State, county candidates announce bids for office
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The May primary is shaping up to be a busy one in North Idaho, as state and local candidates share campaign announcements ahead of the …
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Nonprofit group aims to help voters get informed
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
An independent streak has long been a feature of politics in the Idaho panhandle. Whether that skewed to the right or left of the political …
Idaho Lt. Gov. McGeachin in hot water over address to white nationalist group
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin is running into some trouble and having a harder time than usual shaking it off, as her recent participation in …
Hoodoo Valley rezone denied on split BOCC vote
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Board of Commissioners voted March 2 to deny the rezone of a 160-acre property in the Hoodoo Valley, putting the kibosh on …
BoCo voids ice rink lease in face of open meeting violations
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners voted unanimously March 1 to void a lease with the Sandpoint Community Center Corporation, which had proposed to bring an $8 million …
Keep BoCo Rural code amendment must be resubmitted
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
What was meant to be a Bonner County Planning and Zoning Commission hearing Feb. 17 to discuss a proposed land use code amendment from Keep …
Dan McDonald will not run again for BoCo commissioner
By Reader Staff
Bonner County Commissioner Dan McDonald, who has served two terms in the District 3 seat over the past five years, announced Feb. 21 that he would not …
City Council votes to recognize Juneteenth as a public holiday
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Roganstad presented a resolution at the Feb. 16 regular City Council meeting to adopt June 19 — or “Juneteenth” — as an …
BoCo legal counsel: ARPA spending ‘strings’ not a concern
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
After months of discussion and promises, the Bonner County Prosecutor’s Office has delivered an opinion on the possible “strings attached” to spending American Rescue Plan …
Panida meeting touches on vision for future of both theaters
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
After almost two decades of “kicking the can down the road,” in the words of one Panida board member, the theater’s board of directors hosted …
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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.
