Brad Smith has a new title with the statewide organization: conservation director. Well known for his conservation work throughout the region, Smith began his...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Republican Rep. Mark Sauter has announced he will seek a second term serving in the District 1A seat of the Idaho Legislature. Stating in a news release that, “It’s been...
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The new Idaho Contraceptive Education Network launched Dec. 4 with the goal of preserving and expanding access to contraceptives throughout Idaho by educating the public about their various functions,...
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff In response to the now-routine hostility between county elected officials, employees and members of the public during the Bonner County board of commissioners’ meetings, the board reinforced and altered...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Representatives of the Idaho Transportation Department spoke to the Sandpoint Kiwanis on Dec. 18, sharing an update on ITD’s various projects — both ongoing and planned — in District...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Sandpoint City Council made big steps toward changing how traffic will flow on First Avenue, Superior and Pine streets at its regular Dec. 20 meeting — the last...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff I recently interviewed a young lady named Raye Johnson for a feature story this week (read “Raye of Hope,” Page 15). To put it lightly, Raye is an inspiration....
By Reader Staff The Festival at Sandpoint’s Youth Orchestra will perform its Winter Concert at the Heartwood Center on Monday, Dec. 18, at 6 p.m. All ages are welcome and admission is free. Classes...
