By Ben Olson Reader Staff It’s easy to grow disillusioned with the world, it seems. Then you meet someone who changes your life. For Matt Gillis, meeting young Henry Sturgis—otherwise known as “Hank”—was the...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff For years, the Leadership Sandpoint class has owned local Cinco de Mayo festivities. This year doesn’t look to be an exception. The popular Mexican holiday and celebration of Mexican-American...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff with SandpointOnline reporting –ZONE 5– Anita Perry Age: 70 Years of residence in Bonner County and Idaho: 12 years Marital status/family. Are, or were, you a parent of a...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Sandpoint City Council got the ball rolling Wednesday on a long-planned upgrade to its wastewater treatment plant. Members voted to approve a contract with J-U-B Engineers that will...
By Barry D. Burgess Reader Columnist I recently brought my BMW Motorcycle out of a long winter storage. I missed riding it and now is the time to get ready to rumble. I assumed...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Bonner County Republican Central Committee hosted a forum Wednesday night for the candidates running for the Lake Pend Oreille School District school board trustee election. The event took...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff *UPDATED* A train derailed Monday morning south of Cocolalla Lake, directly in front of Valley Vista ranch adjacent to Highway 95. The crash was reported around 6 a.m. and...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Saying goodbye is always hard to do, but for Lilly Mitsui, it’s part of raising puppies. For a year-and-a-half, Mitsui has raised Falcon for Canine Companions, a nationwide company...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff There’s no easy solution when worldviews among family members and loved ones begin to diverge. That’s the tough reality explored by “Emily,” an independent film by Portland filmmakers Ryan...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Trump administration announced Monday it would enact up to 24 percent tariffs on lumber shipped into the United States. The tariffs come after President Trump’s continued election campaign...
