Sandpoint City Council approves $52.9M budget
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Members of the Sandpoint City Council voted unanimously at their regular Aug. 16 meeting to approve a fiscal year 2024 budget of $52,974,269 — an …
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Longtime BGH CEO Sheryl Rickard will retire at end of the year
By Reader Staff
After 36 years with Bonner General Health, CEO Sheryl Rickard will be retiring at the end of 2023, capping a career that began in 1986 as accounting …
Final team advances to Phase 3 of downtown waterfront design competition
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
One day after a panel of judges heard presentations from the three teams in Phase 2 of the city’s downtown waterfront design competition, the Sandpoint …
Fire danger prompts Stage II fire restrictions across North Idaho
By Reader Staff
Moderate to severe drought conditions coupled with persistent high temperatures have contributed to the decision to raise fire restrictions to Stage II across North Idaho fire districts. …
BNSF officially opens two-way rail traffic over Lake Pend Oreille bridges
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
After more than a decade of planning and construction since 2019, BNSF Railway announced Aug. 7 that it had officially opened two-way traffic on the …
Finalists present their concepts for downtown waterfront design competition
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
After nearly six months, the city of Sandpoint is getting close to identifying a finalist in its downtown waterfront design competition, which kicked off in …
Council takes up Urban Area Transportation Plan, moving stoplight from Church to Pine
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Local and regional transportation topics led the regular Aug. 2 meeting of the Sandpoint City Council, with majority votes to increase funding for an updated …
Investigation into alleged fraud at the BoCo Fairgrounds made public
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Sheriff’s Office publicized an investigative report and news release July 26 focused on alleged misuse of funds by late-Fairgrounds Director Darcey Smith, …
Changes at the Panida Theater
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Changes are afoot at the historic Panida Theater, with Managing Director Lauren Sanders announcing July 27 that she is stepping down from running the historic …
Officials ask public to be diligent to prevent wildfire starts
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Officials continue to monitor wildfires burning in the region, with some showing increased fire activity due to high winds and low humidity.
“We just moved …
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Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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Community Calendars
Coming up this week! Don’t miss out on holiday fun with Turkey Trots, Family & Friends Day, Tree Lighting Ceremonies, and more! See the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
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Sandpoint in Pictures
Filmmaker Jimmy Matlosz of the Idaho Film Company has made a series of mini documentaries about influential Sandpoint locals, including the late Dann Hall and Erik Daarstad as well as icons Diane Michaels and Dan Shook. He is currently working on a series of interviews connected to the history of the Panida Theater. Jimmy is a 30-year veteran filmmaker who’s work can be seen at dpmatlosz.com.
