Leaf pick-up dates announced
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Now is the time to clear out those leaves before winter hits in force.
Sandpoint’s annual city-wide leaf pickup will start Nov. 13. City residents …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Now is the time to clear out those leaves before winter hits in force.
Sandpoint’s annual city-wide leaf pickup will start Nov. 13. City residents …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
With local elections just around the corner, there’s no better time to inform yourself on the candidates than at a community forum next week.
The …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce announced this week it received a $160,000 grant from the Idaho State Department of Commerce Tourism Division.
The latest …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint City Council is investigating the possibility of obtaining a LOR Foundation grant that could help pay for the University of Idaho property on …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Hecla Mining Company is facing more opposition from conservation groups in implementing plans to open new Montana mines.
A coalition of environmental groups have requested …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The lengthy process of updating local vacation rental policies concluded Wednesday with the Sandpoint City Council passing a revised ordinance.
The new regulations bring Sandpoint …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A jury acquitted former Lake Pend Oreille High School teacher Nichole Thiel of sexual battery against a minor last week.
Prosecutors alleged that Thiel, 48, …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The Idaho Attorney General’s Office announced last week that the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office broke no laws in concealing murder investigation records from the public.…
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
If you’ve never seen the QueenB. Drag Show, you don’t know what you’re missing.
Raucous, rowdy and full of attitude, the performances show a side …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
In the world of independent publishing, there’s no limit to creativity. It’s a fact worth celebrating when East Bonner County Library District teams up with …
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