Anchoring a community
BoCo museum renews lease, plans for future expansions By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff After seven years of uncertainty, the Bonner County Historical Society and Museum renewed its lease in Lakeview Park on Sept. 2. The...
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BOCC to review Long Bridge marina expansion proposal
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County Board of Commissioners will meet Thursday, Oct. 1 to discuss a conditional use permit application to expand the existing Long Bridge Marina. The public hearing comes after...
Students unite at Sandpoint High School’s Longest Table
The Longest Table initiative has been uniting communities around the nation for years, and at the beginning of the 2026 school year, it brought together Sandpoint High School’s new and returning students to share...
Career technical education trains the next generation of skilled workers
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Community members flooded Sandpoint High School Sept. 15 to celebrate the grand opening of Lake Pend Oreille School District’s new Career and Technical Education Center, located in the school’s expanded...
Green Bay closed for day use
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Effective earlier this summer, the beach and surrounding area at Green Bay are indefinitely closed to day-use traffic in an effort to limit overcrowding at the popular recreation spot. The...
My Sandpoint
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff What does it take to call yourself an Idahoan or, better yet, a Sandpointian? I’ve lived along the shores of Lake Pend Oreille all my life. I grew up in...
LPO Rep presents The Lady with All the Answers
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Back before Facebook and Reddit, the average American turned to advice columnists for counsel on life’s everyday issues; and, for decades, one woman answered more than any other: Ann Landers. ...
PHD officials resign amid ongoing internal investigation
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Panhandle Health District Board of Health held a special meeting Sept. 3 to accept the resignations of three top officials, including Director Erik Ketner, for yet-undisclosed reasons. Former-Chair Thomas...
County hosts workshop on Solid Waste RFID card implementation
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County Board of Commissioners and members of the Solid Waste Department will host a public workshop Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 1 p.m. on the ongoing process to replace...
Snake oil and miracle grapefruits
Diet fads through the ages By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Humanity is, on the whole, a vain species, concerned with beauty standards and status throughout its history. We have also become accustomed to quick fixes,...
