By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The 2019 Bonner County budget was finalized last week, boasting increased salaries in several departments and introducing a 3-percent tax increase. Going into effect this October, the budget features...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff With phase one complete, Ting is rolling out construction for its phase-two network construction targeting southern Sandpoint. While phase one covered neighborhoods between Fifth and Division avenues, phase two...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The victim in a shooting at the Meandering Moose last week has been identified, while the suspect remains at large. According to the city, Blas Salvador Alonzo “Duke” Dias,...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Sandpoint loves its dog-friendly businesses, but more rigorous enforcement of Idaho law may exclude eating and drinking establishments from that category. Up until recently, businesses like MickDuff’s Beer Hall...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Cougar Fire made substantial moves over the weekend, as the blaze jumped Lightning Creek headed northeast and tripled in size. The fire, located five miles east of Hope,...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Cougar Fire made substantial moves this weekend, as the blaze jumped Lightning Creek headed northeast and tripled in size. The fire, located five miles east of Hope, was...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The National Weather Service released a heat advisory for the panhandle into the weekend, with triple digit temperatures and higher-than-normal humidity expected. “Very hot” temperatures are expected through Friday,...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Brown House – the former home of Jim and Jean Brown, who once owned Schweitzer Mountain Resort and substantial land holdings in Bonner County – was demolished Wednesday...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff It’s been a tumultuous year and a half since U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R) sat down with the Reader shortly before the inauguration of President Donald Trump. He dropped...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff In a honor described as long overdue, Sandpoint native Jerry Kramer was inducted last week into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. With a Green Bay Packers career that...
