Drive-thru art
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Sandpoint is fortunate to have so many talented artists living in the community, each with unique works in media including painting, sculpting, photography, jewelry, pottery, glass and more. For...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
Reasons for hope in the housing crisis
By Cate Huisman Reader Contributor Anyone who reads the “Bouquets and Barbs” column of this newspaper may recall a recent rant by Ben Olson, who serves our community both as the paper’s publisher and...
BNSF nearing completion on second rail bridge over Lake Pend Oreille
By Reader Staff BNSF announced that contractors have installed the final deck girder segment on the second rail bridge over Lake Pend Oreille during the first week of August, bringing the project into the...
Dirt-y Secrets: Tips and tricks for maintaining a healthy backyard ecosystem this August
By Ranel Hanson Reader Columnist “Make hay while the sun shines.” — Proverb No truer words were ever spoken. Now is the time to celebrate all growing things and to bask in the life-giving...
Mad About Science: Microscopes
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Think about a microscope for a moment. What does your mind’s eye illuminate? Are you imagining a doctor in a white lab coat leaning over a high-tech-looking tube surrounded...
The bear in the yard
By Brad Smith Reader Contributor One evening my mom opened the front door at our home in West Yellowstone, Mont., to head out and meet up with some friends. After taking one step out...
Steve Johnson announces write-in campaign vs. Dist. 1 Senate GOP nominee Scott Herndon
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Once the Democratic contender for the Idaho House 1A seat being sought by Republican nominee Mark Sauter, Steve Johnson has dropped out of that race and announced his intention...
Bonner County adopts FY 2023 budget
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners voted to adopt a $81 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year at a public hearing on Aug. 22, making official a nearly $19 million increase...
Director steps down amid political pressure on Boundary Co. Library
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey and Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Boundary County Library Director Kimber Glidden announced her resignation Aug. 16, effective Saturday, Sept. 10, following months of mounting pressure from a recall effort, as well as...
River daze
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Every once in a while, as life stacks up a bit too high, the river calls. I dream of long days in the canoe, drifting along with the current,...
