By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist What do hydrocortisone steroids, dryer sheets and Febreze all have in common? Corn cobs. I’m sure you’ve wondered how aerosol air fresheners work. They’re advertised as trapping and eliminating...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Sandpoint Urban Renewal Agency took its first step toward the eventual redevelopment of the downtown Sandpoint parking lot, approving a memorandum of understanding with City Hall at its...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It was a hefty agenda at the Dec. 7 regular meeting of the Sandpoint City Council, including one item that is sure to ruffle at least some feathers: a...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff After an initial notice of tort claim in late 2021, Bonner County Deputy Prosecutor Scott Bauer officially filed a civil suit against Bonner County commissioners and Bonner County Chief...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Two organizations dedicated to helping local youth develop skills in the arts — Allegro Dance Studio and Suzuki String Academy — have discovered that, in the case of their...
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Holy fowl, last week, I was reminded that a 26-pound turkey goes a long way — especially when there are last-minute guest cancellations. Sadly, daughter Casey and family could...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff For many, the prioritization of certain health care services over others is a monetary necessity. Dental work falls by the wayside in favor of paying for an important medication,...
By Aly Bean Reader Contributor I grew up in Colorado, but didn’t get into skiing until I was in college in Durango. The local resort was named Purgatory, but the name officially changed to...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff As the Sandpoint Police Department continues to investigate “the potential misuse of public funds” at the Bonner County Fairgrounds on the part of late-Fair Director Darcey Smith, public records...
