All smiles at the Carousel Fun Fair
The Carousel of Smiles celebrated its bright future at its new home at 504 Church St. with a second unveiling of the nearly restored “Golden Age” 1920 Allan Herschell carousel at the Carousel Fun...
Category: News
A new history
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Big things were happening in the eighth and ninth millennia B.C.E. Archaeologists and anthropologists generally agree that the period saw the beginnings of agriculture, the first settled human communities...
ICL releases new report on statewide mining and need for best practices
By Reader Staff The Idaho Conservation League is announcing the release of a comprehensive report that outlines the environmental impacts of mining, provides an inventory of notable mining projects across Idaho, and delves into...
City Council receives update on wastewater treatment plant replacement project
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint is progressing with its effort to replace and upgrade the ailing wastewater treatment plant, which has limped along for years with equipment and facilities that...
BTAA continues to help lost and stray dogs
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Two months after Bonner County and the cities of Sandpoint and Ponderay allowed their contracts with Better Together Animal Alliance to expire — ending their 30-year partnerships with the...
‘The foundation has cracks and crumbles in it, but we still have people dialing 911’
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Bonner County EMS is facing a financial mess following the move to the newly finished Station 1 building, leaving the ambulance district $2 million short in its current budget...
IDL approves Idaho Club encroachment permit for Trestle Creek project
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Idaho Department of Lands has once again approved the Idaho Club’s application for an encroachment permit near the mouth of Trestle Creek in a Nov. 18 final order,...
BCRCC chooses nominees to replace Bradshaw as Dist. 1 commissioner
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Bonner County Republican Central Committee nominated three candidates to replace Dist. 1 Bonner County Commissioner Steve Bradshaw in a special session called Nov. 19 by Chair Scott Herndon....
LPOSD plans $18.5 million improvements to Sandpoint Middle School
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Lake Pend Oreille School District Superintendent Dr. Becky Meyer met with families before the regular school board meeting Nov. 12 to answer questions on planned renovations to Sandpoint Middle...
IDL specialist to Sandpoint council: spongy moth detection ‘very unlikely to result in any problem’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff While the detection of spongy moth in Sandpoint recently raised concerns for some, a specialist with the Idaho Department of Lands told the Sandpoint City Council at its Nov....
