By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff When Pam Bird first began seeing her eventual husband, Forrest Bird, years ago, they inevitably found themselves at airfields. Perhaps in a bid to impress, the renowned aviator, inventor...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The results are in: not only is beer fun to drink, it has made a “hopping” impression on Idaho’s economy (sorry, I couldn’t resist). According to a recent report...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Two more Bonner County fires have been reported this week, one near Laclede and another just moments ago on the road leading up to Schweitzer Mountain Resort. The Laclede...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Apparently life under new international ownership is treating Quest Aircraft well. Less than six months since its purchase by Japanese company Setouchi Holdings, the company is nearly doubling its...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Right from the beginning, Lake Pend Oreille was trouble. Standing near the lake shore at 5 a.m., endurance swimmers Nancy Steadman Martin, Christie Ciraulo, Jenny Cook, Tracy Grilli, Karen...
When community activist Laura Bry passed away the weekend after the Fourth of July, she left behind a lot of stunned, saddened people. In the two decades she lived in Bonner County, Bry established...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The average temperature around the globe was 1.58°F higher than the 20th century average during the first six months of 2015, according to Time Magazine. This officially makes the hottest...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Five years ago, the ACLU threatened a lawsuit against the state of Idaho in regards to the public defense system. Last month, citing Idaho’s persistent failure to address the...
Yet another oil train derailment—this one in northeastern Montana—has Sandpoint officials on edge even as they continue working on a local oil derailment emergency response plan. The Associated Press reports that the BNSF Railway...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Sandpoint has a speed problem—and it has nothing to do with streets. For the last several years, public officials and private residents alike have explored options to establish more...
