By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff No one knows Lake Pend Oreille School District quite like Tom Albertson. The local educator has worked local classrooms for years, rising through the ranks from teacher to assistant...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Looking to add a little flair to the car? Good news: Pet-friendly plates are here in Idaho. Thanks to a new law signed by Gov. Brad Little, the plates...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff For the past several months, the city has struggled to clarify its policy on residential development near Sandpoint Airport. An upcoming public meeting is intended to shed some light...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Sandpoint Police arrested a suspect in a 30-year Sandpoint cold case thanks to the power of DNA evidence. Law enforcement arrested William R. Acosta at his Ponderay home after...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Of all Sandpoint’s famous residents, Ben Stein might just be the most prolific around town. The speech writer, lawyer, actor, author and part-time Sandpoint local is a common summertime...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Sandpoint City Council approved a request last week to rezone part of a property near Sandpoint Airport from Industrial Technical Park to Residential Single Family. The decision was a...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Sandpoint was among 87 Idaho communities to receive a failing grade in an Idaho Conservation League report analyzing the health of the state’s wastewater treatment systems. According to the...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Editor’s Note: New businesses are springing up all over Sandpoint this summer, and here at the Reader, we’re making an effort to introduce them to the community. Are you...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff From humble beginnings as a refurbished military infirmary to its sprawling, modern medical campus, Bonner General Health has come a long way in 70 years. Now it’s time to...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint’s plan for Canada geese management has escalated into a full-blown controversy. Opponents filled the Sandpoint City Council public comment period Wednesday night to push back...
