‘Getting the pulse’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As it continues to move forward on the Comprehensive Plan update, the city of Sandpoint is seeking public input on housing and neighborhoods, hosting a drop-in workshop at City...
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Kinderhaven 2.0
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff For 25 years, Kinderhaven served as a physical haven, sheltering local kids in need as they outnumbered available foster homes. That changed in May, when the longtime institution closed...
Candidate interview for District 1 Idaho Senate race: Steve Johnson
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Editor’s note: The Sandpoint Reader usually publishes a candidate questionnaire before the primary and general elections, but since there is only one contested race in our district this year,...
Herndon blames ID Democrats for alleged campaign sign vandalism
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff District 1 Idaho Senate candidate Scott Herndon, who won the Republican nomination over incumbent two-term Sen. Jim Woodward in May, has filed a complaint with the Bonner County Sheriff’s...
Panida launches Century Fund campaign
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Leaders of the historic, community-owned Panida Theater are preparing to launch an ambitious fundraising campaign, dubbed the Panida Century Fund, which aims to raise $1.9 million ahead of the...
City pushing Comp Plan forward, still looking for public input
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff There was a tone of frustration in the Oct. 4 meeting of the Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission, as members took in a presentation on the results of the...
Threat to Sandpoint schools resolved
By Reader Staff A social media post threatening possible violence at local schools Oct. 3 resulted in the criminal charge of a Sandpoint High School student and prompted the Lake Pend Oreille School District...
Wood View Acres land division changed from four lots to two
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff A minor land division applied for by the Bonner County planning director saw major modification on Sept. 21, with county commissioners approving a change from a four-lot split to...
Camp Bay Road decision will go back to Bonner Co.
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff First District Court Judge Cynthia K.C. Meyer remanded the vacation of Camp Bay Road back to the Bonner County Commissioners for a second time on Sept. 20, ruling that...
Trestle Creek Marina permit faces termination
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The Army Corps of Engineers has announced plans to revoke its permit for the Trestle Creek Marina, citing changes to the proposed project and “significant objections to the authorized...
