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...
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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...
State and local election forum recap
By Zach Hagadone and Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff About 60 people gathered Oct. 15 at the Sandpoint High School auditorium to hear contenders for the District 1 Bonner County commissioner position and Legislative District...
This is my home
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Philosophers and science fiction writers preach that humanity is an inherently selfish race. I suppose they’re right, in a way. Hurricane Milton follows on the heels of Helene, destroying...
Ruling could come on Idaho Club’s development near Trestle Creek by mid-Nov.
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Idaho Club’s proposed 88-slip commercial marina near the mouth of Trestle Creek was again before residents Oct. 7, when the Idaho Office of Administrative Hearings took public testimony...
