MRL gives tour of coal train derailment clean-up
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Montana Rail Link opened up to media and conservation groups last week about the Aug. 13 derailment that overturned 33 cars and spilled 3,782 tons of coal. In a...
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City introduces new software to improve financial transparency
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint is preparing to introduce new software that will improve public access to its financial activity. Authorized in the 2018 budget, the Financial Transparency Portal will...
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 are asked to place...
Council Candidates’ Forum to take place Monday
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 Sandpoint Reader and Sandpoint...
Chamber awarded $160,000 state grant for tourism
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 grant in the Chamber’s...
City seeks LOR grant
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 North Boyer. Council members...
Conservation groups request permit suspension for mines
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 that the Montana Department...
Council passes revisions to vacation rental policy
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 into compliance with revised...
Teacher acquitted in student abuse case
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, had sex with her...
Sheriff’s office cleared in corruption complaint
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. In a letter to...
