Bits ‘n’ Pieces: June 3, 2021
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: British cyber security firm Comparitech discovered a massive bot farm that...
Category: News in Brief
Workers needed for annual Hope Pioneer Cemetery cleanup
By Reader Staff For the past three years, a small group of dedicated citizens has gathered each spring to spruce up the Pioneer Cemetery — a small patch of gravestones overlooking Lake Pend Oreille...
Angels over Sandpoint plans Lazy .08K
By Reader Staff The Angels over Sandpoint have announced Saturday, Aug. 28 as the date for the second annual Lazy .08K foot race. First hosted in 2019, the event had to take a hiatus...
Chamber honors Marcella Nelson as April Volunteer of the Month
By Reader Staff The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce was pleased to present Marcella Nelson with April’s Volunteer of the Month certificate at its April 8 general membership luncheon. Every resident of Bonner or...
Local graduation ceremonies set
By Reader Staff Aside from the traditional resilience and dedication it takes to earn a high school diploma, the students of the graduating class of 2021 have had to navigate a particularly tumultuous final...
Council approves loosening leash laws
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint Council members approved an amendment to City Code on May 19 allowing dogs on-leash at a number of public properties, including portions of City Beach. The unanimous vote...
BoCo moves forward with $8.7 million solid waste loan
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County Solid Waste Director Bob Howard received official approval from the board of commissioners June 1 to ratify the signature and submission of a loan application to the...
City marks opening of new Memorial field parking lot, boat launch
The upgraded War Memorial Field parking lot and boat launch opened on schedule and within budget May 28 — just in time for summertime recreation on the lake and activities on the field. According...
Clash at the top
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Idaho has seen no shortage of news at the intersection of politics and the pandemic, between endless critiques of the state’s coronavirus response to numerous COVID-related bills introduced during...
Two for two
By Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff It’s been a long-simmering conflict over the Festival at Sandpoint’s no-weapons policy — first bubbling up at a Sandpoint City Council meeting in August 2019 as Second...
