Lightning Creek flood damage to be repaired
By Reader Staff The Western Federal Lands Highway Division is prepared to award the contract to repair the Lightning Creek flood damages in May. The repair work is expected to begin at the end...
Category: News in Brief
Schweitzer closes out record year
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Schweitzer Mountain Resort had their snowiest winter on record for the 2017/18 ski season, the resort said in a press release. Schweitzer saw over 434 inches of snowfall throughout...
CIPP project to boost sewer performance
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A program scheduled to begin this year is expected to improve the performance of Sandpoint’s wastewater system. City officials awarded Planned and Engineered Construction a contract Wednesday to install...
Hanging flower baskets still available
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Small business owners, Sandpointians and flower lovers: There are still opportunities to sponsor hanging flower baskets for downtown Sandpoint. Volunteer Ranel Hanson said of the 90 baskets ordered, over...
City honors two employees
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Sandpoint officials honored two city employees last week for achieving significant career milestones. After 10 weeks in the Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training Academy, Officer Zachary Fisher is...
Army Corps: Flooding ‘almost certain’ this spring
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials visited Sandpoint Wednesday to share updates on operations at Albeni Falls Dam, but mostly to share a simple message: be prepared. There is...
Patrick McManus dies at age 84
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Patrick McManus, a legendary humorist and author whose work was informed by his Sandpoint upbringing, died Wednesday at the age of 84. The Associated Press reports that McManus, who...
County dump sites to close May 2
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff All attended Bonner County solid waste collection sites will be closed on Wednesday, May 2. Solid Waste Director Bob Howard said the closures are due to an employee training....
Spring county road maintenance preview
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Although snow storms still make the occasional appearance during unpredictable North Idaho springs, the Bonner County Road and Bridge Department is converting it’s snow plows to dump trucks in...
Idaho lawmakers oppose new federal lands without vote
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Idaho House and Senate passed a House Joint Memorial to tell Congress they “oppose any new federal national monument designations or further designations of wilderness in the State...
