Category: News in Brief

A talk in the park(ing lot)

By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint city councilors unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding Nov. 16 with the Sandpoint Urban Renewal Agency to pursue redevelopment of the downtown surface parking lot between Main and...

The hidden homeless

By Ben Olson Reader Staff The word “paradise” is often tossed around to describe towns like Sandpoint. But scratch beneath the surface in resort towns across the West and evidence of issues like housing...

BoCo Fairgrounds under investigation

By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey and Zach Hagadone Reader Staff An investigation into “the potential misuse of public funds” at the Bonner County Fairgrounds is underway, prompting local law enforcement officials to urge constituents to “avoid incendiary...

The fair must go on

By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The Bonner County Fair Board met for its regular business meeting Nov. 8, receiving updates from departments and, more than anything, establishing footing around certain operating procedures after the...

Midterm 2022 election results

By Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Midterms often draw fewer voters than presidential elections, but a few big-ticket ballot items brought citizens to the polls in unusual numbers.  Most of the up-ballot races...