Legislative update
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint Reader Contributor We have entered our twelfth week of the 2024 legislative session. The leaders in the House and Senate originally forecasted March 22 as our last day. However,...
Category: Business
PSNI begins planning for future expansion
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Panhandle Special Needs, Inc. has been given notice by the city that its lease will not be renewed when it expires 2033, and will then be required to move...
Investing in Idaho’s forestry workforce
By Shawn Keough and forest products businesses in Idaho Reader Contributors It’s no secret that forestry is an important part of Idaho’s economy. A 2023 University of Idaho study found that the forest products business...
City Hall hosts second joint working session on revised Comp Plan
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Members of the Sandpoint City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission again gathered March 13 for a joint working session to go “chapter by chapter” through the city’s Comprehensive...
City hosts open house for James E. Russell Sports Center layout
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Sandpoint Parks and Recreation Department hosted an open house March 13 to display the chosen court layout for the James E. Russell Sports Center and invite feedback from...
Sandpoint P&Z recommends approval of fairgrounds lot subdivision
By Zach Hagadone and Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Local government watchers enjoyed a double-header on March 5, as both the Bonner County board of commissioners and Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission took up the...
McCall Mayor urges citizens to engage legislators regarding House Bill 506
By Mayor Bob Giles Reader Contributor I’m compelled to let you know about House Bill 506, a proposed bill that would severely limit city councils’ ability to protect the health and safety of our...
BOCC back and forth on county insurance
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staf The Bonner County commissioners were able to approve several bits of new business — mainly regarding Road and Bridge rock crushing contracts and Bonner County Waterways funding — even...
Kaniksu Community Health welcomes Joseph Wassif as director of psychiatry
By Reader Staff Kaniksu Community Health recently announced that Joseph Wassif will serve as director of psychiatry, leading the development of its Psychiatry Department, which is part of KCH’s Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic...
Sandpoint business owner files tort against city of Sandpoint
By Ben Olson Reader Staff A Sandpoint business owner has filed a tort claim against the city of Sandpoint five months after a police raid on her business has yet to result in criminal...
