Reconsideration on the table for Idaho Club marina project
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Conservation groups opposed to a marina and housing development on Lake Pend Oreille announced July 7 that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had called …
Category: News
Saying ‘goodbye’ to an ‘adventure sister’
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
National media, from the New York Times to CNN, reported the death of Leah Davis Lokan, mauled by a grizzly bear in the Montana wildlands …
Landowner, developer partner to keep investors out of new N. Idaho housing development
By Kelsie Moseley-Morris
Idaho Capital Sun
Across Idaho, residents have watched helplessly as people and investors flush with cash from other states have swooped up property sight unseen for many …
City puts Pine Street sidewalk project out to bid
By Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint is accepting bids for a project to remove and reconstruct old sidewalks, as well as build new sidewalks, along the north side of …
LPOSD faces Title IX complaint
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Lake Pend Oreille School District has an almost 20-year history of failing to provide equal athletic opportunities for female students, according to a Title …
Trestle Creek Complex Fire exceeds 200 acres
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Fire risk remains high in North Idaho, with dry and hot conditions persisting into the near future. In Bonner County, fires continue to burn in …
Pathway beneath Long Bridge opens
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Though it is a signature feature of the Sandpoint area, the span of U.S. 95 commonly referred to as the Long Bridge hasn’t received a …
Wednesday lightning sets fires across Idaho Panhandle
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A dry thunderstorm the morning of July 7 set off a series of fires in North Idaho, including six northeast of Sandpoint known as the …
Council takes on parkland, affordable housing and trails
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint City Council members took up a trio of land use-related items during their July 7 regular meeting, including development of a little utilized piece …
Little Pine fire completely contained
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Even as temperatures rivaled all-time highs in North Idaho, firefighters working on the Little Pine fire near Priest River achieved 100% containment on June 30, …
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Coming up this week! Don’t miss a Valentine’s Party, Living Voices, an Opera Soiree, and more! See the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
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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.
