By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Ellen Weissman passes an important milestone Sunday, Sept. 15: five years of working as the executive director for Sandpoint Area Seniors, Inc.
The job, which …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Like many young women of Bonner County, Mindy Dunn got her start in pageants early in life with a star-turn in Sandpoint Junior Miss.
Though …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
In the mid-1950s, a 7-year-old Gary Buck witnessed an act of compassion that stuck with him all his life. His father, a truck driver that …
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
The vision of the Bonner Gospel Mission originated with Corky Kalben in 1982.
“In those years I was doing jail ministry because I had been …
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
Suzanne Davis has been the children’s librarian at the Sandpoint branch of the East Bonner County Library District for 13 years. She was the first …
By Reader Staff
On Dec. 27, 2018, Sandpoint lost a valued member of its community, Tamie Jo Martinsen. She passed away peacefully at the Schneidmiller Hospice House in Coeur d’Alene …
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Staff
Though we have both lived in Sandpoint over a decade, I just met Brian Casey last year. I adore him. Just being around him, I …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
When Dustin Drennen says he’s about to tell you the “short version” of how he ended up as a musician and writer practicing his craft …
By Mike Turnlund
Reader Contributor
The success of Ballot Measure 2 in the recent general election demonstrates a growing concern over the affordability of health care in Idaho. This ballot …
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
Perky Hagadone is celebrating her 40th year in Sandpoint. Since 1978, she’s raised two sons, started a career with the school district, earned two master’s …
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
GO READ IT»
WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
GO READ IT»
THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
GO READ IT»
STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
GO READ IT»
Curious about what media the locals use? Check our 2018 Local Media Survey. GO SEE »
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Science fun, the Backcountry Film Festival, Insanity Fab, and more! See the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
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