Forty-foot statue bound for Jamaica
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...
Category: News in Brief
Construction continues on First, Cedar and Ella
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Summer might be drawing to a close, but there are still a few months left in the construction season before the snow flies. Perhaps the most conspicuous new project...
Racist robocalls across nation again linked to Sandpoint man
By Ben Olson and Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A series of racist robocalls made national news last week, each claiming to have been paid for by a video blog called The Road to Power,...
A bridge too far
By Katie Botkin Reader Contributor Activists have filed a notice of appeal against a state permit for a second railway bridge across Lake Pend Oreille. The Idaho Department of Lands granted Burlington Northern Santa...
Northwest Academy closing after 24 years
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Northwest Academy, a therapeutic boarding school in Bonners Ferry for 16-18 year olds, is closing according to an announcement from the school last week. Director of Admissions Julia Andrick...
Business conference hits Sandpoint
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff There’s more than $2.5 billion in state and federal research and development grants waiting for small business owners who know how to pursue it. Fortunately, an upcoming conference will...
Army Corps shares upcoming lake operations
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers visited North Idaho Wednesday to share lake operation plans and their tentative predictions for what winter will hold. Upper Columbia Senior...
Rain helps control Cougar Fire
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The 7,608-acre Cougar Fire was 50 percent contained on Wednesday, according to fire officials. Thanks to 0.5-0.75 inches of rain on the fire the last couple of days, Idaho...
Animal shelter to pursue dog park project
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The longstanding effort to establish a local dog park just got $25,000 closer to reality. Panhandle Animal Shelter Executive Director Mandy Evans announced this week the organization was awarded...
Botched software rollout cripples driver’s license services
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Idaho drivers who find themselves unable to renew their driver’s licenses need not fret—the state has announced that all expirations are extended to Oct. 31. Offices across the state,...
