Bye bye Blird-ie
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Panida Little Theater will open its doors Tuesday, Nov. 12, for the year’s final installment of KRFY Community Radio’s Little Live Radio Hour, featuring lo-fi, downtempo electronic band...
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‘Between Borders’ folk art exhibit comes to Sandpoint
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The traveling exhibit “Between Borders: Folklife through the Coeur d’Alenes” will take up temporary residence in the Sandpoint Organic Agricultural Center (10881 N. Boyer Ave.) Saturday, Nov. 9 and...
Commissioners approve final Camp Bay trail agreement with conditions
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff After more than two years of work and litigation, the Bonner County board of commissioners voted Nov. 5 to approve the easement at Camp Bay, taking the final step...
Scary stories from the Reader staff
The Hound of the Hagavilles By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Growing up in the hinterlands of Bonner County, there was no reason to lean into decorating the front of our house for Halloween. We...
Commissioners table rezone and map amendment of 1,565-acre Schweitzer parcels
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staf The Bonner County board of commissioners met with the planning department and members of the public Oct. 23 to hear a proposal from Schweitzer Mountain Properties, to amend the...
County votes to curtail credit card usage
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Bonner County board of commissioners voted Oct. 29 to pare down the county’s 60 credit cards, which are spread out across multiple departments, with the eventual goal of...
Reader awarded national grant
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Some news is a pleasure to share. This is that kind of news. The Reader was one of 205 small, local newspapers across the nation awarded a grant, thanks...
Candidate Questionnaire: 2024 General Election
Compiled by Zach Hagadone, Ben Olson and Soncirey Mitchell Publisher’s note: Before each election, the Sandpoint Reader reaches out to candidates in state and local contested races to ask questions about how they would...
Kaniksu Land Trust finalizes purchase of Sled Hill
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Kaniksu Land Trust officially took possession of the historic Sled Hill earlier this month, preserving the 48-acre parcel for future generations in perpetuity. For their work on the Save...
A colorful stampede
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Volunteers paraded the Carousel of Smiles’ colorful herd down the street Oct. 12 to the organization’s new location at 504 Church St., which founders Reno and Clay Hutchison hope...
