Dumb of the Week
By Ben OlsonReader Staff A few of our readers reached out after reading “Dumb of the Week” in the Sept. 4 edition to point out my claim that President Donald Trump buried his ex-wife...
Category: Politics
‘Working together for Sandpoint’s future’
By Sandpoint Mayor Jeremy GrimmReader Contributor Many of us feel the pinch of rising costs, from groceries to gas to utility bills. Taxes are no exception, and people are right to expect that their...
Dumb of the Week: The American Dick(tator)
By Ben OlsonReader Staff Dumb springs eternal, and it feeds a well that will never run dry. Recent statements from President Donald Trump might have ended a politician’s career in years past. Now? Well,...
BoCo Ambulance District approves $5M budget
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County board of commissioners, serving as the Ambulance Service District Board, voted Aug. 20 to adopt the Bonner County Ambulance Service District’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget of $5,323,976....
City adopts $49.9M FY’26 budget
New fee schedule accepted in tie vote broken by Mayor Grimm By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The Sandpoint City Council tackled its Fiscal Year 2026 budget, along with setting a new fee schedule, at its...
Dumb of the Week
Now with more fascism than ever! By Ben OlsonReader Staff A lot of dumb has come from the United States’ descent into an authoritarian dystopia. Here’s what kind of “matter” hit the fan last...
Sandpoint voters to consider $130M wastewater plant bond measure
Council approves language for Nov. 4 ballot By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Sandpoint voters will see a measure on their Nov. 4 election ballot asking whether they approve of the city bonding for up to...
BOCC unanimously approves FY’26 budget
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County board of commissioners voted unanimously Aug. 18 to adopt the county’s 2026 fiscal year budget of $78,048,046, bringing three months of work to a close. Though some...
BOCC announces job openings, minor changes to Zoom
Planning Commission hosts public hearing on MLDs By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County board of commissioners touched on several forthcoming issues and changes in the county regarding online participation, litigation, planning and position...
Major mea culpa
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Consider this the largest “correction” the Reader has ever published — and, horror of horrors, it’s because of something the editor (me) screwed up. (True fact: Rarely anyone edits the...
