By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff A large cougar has killed three alpacas, a miniature horse and a deer in the areas surrounding Colburn Culver, Rapid Lightning and the Lower Pack River roads, according to...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners appointed members to the reinstated emergency management services advisory council at their Oct. 8 business meeting, bringing the group back into working order after it went...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s safe to say 2019 has been the most challenging in the Festival at Sandpoint’s history. A beloved local institution for 37 years, it has drawn iconic acts like...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint Planning and Zoning commissioners unanimously approved a three-story, 15-unit multi-family development on the 1700 block of Cedar at their regular meeting Oct. 1, albeit with some conditions. The...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff An early bout of winter weather on Sept. 28-29 dumped snow in the mountains and caused thousands of power outages in the Inland Northwest. Kim Vollen, communications coordinator with...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The proposed PacWest silicon smelter in Newport, Wash., made strides last week as the Pend Oreille County hearing examiner struck down an appeal from anti-smelter group Responsible Growth*Northeast Washington. ...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Amid an early-season blast of winter weather Sept. 28, attendees at the Sandpoint stop of the Idaho Second Amendment Alliance “Freedom Tour” gathered inside the Eagle’s Lodge off Baldy...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff In a preliminary hearing Oct. 2, prosecuting attorneys presented evidence to Idaho First District Magistrate Judge Justin Julian alleging Judith Carpenter, 57, of Coeur d’Alene, murdered Hope woman Shirley...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s official. Bonner County filed a complaint Sept. 18 in District Court against the city of Sandpoint, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief in the matter of the firearms prohibition...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Lakes Commission has announced the agenda for its fall board meeting, scheduled for 9 a.m.-noon, Friday, Oct. 4 in the Columbia Bank Building downstairs next to Tango Cafe....
