Chronic Wasting Disease found in Idaho deer
By Reader Staff
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and Idaho Fish and Game are encouraging hunters to take precautions when handling deer, elk or moose due to recent …
Category: Pets & Animals
Mad About Science: Flocking birds
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
You will often see gaggles of Canada geese flying overhead during autumn, as they migrate from one place to another. These are the most present …
Wentworth the cat burglar strikes again
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Wentworth the cat burglar is at it again.
Two years ago, the Reader published a story about an unassuming cat named Wentworth who was notorious …
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 …
Mad About Science: A tale of two birdies
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of unfathomably big birds — and it was a …
Mad About Science: Birds-of-paradise
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Color is a double-edged sword in the natural world. A bright and colorful animal is less likely to capture prey that may see it coming, …
Among them
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A camper shot and killed a bull moose in self-defense at a Harrison Lake campsite on June 22, according to a media statement from the …
USFS comes out on top in Bog Creek Road lawsuit
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A judge ruled in favor of the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol in a lawsuit June 4 filed by a number …
Bringing up the herd
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Amid a hectic Idaho Legislature filled with partisan measures and battles between the legislative and executive branches over everything from citizen-led initiatives to emergency powers, …
Mad About Science: Jaguars
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
There are few animals in the world with the capability of preying on humans. Most larger animals will suffer lethal injury if they attempt to …
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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.
