Downtown construction update
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Work continues apace on street and pedestrian right-of-way construction in the downtown core. Nearly a month after crews broke ground on the project — Phase 2 of the effort...
Category: News in Brief
Train pulling out of the station on second rail bridge
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Since Burlington Northern-Santa Fe announced plans in the spring of 2017 to begin pursuing permits for building a second rail bridge to span Sand Creek and Lake...
County to add turn lane at Dufort and US-95
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Those hoping to pull onto U.S. 95 from Dufort Road are used to a lengthy wait at the Dufort stop sign. The Bonner County Road and Bridge Department plans...
2019 election: Nine candidates vie for four Sandpoint city offices, including mayor
By Reader Staff In case you missed it, we’re facing down an election on Tuesday, Nov. 5, and the slate of 2019 candidates for office in Sandpoint has been confirmed. By way of a...
Boise gun activist group comes to Sandpoint
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Hot on the heels of its successful legal fund-drive in early September, the Idaho Second Amendment Alliance is headed to Sandpoint as part of its so-called Freedom Tour, which...
Solar Roadways unveils a new model
By Reader Staff Sandpoint has hosted the first-ever public demonstration of Solar Roadways at Jeff Jones Town Square since Oct. 1, 2016. Encompassing 150 square feet, the demonstration first featured the Solar Roadways SR3.1...
City Council roundup: Train bridges and trash bills
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Sandpoint City Council took up a number of old business items Sept. 18, chief among them pushback to a recent decision by the U.S. Coast Guard regarding the...
Priest River USFS project faces lawsuit
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff An environmental group filed a lawsuit in federal district court Aug. 29, taking issue with a U.S. Forest Service project planned 25 miles north of Priest River. The Alliance...
Lake level timeline announced
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Lake Pend Oreille will remain at summer pool through Sept. 18, after which the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will start a gradual drawdown until reaching winter lake elevation...
Candidates and ballot measures announced for 2019 local elections
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’ll be an eventful election season, as Tuesday, Nov. 5 marks the date when Idaho voters cast their ballots for city council members, mayors, school district trustees and, in...
