By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Drama followed swiftly after the May 21 primary election, when reports surfaced online of a physical altercation involving Spencer Hutchings, who had just failed to …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Community members gathered May 30 for the groundbreaking ceremony for Phase 2 of the skatepark expansion at Travers Park. Sandpoint Community Planning and Development Director …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
In the first of two public meetings offered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to explain restricted operations at Albeni Falls Dam, representatives engaged …
By Reader Staff
Visitors and residents in Dover will start to see work commence on the construction of a new post office in the city, as crews mobilize equipment beginning …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
After years of discussion, the city of Sandpoint is going to allow off-leash dogs at City Beach with the express purpose of harassing — and …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Kootenai County-based right-wing blogger Summer Bushnell has been held accountable for a video she posted to her political site “The Bushnell Report” that defamed a …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint will join Dreamland Skateparks and the Bonner County Skatepark Association on Thursday, May 30 for a 3:30 p.m. groundbreaking on Phase …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Idahoans around the state went to the polls May 21 to select candidates who will appear in the November general election. The primary in District …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Tervan Tavern, one of Sandpoint’s oldest bars, is making a change. Starting June 1, the Tervan will transition to non-smoking, leaving the Sand Bar …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It will be another summer season without lifeguards manning the stands at City Beach, with officials citing “the demographic and shifting employment environment over the …
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