A mountain of news
By Zach Hagadone and Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Sandpoint experienced one of its biggest news days in decades June 1, when Denver-based snowsports goliath Alterra Mountain Company announced it had …
Category: News
Engelhardt appointed Bonner County assessor
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Dennis Engelhardt became the new Bonner County assessor in a swearing in ceremony June 5. He replaces Grant Dorman, who announced in early May that …
Sandpoint council adopts Little Sand Creek Watershed Rec. Plan
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Little Sand Creek Watershed Recreation Plan has been given the greenlight, after Sandpoint city councilors voted unanimously June 7 to approve the document at …
County solicits bids for controversial fairgrounds RV park expansion
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The board of Bonner County commissioners voted May 30 to move forward with soliciting bids for construction of an RV campground on a parcel between …
Three candidates, none with appraisal experience, vie for vacant assessor position
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
On May 9, Bonner County Assessor Grant Dorman — who took office in January — issued his resignation effective Friday, June 2 due to health …
De-annexed Priest River properties see zone change, end to land-use moratorium
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners repealed a moratorium May 23 against land-use actions on property de-annexed from the city of Priest River.
A moratorium was placed on …
US-2 construction begins May 30
By Reader Staff
Construction will begin Tuesday, May 30 to widen U.S. Highway 2 south of its interchange with U.S. Highway 95 in Sandpoint. Crews will build another lane for …
Draft recreation plan for Little Sand Creek Watershed open for public feedback
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
After a year of planning among federal, state and local agencies, the city of Sandpoint is preparing to finalize its recreation plan for the Little …
BoCo Fair Board says it ‘cannot accept the grant’ for hotly debated RV park
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
It’s been nearly a year since a grant from the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation launched a debate over the future of property located …
City Hall gives updates on Travers Park projects
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Members of the Sandpoint City Council and the public took in a presentation May 17 detailing the Phase 1 final design for the James E. …
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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.
