Heat and wind fan regional flames
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Cougar Fire made substantial moves this weekend, as the blaze jumped Lightning Creek headed northeast and tripled in size. The fire, located five miles east of Hope, was...
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Triple digit temps expected
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The National Weather Service released a heat advisory for the panhandle into the weekend, with triple digit temperatures and higher-than-normal humidity expected. “Very hot” temperatures are expected through Friday,...
Historic Brown House demolished
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Brown House – the former home of Jim and Jean Brown, who once owned Schweitzer Mountain Resort and substantial land holdings in Bonner County – was demolished Wednesday...
A conversation with Sen. Jim Risch
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff It’s been a tumultuous year and a half since U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R) sat down with the Reader shortly before the inauguration of President Donald Trump. He dropped...
Kramer enshrined in Hall of Fame
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff In a honor described as long overdue, Sandpoint native Jerry Kramer was inducted last week into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. With a Green Bay Packers career that...
Shooting suspect still at large
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A man is dead of a gunshot wound and a suspect is still at large following an altercation at the Meandering Moose on Monday night. Police are seeking the...
Fires blaze close to home
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The July 27 lightning storm started 93 fires across the Coeur d’Alene Interagency Dispatch Zone, with 11 growing to be greater than five acres, totaling around 1,500 acres, the...
Cougar Fire estimated 700 acres Monday, slowly growing
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Cougar Fire, located five miles east of Hope and just north of Porcupine Lake, is an estimated 700 acres as of Monday and continuing to burn in rugged...
Wasterwater plant site to stay put
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Sandpoint wastewater treatment plant will remain at its existing location following a City Council decision Wednesday. Seeking to implement upgrades — and the resultant utility fee increases —...
Festival introduces security line, SPOT route
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Festival at Sandpoint officials are hoping to make 2018 the safest and most convenient festival year to date. This year, event organizers are introducing security screenings to better ensure...
