Category: News

BID to be re-evaluated

By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff With the Business Improvement District caught in limbo, city officials will soon begin contemplating its fate. Sandpoint City Administrator Jennifer Stapleton plans to open discussion on the subject with...

Traffic changes set for mid-November

By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Work on Fifth Avenue is on pace to introduce two-way traffic by mid-November, according to city officials. Although key steps like the installation of a traffic light and the...

Sagle man saddled with $200,000 legal bill

By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A simple timber cutting mistake worth $1,600 has escalated to leave a Sagle man on the hook for nearly $200,000. In a legal opinion, Idaho Supreme Court Chief Justice...

Deer trapping renewed at airport

By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The city renewed deer hunting and trapping activity at Sandpoint Airport Wednesday night. With any luck, however, it won’t need the program much longer. An ongoing effort since November...

City passes noise ordinance

By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Sandpoint council members reformed the city’s noise ordinance Wednesday night, the latest in a series of efforts to clamp down on public disturbances. Significantly more detailed than the city...

Beacon faces lawsuit threat

By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A small independent paper and the Hagadone Corporation are butting heads over a photograph the media company claims was misused. Terri Ivie, editor of the River Valley Beacon, said...

LPOSD plant levy voted down

By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A high voter turnout marked the Lake Pend Oreille School District Plant Levy election, which residents roundly rejected with 2,953 in favor and 5,493 opposed. With 23 of Bonner...

Missing gun prompts scare

By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A gun forgotten at Foster’s Crossing this week required an impromptu investigation into Idaho firearm law. Storekeepers at the local antique retail and cafe shop found a surprise in...