Bay Trail now open through Oct. 4
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff After two seasons of closures due to remediation work at the former Panhandle Smelting and Refining Company — a.k.a. Black Rock — the Pend d’Oreille Bay Trail is now open...
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Dana Landale Martin, 79 (Dec. 17, 1946-July 11, 2026)
Dana Landale Martin, 79, passed away peacefully following a brief illness on Saturday, July 11, 2026, at his home in Sandpoint. A celebration of life will be held on Sept. 12 at Beyond Hope...
City of Ponderay launches long-awaited Black Rock cleanup project at Bay Trail
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The city of Ponderay kicked off a project years in the making April 7, when crews began construction to remediate contamination at the “Black Rock” site on the shoreline of...
2025 year in preview
By Reader Staff Even if you’ve never read any of the works of 19th-century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, you’ve probably heard someone repeat his famous line: “A pessimist is an optimist in full possession...
DEQ seeking comment on Black Rock cleanup plan
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s been a long time coming, but the effort to connect Ponderay with its Lake Pend Oreille waterfront is teeing up to enter the first stages of coming to...
Ponderay seeks feedback for cleanup and use of lakeshore property
By Reader Staff The city of Ponderay recently received a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to plan for the cleanup and reuse of a contaminated publicly owned property on the shore of...
Ponderay Neighbor Day seeking vendors for Sept. event
By Reader Staff The city of Ponderay is calling for vendors for the fourth annual Ponderay Neighbor Day, a community event planned for Saturday, Sept. 19 at Ponderay’s “Harbison Field” behind the Hoot Owl...
