Evans Bros. up for national award
By Reader Staff
Evans Brothers Coffee Roasters is a staple for many in North Idaho. The business was recently nominated for USA Today’s Best Independent Coffee Shop, a national award …
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Freedom Caucus vs. Freedom Caucus
By Daniel Walters
InvestigateWest
From the beginning, conflict has been embedded in the Freedom Caucus brand.
During the past decade, the House Freedom Caucus, made up of the most right-wing …
Forest Service outlines changes to Green Bay campground
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When it comes to locations to camp and recreate on Lake Pend Oreille, it’s hard to find better than Green Bay. The rocky beach east …
A permanent home for EMS
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Though it will take a few more weeks to fully move in, Bonner County Emergency Medical Services had its first shift change in the new …
Dist. 1B Rep. Sage Dixon retires ahead of November election
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Idaho District 1B Rep. Sage Dixon, R-Ponderay, has stepped down from his seat in the Legislature, bringing to a close his fifth term in office …
Army Corps sets lake drawdown date
By Reader Staff
In a typical year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begins the drawdown of Lake Pend Oreille on the third Sunday in September or Sept. 18, whichever …
Idaho’s ‘100 deadliest days’ claimed 82 lives in traffic fatalities
By Reader Staff
The stretch between Memorial Day through Labor Day is known as a beautiful period of time in the Gem State, but the Idaho Office of Highway Safety …
Sandpoint council adopts ballot language for 25-year, 1% local option tax
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
When Sandpoint voters go to the polls in November, they’ll be asked whether they support levying a 1% local option tax on their purchases — …
BOCC Commissioner Williams: Shortening Corps’ timeline on Albeni Falls gate replacement ‘has the support of the congressional delegates’
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The city of Priest River hosted Idaho Gov. Brad Little and members of his cabinet on Aug. 29 for the “Capital for a Day” event, …
‘Scott does seem to be pretty upset with this’
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Reader previously reported that the Bonner County Republican Central Committee used ranked-choice voting on Aug. 20 to select three nominees to replace District 3 …
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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.
