Bonner County Fair and Rodeo:
By Scout Anatricia Reader Staff Maybe you’re the kind of person who can’t get enough of wrestling greased pigs. If so, don’t just sit around hoping for one to run through your yard. Head...
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Welcome to America, HitchBOT
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff It was a social experiment doomed to end in tragedy. No doubt Canada meant well when it sent friendly little robot traveler HitchBOT to U.S. borders. After all, the...
Parking woes discussed at city workshop
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff As far as local complaints go, there aren’t many of them more long-lived or persistently contentious than downtown parking. It’s a little like the Hydra—cut down one problem and...
New fire reported near Cape Horn
By Ben Olson Reader Staff A new wildfire named Three Sisters Fire has broken out three miles northwest of the town of Bayview. The Three Sisters Fire has spread to 150 acres and is...
Dr. Forrest M. Bird: Remembering a Sandpoint legend
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff When Pam Bird first began seeing her eventual husband, Forrest Bird, years ago, they inevitably found themselves at airfields. Perhaps in a bid to impress, the renowned aviator, inventor...
U.S. court strikes down Idaho ag-gag law
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader staff The Idaho state government suffered a major legal defeat today with a federal court striking down its controversial “ag-gag” law. The Boise Weekly reports that the U.S. District Court...
Beer has a $1.2 billion economic impact on Idaho
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The results are in: not only is beer fun to drink, it has made a “hopping” impression on Idaho’s economy (sorry, I couldn’t resist). According to a recent report...
Scott investigates concealed carry permit fees
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader staff District 1 Rep. Heather Scott has concealed carry weapon permits on her mind. The first-year legislator for the North Idaho district contacted Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden’s office this...
The importance of a community theater house
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Panida Theater is at a crossroads. For almost 90 years, the theater has been a centerpiece of the Sandpoint community. Untold numbers of people have passed through its...
Search teams find body believed that of man who went missing in lake
HOPE – A search team using sonar equipment today found the body believed to be of the man who went missing in Lake Pend Oreille three weeks ago. In a press release, the Bonner...
