By Ben OlsonReader Staff I grew up in a log cabin in Westmond where firewood was our primary source of heating. My dad used to trade neighbors home-brewed rhubarb wine in exchange for cutting...
By Lauren Necochea and Sally TooneReader Contributors Family farms built Idaho and grew to feed the world, but they’re being pushed to the breaking point. President Donald Trump promised to fight for America’s farmers,...
By Jennifer EkstromReader Contributor If you live in Sandpoint and want to be able to keep flushing your toilet, then vote “yes” for the wastewater treatment bond on Nov. 4. Built in the 1950s...
Craft ideas for fall By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff When most people hear the words “fall” and “crafts,” they think of the hand turkeys kids make for Thanksgiving. Short, cold fall days are the perfect...
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The most recent “No Kings” protest saw an estimated 1,200 demonstrators line First Avenue from Superior to Pine Street on Oct. 18, making the local event among the largest in...
By Reader Staff It’s said that art imitates life, but at the Pend Oreille Arts Council’s Masterpiece Ball on Friday, Oct. 24, life will imitate art. Beginning at 6 p.m., attendees are invited to...
LPO Rep puts on Arsenic and Old Lace for Halloween By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Putting its own spin on the Halloween classic, The Lake Pend Oreille Repertory Theatre will put on six performances of...
Council candidates field questions while mayor provides info on wastewater plant bond By Zach HagadoneReader Staff About 40 community members gathered Oct. 20 at the Sandpoint Center for an election forum featuring four candidates...
By Reader Staff Sandpoint Police Corporal Michael Hutter is being remembered for his years of service after suddenly passing away Oct. 16 amid treatment for unspecified health concerns at Kootenai Health, in Coeur d’Alene....
By Ben OlsonReader Staff Planet Earth is a memory. We now inhabit the Planet of Dumb, where up is down, two plus two is five and gas prices are perpetually at $1.98 per gallon....
