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...
Category: News in Brief
Sandpoint Rotary and CHAFE 150 present check for $50k
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff CHAFE 150 volunteers and Sandpoint Rotary present a check to the Lake Pend Oreille School District for $50,000 at the Rotary Club meeting on Wednesday. Photo by Cameron Rasmusson.
Authorities urge swimming safety following accidents
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer A number of drownings and near-drownings have plagued the Sandpoint area this summer. Police Chief Corey Coon said that while the last few years weren’t too bad for...
Long Bridge Swim canceled due to safety concerns
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff For more than two decades, the Long Bridge Swim has gone off without a hitch. But this year, Mother Nature had other plans. Organizers of the fundraiser decided to...
Trestle Peak Fire limited in spread
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Thanks to quick work by fire crews, the Trestle Peak Fire has been relatively contained to around 40 acres. According to the U.S. Forest Service, the wildfire’s spread is...
Reward in Ramey case updated
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The reward for anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the murder of Shirley Ramey in her Hope home in April has...
Northern Lights launches solar project
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Northern Lights customers have a bright new way to earn credit on their energy bill. The energy company cut the ribbon Monday on its new cooperative community solar project,...
Local man still missing
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Local law enforcement are still in search of a Sandpoint man who went missing last week. Despite following up on several leads and pinging his phone to pinpoint a...
Ahrens enters senate race
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The race for the District 1 Idaho Senate seat is shaping up with Colburn Precinct Committeeman and Legislative District One Republican Chairman Danielle Ahrens declaring her candidacy in the...
Scotchman Peaks workshop draws hundreds
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Public interest in the proposed Scotchman Peaks Wilderness shows no sign of waning, with hundreds turning out Tuesday night for a second public meeting at Clark Fork High School....
