By Rebecca Sanchez Reader Contributor My father grew up in a town on the outskirts of Zurich, Switzerland with his sister and five brothers. The lucky boy had the Alps at his fingertips. He...
By Susan Drumheller Reader Contributor The city of Ponderay announced Dec. 22 plans to use local option tax revenue to purchase waterfront property, expanding public access to Lake Pend Oreille. At 2 p.m. on...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Taran White has literally been fishing all of his life — his first trip aboard an Alaskan fishing boat occurred when he was just 2 months old. “My mom...
By Reader Staff The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and Idaho Fish and Game are encouraging hunters to take precautions when handling deer, elk or moose due to recent detection of Chronic Wasting...
By Reader Staff Bonner County is experiencing growth at an astounding pace. Since this past January, more than 500 parcels of five acres or more have changed hands across the county. This hit close...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners approved a lease agreement for the construction of the Sandpoint Ice Arena on a piece of fairgrounds property on Oct. 26. More than two weeks later,...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff I hate losing. I am competitive, to a fault. There are a variety of factors that made me this way. It’s partially hereditary (thank you, mom), but also a...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners unanimously approved a lease agreement Oct. 26 between the Bonner County Fairgrounds and Sandpoint Community Center Corporation, paving the way for the nonprofit to utilize an...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Even 850 miles later, Justine Murray and Matt Connery are looking to go hiking. When the Reader caught up with the pair after completing their thru-hike of the Idaho...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff With rifles in hand and grey clouds all around, my husband Alex and I spent the rainy opening day of rifle season 2021 scaling a favorite ridge in search...
