Notes from a first-year Festival volunteer
By George Alexander Wood Jr. Reader Contributor It is long past midnight, and I am doggone exhausted. My sweaty volunteer shirt, civilian clothes and Production Crew polo hit the floor in time with me...
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A tale of two guns
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Judith M. Carpenter, 57, of Coeur d’Alene, is in custody at the Bonner County Jail, charged with the 2017 killing of 79-year-old Hope woman Shirley Ramey. Bonner County Sheriff...
Suspect arrested in 2017 Shirley Ramey murder
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Judith M. Carpenter, 57, of Coeur d’Alene, is in custody at the Bonner County Jail, charged with the 2017 killing of 79-year-old Hope woman Shirley Ramey. Bonner County Sheriff...
Coming clean
By Ben Olson Reader Staff People think a lot in the shower. Next time they’re sudsing up, they might consider Jennifer Wood, who has been making artisanal soaps and keeping North Idaho clean for...
The Sandpoint Eater: Worth its weight
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist I used to look forward to attending the Summer Fancy Food Show at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. It’s the largest food industry event in...
Bringing positive change to the table
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Justine Murray has been running into more hummingbirds than normal. While hiking in the mountains. At her home. At friends’ houses. While visiting the site where her son, Ethan,...
A newcomer’s guide to Sandpoint
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Every summer for the past 37 years, the Festival at Sandpoint has raised its iconic white tent and drawn folks from all over the country to our little corner...
Sagle homeowners gather to address rise in burglaries
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The mood was tense at a meeting of Sagle homeowners July 27, and for good reason. Gathered at the Little Church in the Wildwood, about midway between Bottle and...
Montana judge nixes Hecla permit for proposed mine near Noxon
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Conservation groups embroiled in a longtime struggle to block Coeur d’Alene-based Hecla Mining from developing copper and silver extraction projects in the Cabinet Mountains cheered the decision from a...
A mountain of uncertainty in the Cabinets
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Waiting under the Cabinet Mountains is a potentially massive reserve of silver and copper. It’s an enticing bounty that mining companies have eyed for decades. There’s just one problem:...
