Public recycling bins set to debut
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint City Councilor Pam Duquette is preparing to roll out a pilot project providing a dozen recycling bins to locations ranging from City Beach to …
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Sandpoint Rec. Division moving to Russell Sports Center, with some programs canceled
By Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint announced April 23 that the Recreation Division offices will relocate from City Hall to the James E. Russell Sports Center at 2016 Pine …
Army Corps to hold public meetings to update residents on spillway gate repair
By Reader Staff
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host two public meetings — one in Ponderay, the other in Cusick, Wash. — to inform residents about current restricted …
Priest River Watershed Group prepares for dry year, hosts steering committee meeting
By Reader Staff
The Priest River Watershed Group will host a steering committee meeting Thursday, May 1, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Priest River branch of the West Bonner County …
BOCC cures Open Meeting Law violation, strikes then reinstitutes moratorium on MLDs
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Nearly a month after the Bonner County board of commissioners approved an 182-day moratorium on all minor land divisions and family exemptions, the board held …
‘Farmin Flats’ development — now doubled in size — will have to undergo name change
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The proposed Farmin Flats multi-family apartment project on Church Street will have to change its name, after members of the Farmin family — which is …
Rep. Simpson parts ways with Idaho delegation in supporting bill to block privatizing public lands
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As the Trump administration and its congressional allies continue to push for privatizing public lands, Idaho Republican Rep. Mike Simpson has bucked the White House, …
Sandpoint P&Z reviews draft parking management plan
By Zach Hagadon
Reader Staff
Proposed changes to parking management in downtown Sandpoint again went before members of the Planning and Zoning Commission at their April 15 meeting, where Community …
Bonner County Ambulance Service District raises user fees
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County board of commissioners, which serves as the Ambulance Service District Board, voted April 9 to raise and add fees for emergency services …
Proposed downtown apartment development riles some residents over parking exemption
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
A proposed mixed-use development on Church Street would bring 48 one-bedroom and studio apartment units and 618 square feet of commercial space to downtown, but …
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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.
