City sets dates for annual leaf pickup
By Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint’s annual city-wide leaf pickup is scheduled to take place over the course of two weeks this year: Monday, Oct. 25-Friday, Oct. 29 and …
By Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint’s annual city-wide leaf pickup is scheduled to take place over the course of two weeks this year: Monday, Oct. 25-Friday, Oct. 29 and …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Nearly two months after it was introduced to the Bonner County Board of Commissioners, Commissioner Steve Bradshaw’s anti-mandate resolution — declaring Bonner County a “Constitutional …
By Clark Corbin
Idaho Capital Sun
The Idaho Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Oct. 19 did not discuss or debate Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin’s supplemental budget request to have taxpayers …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
A broad slate of candidates in contested races for Sandpoint and Dover city councils, Dover mayor and Lake Pend Oreille School District Zone 2 trustee …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
In addition to local government offices, Sandpoint voters will also be asked to weigh in Tuesday, Nov. 2 on whether they support a 1% resort …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
This article is the fourth installment in a series during which the Reader has examined various aspects of the labor shortage affecting area employers. For …
By Reader Staff
The Sandpoint Reader, Keokee, KRFY 88.5 FM and the Selkirk Association of Realtors are teaming up to present a candidates’ forum Tuesday, Oct. 19 for the …
By Reader Staff
Construction began Oct. 6 at the intersection of Lakeshore Drive and US-95 at the southern end of the Long Bridge, part of “efforts to improve US-95 near …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
It has been five weeks since crisis standards of care were activated in North Idaho, as health care facilities became so strained by an uptick …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad confirmed to the Reader on Oct. 12 that he is exploring a run for Idaho governor in the 2022 election.
According …
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