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,...
Category: News in Brief
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....
Army Corps to host public meeting about Albeni Falls Dam operations
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer U.S. Army Corps of Engineers representatives will host a public meeting in Priest River on Aug. 7 to address several topics pertaining to the Albeni Falls Dam operations....
Fires reported in Bonner Co.
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Two fires have been reported in Bonner County. Starts of unknown origin were reported at Carr Creek and Trestle Creek. The Carr Creek start was reported around 3:30 p.m....
Idaho Supreme court preserves grocery tax
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Idaho’s 6-percent grocery tax will remain in effect following an Idaho Supreme Court decision. A battle between the Idaho legislative and executive branches ended in Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s...
Near drowning incident at City Beach
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For the second time since the Fourth of July weekend, a near-fatal incident was reported at Sandpoint City Beach. A man was reported to have run into the water...
Idaho voter data withheld from Trump commission
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Following a lawsuit by the Idaho Democratic Party, Idaho Secretary of State Lawrence Denney announced this week he will not release voter information to President Donald Trump’s voter fraud...
Pulitzer-Prize winner Robinson lends her voice to Reclaim Idaho
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer Of the many things to which Sandpoint claims fame, one of the most underrated must be Marilynne Robinson. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author and accomplished scholar, who is also...
