Attack of the little blue bugs
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff They’re ba-aack. Step foot outside, and it’s impossible to ignore the swarms of flying insects, the menaces to bikers everywhere. They get in your hair, up your nose and...
Category: News in Brief
Dr. Pam Bird and friends killed in plane crash
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Bird Aviation Museum co-founder Dr. Pamela Riddle Bird, 58, and aviators Tookie Hensley, 80, and Don Hensley, 84, were the victims of an airplane crash Thursday morning. An inter-agency...
The national scenic trail you’ve never heard of
By Ben Olson Reader Staff You’ve heard of the Pacific Crest Trail and the Appalachian Trail, right? Wouldn’t it be great if we had our own long distance trail here in the Northwest? Wait...
U.S. Bike Route #10 opens through the Panhandle
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Two-wheeled warriors of America take heed, Idaho is about to join the movement. U.S. Bicycle Route 10 (USBR 10) will officially open following a ribbon cutting Friday, Oct. 9...
Poverty in North Idaho
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Editor’s note: This article is the first in a multi-part series exploring the problem of poverty in Bonner County. Poverty in Sandpoint has long been regarded as an invisible...
Idaho Forest Group supports Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Call them strange bedfellows if you want, but wilderness preservation nonprofit Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness and timber industry member Idaho Forest Group are ready to seek common cause...
Embezzlement suspect Harvel arrested
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Less than a week after a warrant was issued for her arrest, former Bonner General Health CFO Norilina Harvel turned herself in to local authorities Tuesday for her alleged...
Robo call against mayoral candidate causes unrest
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Phones across Sandpoint started ringing Tuesday, delivering a recorded message attacking mayoral candidate Shelby Rognstad that many are calling racist, sexist and juvenile. Both candidates Rognstad and Mose Dunkel...
Alleged embezzler surrenders to authorities
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader staff Less than a week after a warrant was issued for her arrest, former Bonner General Health CFO Norilina Harvel turned herself in to local authorities Tuesday for her alleged...
El Niño expected to bring warm, dry winter
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Coming off a winter season that left local lovers frustrated and sad, the last thing residents want is more of the same. But if climate predictions hold true, that...
