By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners passed a resolution Oct. 15 to form the Music Festival Feasibility Study Committee — a group meant to conduct a study to “determine whether it would...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Calling it “probably the most difficult decision I’ve made in four years, and I think it is too for this council,” Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad cast the tie-breaking vote...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Kinderhaven, like many worthy nonprofits, began out of a need that one special person saw in the community. Marcia Ogilvie was a business owner, Sandpoint City Council member and...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It was a dark and not-so-stormy night about 10 years ago when Jon Arnhold awoke in the wee hours, sure that he was dying. He and his wife, Patty...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist We all know that blue whales are big, but are they the biggest? They’re the biggest marine mammals in the world, and possibly even the most massive animal to...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s safe to say 2019 has been the most challenging in the Festival at Sandpoint’s history. A beloved local institution for 37 years, it has drawn iconic acts like...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It’s tough saying goodbye to good people, especially when they leave Sandpoint’s tight-knit music community. When local musician and award-winning beertender Samantha Carston announced she was moving to Chicago,...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff For Scott Wilburn, music is a family matter. From his childhood as the son of a church organist to the way he’s raised his kids to understand guitar workmanship,...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Don’t let the early winter storm fool you, fall is very much still a thing in North Idaho. What better way to celebrate the season — and pick up...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff It seems Idaho’s longest-serving female senator won’t have to give up her passion for improving the state’s public education system anytime soon. Idaho Gov. Brad Little announced Sept. 26...
