Casting for a cause
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Sometimes, inspiration comes from unexpected places. When Jess Westbrook had the idea to use fly fishing as a tool to support children in foster care, …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Sometimes, inspiration comes from unexpected places. When Jess Westbrook had the idea to use fly fishing as a tool to support children in foster care, …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Idaho District 1 Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint, and Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, gathered with constituents March 15 for what may be the last local town …
By Lauren Necochea
Reader Contributor
State revenue funds the building blocks of a strong economy and protects our quality of life. Public schools and career training prepare the next generation. …
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint
Reader Contributor
Greetings. The Legislature is in its 10th week. Nearly 400 House bills and 170 Senate bills have been introduced. Approximately 70 resolutions and …
By Reader Staff
The Kinnikinnick Native Plant Society invites the public to a presentation on the basics of landscape design and how to incorporate beneficial native plants.
KNPS Landscape Committee …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed House Bill 93 into law Feb. 27, providing $50 million of public money to support payments of between $5,000 and …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
After 50 years at the same address, Panhandle Special Needs, Inc. is embarking on a capital campaign to open a modern campus across the street …
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint
Reader Contributor
We are in the middle of the legislative session and, to no one’s surprise, there are a considerable number of bills being printed …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Among the many casualties of our present calamitous day is the quality of nuance. Power has a way of flattening the variability of ideas, regardless …
By Reader Staff
The Bonner County Historical Society will host a special screening of Sandpoint at the North End of the Long Bridge in conjunction with the Panida Theater (300 …
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