Dover to host Harvest Festival
By Reader Staff The city of Dover will host a Harvest Festival from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 at the Water Field, off Fourth Street and Railroad Spur. There will be live...
Category: News in Brief
Open primaries initiative backers plan North Idaho events
By Reader Staff Idahoans for Open Primaries is bringing its message of support for Proposition 1 to communities throughout North Idaho, with guests including former-Sen. Joe Stegner, R-Lewiston, and former-Rep. Ed Morse, R-Hayden, as...
Public meeting to feature updates on Albeni Falls Dam gate replacement project
By Reader Staff Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be on hand Monday, Oct. 7 for a public meeting covering topics including dam operations and the latest updates on the Albeni...
City Council OK’s grant application for Travers Park pump track
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Mayor Jeremy Grimm broke a 3-3 tie at the Sept. 18 meeting of the Sandpoint City Council, giving the greenlight for staff to submit a grant application of $350,000...
Media reports detail alleged threats made against Trump by Sandpoint man
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Headlines have appeared across the country and even run overseas, detailing the allegations that 64-year-old Sandpoint man Warren Jones Crazybull made as many as nine threatening calls to former-President...
Idaho’s worker earnings rose faster than most states, but incomes are still relatively low
By Kyle Pfannenstiel Idaho Capital Sun Idaho worker earnings and family incomes are rising faster than most states in the nation. That’s according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey....
Sandpoint repeals dog licensing requirement to address shelter challenge
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Sandpoint City Council voted unanimously Sept. 18 to repeal the city’s dog licensing ordinance. Removing the requirement is intended to solve an issue that arose earlier in the...
BoCo median income is lower than the state average, and poverty rates are higher
While Idaho’s median household income is logged at $74,942 — ranked dead center nationally in 25th place — the U.S. Census reported median household income in Bonner County at $61,816. Census figures from the...
Jail time given in politically charged post-primary fracas
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff A parking lot brawl in May between District 1 Senate candidate Dan Rose, former House 1A primary candidate Spencer Hutchings and Clark Fork resident Michael Franco has resulted in...
Candidate forum scheduled for Oct. 15
By Reader Staff With Election Day only seven short weeks away, voters continue to learn as much as possible about the candidates running for office before casting their votes on Tuesday, Nov. 5. One...
