Stand-off at Ruby Ridge: 25 Years Later (Part One)
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Editor’s Note: In the early morning of Aug. 21, 1992, six U.S. Deputy Marshals moved onto a steep, mountainous piece of property off of Ruby Creek Road near Naples,...
Category: News in Brief
Train carrying coal derails near Noxon
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff An unknown amount of coal spilled into the Clark Fork River due to the derailment of a Montana Rail Link train Sunday. At about 11 a.m., approximately 30 cars...
Coalition challenges water pollution permit for Montanore Mine
By Ben Olson Reader Staff A coalition of conservation groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday asking a state district judge to overturn a water pollution discharge permit for the Montanore Mine Project, which would...
Rep. Scott sparks renewed controversy with post re-defining white nationalism
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, is once again courting controversy after sharing an article on Facebook defending white nationalism. A response to the violent clashes in Charlottesville that left one...
City of Sandpoint passes 2018 budget
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Sandpoint City Council approved a budget of $40,136,717 for fiscal year 2018 on Wednesday night. Council members opted not to give elected officials a raise starting next term,...
School supplies registration extended
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Angels Over Sandpoint have extended the deadline to apply for free school supplies and backpacks. The new deadline is Wednesday, Aug. 23. To register, please call Community Action...
2018 county budget near completion
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer The Bonner County Commissioners, elected officials and department heads are near completing the county budget for the 2018 fiscal year, according to an announcement Friday. Though it is...
Fire Restrictions increased to Stage 2
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Despite the cooling temperatures and smoky skies this week, drought conditions and extreme fire danger levels continue to persist in North Idaho. These conditions prompted officials to raise fire...
Refugee presentation draws capacity crowd of protesters
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A training session for refugee work turned chaotic Wednesday after protesters packed Sandpoint Community Hall. Police and fire department personnel had to turn people away at the door after...
Feeling the heat? Relief could be in sight
By Ben Olson Reader Staff With temperatures lingering in the 90s for the past ten days and smoke from wildfires in British Columbia and Montana throwing a haze in the sky, August 2017 has...
