By Susan Drumheller Reader Contributor Graduate students from the University of Utah’s College of Architecture and Planning will be gathering information via public “listening sessions” and surveys throughout Bonner County on Sept. 20-23. The...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Cougar Fire, a long-burning wildfire located five miles east of Hope, appears to be near containment according to Idaho Panhandle National Forests. The fire — which started July...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Several public meetings are scheduled for citizens to weigh in on the controversial silicon smelter proposed for construction in Newport, Wash. The meetings begin next week, starting on Sept....
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Despite rain postponing work, the Cedar Street construction project is nearing its final phases with paving this week. Cedar Street closed to motorists from 6 a.m. to the afternoon...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Before long, the full scope of Sandpoint’s city services will be available with a few taps on a touch screen. City officials unveiled a new phone app Wednesday designed...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The future of two local Sandpoint businesses and a key downtown property is in limbo after the city of Sandpoint condemned a building located at 330 North First Ave. ...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Last week marked the latest in Bonner County’s wake saga, as county commissioners voted against extending no-wake zones from the county standard of 200 feet to 300 feet around...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff When A&P Bar and Grill Manager James Mize was brainstorming a way to close out summer 2018 with a bang, he decided a cornhole tournament would be the way...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Thanks to a collaboration between the city and Washington Elementary students, the beginning of the school day could get a whole lot safer. At the Sandpoint City Council meeting...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff An art project that could go as far as Jamaica and New York City is getting its start in Ponderay. Local man Don Frost is carving a giant redwood...
