Lawmakers rally for truckers
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A bipartisan effort by state legislators is under way on behalf of truck drivers facing charges for hauling industrial hemp.
Reps. Ilana Rubel, D-Boise, and …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A bipartisan effort by state legislators is under way on behalf of truck drivers facing charges for hauling industrial hemp.
Reps. Ilana Rubel, D-Boise, and …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
With the East Bonner County Library District offering bigger facilities and more services than ever, the leadership of its board of trustees is similarly expanded. …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Priest River Elementary students had an assembly day last Friday that encouraged them to shoot for the stars — or at least planetary orbit.
Teacher …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Educators in West Bonner County School District are hoping the second time is the charm for a $3 million-per-year supplemental levy.
The levy proposal, which …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A battle between a local couple and the city of Sandpoint over a rezoning request continues to unfold following a Wednesday night council meeting.
According …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Alex Elkin doesn’t view his comedy in glamorous terms.
The Oregon-based comic sees what he does as a daily grind just like most other jobs. …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The Pend Oreille Hospital District Board of Trustees election has typically not drawn much attention in the past. A taxing district that manages the distribution …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Idaho state agencies are rushing against the clock to ensure their administrative rules remain in order before a Friday deadline.
The Associated Press reports that …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
For the last several years, local music venue The Hive opened only a few days a year for a handful of shows from touring bands.…
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
With the spring weather (hopefully) here to stay, North Idaho’s produce growers are readying their harvests for the first day of the Sandpoint Farmers’ Market.…
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