City puts Pine Street sidewalk project out to bid
By Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint is accepting bids for a project to remove and reconstruct old sidewalks, as well as build new sidewalks, along the north side of Pine Street from Boyer...
Category: News in Brief
BOCC approves Title XI updates
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners unanimously approved a series of changes to the county’s Title XI building code on July 13, continuing the Planning Department’s efforts to update the code to...
LPOSD faces Title IX complaint
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Lake Pend Oreille School District has an almost 20-year history of failing to provide equal athletic opportunities for female students, according to a Title IX complaint filed July...
Trestle Creek Complex Fire exceeds 200 acres
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Fire risk remains high in North Idaho, with dry and hot conditions persisting into the near future. In Bonner County, fires continue to burn in mountains above Hope —...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces: July 8, 2021
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: Latest disinformation and conspiracy theory: Donald Trump will be reinstated as...
Pathway beneath Long Bridge opens
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Though it is a signature feature of the Sandpoint area, the span of U.S. 95 commonly referred to as the Long Bridge hasn’t received a lot of attention from...
IDFG: Secure food and garbage, avoid bear conflicts
By Reader Staff While it is exciting to see a bear in the wild, it isn’t so wonderful to have one in your campsite at midnight. Most conflicts with bears occur from July to...
Wednesday lightning sets fires across Idaho Panhandle
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff A dry thunderstorm the morning of July 7 set off a series of fires in North Idaho, including six northeast of Sandpoint known as the Trestle Creek Fires. In...
Herndon announces Idaho Senate bid
By Reader Staff Local home builder Scott Herndon announced June 23 that he is seeking the Republican nomination for the Idaho Senate in District 1, a seat currently held by Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle....
Council takes on parkland, affordable housing and trails
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint City Council members took up a trio of land use-related items during their July 7 regular meeting, including development of a little utilized piece of city-owned property north...
