City Council OK’s grant application for Travers Park pump track
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Mayor Jeremy Grimm broke a 3-3 tie at the Sept. 18 meeting of the Sandpoint City Council, giving the greenlight for staff to submit a …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Mayor Jeremy Grimm broke a 3-3 tie at the Sept. 18 meeting of the Sandpoint City Council, giving the greenlight for staff to submit a …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Headlines have appeared across the country and even run overseas, detailing the allegations that 64-year-old Sandpoint man Warren Jones Crazybull made as many as nine …
By Kyle Pfannenstiel
Idaho Capital Sun
Idaho worker earnings and family incomes are rising faster than most states in the nation.
That’s according to new estimates from the U.S. Census …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint City Council voted unanimously Sept. 18 to repeal the city’s dog licensing ordinance. Removing the requirement is intended to solve an issue that …
While Idaho’s median household income is logged at $74,942 — ranked dead center nationally in 25th place — the U.S. Census reported median household income in Bonner County at $61,816.…
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
A parking lot brawl in May between District 1 Senate candidate Dan Rose, former House 1A primary candidate Spencer Hutchings and Clark Fork resident Michael …
By Reader Staff
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Idaho Department of Lands are once again seeking public comment on the Idaho Club’s proposed development near the mouth …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When it comes to locations to camp and recreate on Lake Pend Oreille, it’s hard to find better than Green Bay. The rocky beach east …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Though it will take a few more weeks to fully move in, Bonner County Emergency Medical Services had its first shift change in the new …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Idaho District 1B Rep. Sage Dixon, R-Ponderay, has stepped down from his seat in the Legislature, bringing to a close his fifth term in office …
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