By Ben Olson Reader Staff The mother of 25-year-old Cade Prophet from Sandpoint, who slipped and fell to his death at Palouse Falls State Park on Monday, is calling on Spokane news agencies to...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The rollout of two-way traffic on downtown streets continues following cautious and gradual beginnings last week. This week saw Pine Street’s transition to two-way on Tuesday, the second street...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Editor’s note: As a brief respite from our tales of Old Sandpoint and its fight to curb prostitution after the turn of the century, this week we’ll revisit an...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Lenny Guerrero knows what it’s like to not have a roof over his head. On the one hand, Guerrero is a tech-savvy entrepreneur, a self-starter and innovative thinker. On...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Sometimes you just can’t keep a good thing down. When Ranel Hanson announced she would be closing her Zany Zebra store down last September, many people lamented the potential...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Sandpoint Amtrak Train Depot turns 100 years old this month. I’ve got to say: For a century old, she still looks pretty good, although there was some extensive...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Life in the 208 is about to get a little more cumbersome. In anticipation of the new 986 area code—which rolls out next year—officials are asking Idaho telephone users...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The times they are a-changin’. Two of Sandpoint’s most popular downtown bars have announced they are officially going smoke-free as of Dec. 5, 2016. Believe it or not, the...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff I first heard the term “neckbone circuit” from local musician “Neighbor” John Kelley. Neighbor is known all over North Idaho and Montana for the badass blues he brings to...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Walmart awarded Sandpoint Area Seniors, Inc. (SASi) a grant totaling $28,750 on Thursday. After handing the “big check” to SASi executive director Ellen Weissman, Walmart employees Diane Ganzer and...
