Getting back in the swim of things
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When thinking of iconic Sandpoint events, a few familiar names come to mind: The Festival at Sandpoint, Lost in the ‘50s and the Long Bridge Swim, which will return...
Category: Sports and Outdoors
Among them
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff A camper shot and killed a bull moose in self-defense at a Harrison Lake campsite on June 22, according to a media statement from the Idaho Department of Fish...
Little Pine fire completely contained
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Even as temperatures rivaled all-time highs in North Idaho, firefighters working on the Little Pine fire near Priest River achieved 100% containment on June 30, holding the burn to...
Forest officials: ‘Know Before You Go’ this holiday weekend
By Reader Staff With the Fourth of July holiday approaching, public land managers across the Idaho Panhandle want to remind visitors that fireworks, and the possession of fireworks, are prohibited on federal public lands,...
Stewards of the saw
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff When the infamous March 2020 windstorm ripped through North Idaho, Kaniksu Land Trust’s community forest, Pine Street Woods, suffered the effects of Mother Nature’s wrath. KLT Conservation Director Regan...
Outdoor Experience turns 35
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Sandpoint may have changed a bit in the past three decades, but one thing remains the same: we have always loved the outdoors in this community. For many, where...
A splash of safety
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff As North Idahoans prepare for a summer on the water by dewinterizing their boats and stocking up on sunscreen and snacks, the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office Marine Division has...
USFS comes out on top in Bog Creek Road lawsuit
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff A judge ruled in favor of the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol in a lawsuit June 4 filed by a number of environmental groups that...
Bringing up the herd
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Amid a hectic Idaho Legislature filled with partisan measures and battles between the legislative and executive branches over everything from citizen-led initiatives to emergency powers, House Bill 166 —...
Expanding ‘frontcountry’ access for all
By Jason Welker Reader Contributor Sandpoint and its neighboring cities are blessed with an abundance of natural beauty — from the high peaks of the Selkirk and Cabinet mountains, to the pastoral contours of...
