Ice skating rink to open in Ponderay
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Anybody growing up in North Idaho can attest that ice skating is a sport that usually happens only when conditions are just right. It can’t …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Anybody growing up in North Idaho can attest that ice skating is a sport that usually happens only when conditions are just right. It can’t …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The annual Panida Theater membership meeting took place Monday, Oct. 16, with attendees receiving updates on the Century Fund campaign, as well as electing members …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint City Council members voted March 5 to submit a letter to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, asking the regulatory body to host a public …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
An early bout of winter weather on Sept. 28-29 dumped snow in the mountains and caused thousands of power outages in the Inland Northwest.
Kim …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission announced Wednesday that they would not support the sale of Avista Corp. to Canadian company Hydro One.
The decision …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint will install an electric vehicle charger, capable of charging two cars at once, in downtown Sandpoint next week.
City Administrator Jennifer …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Contributor
Those in favor of the proposed merger of Avista Utilities and Toronto, Canada-based Hydro One tout the $5.2 billion deal as an economy of scale …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
Old Man Winter is bringing his A-game (again) over the next couple of days.
The National Weather Service is predicting 18 to 24 inches …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Coal has become an emblem of America’s divided culture.
President Donald Trump wields the fossil fuel as a symbol of the forgotten working-class man. But …
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