By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The hunt for a new Lake Pend Oreille School District Superintendent begins with the announcement that Shawn Woodward is moving to Mead School District in …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Idaho state fire marshals ruled out arson last week in its investigation of the First Avenue fire that gutted historic downtown buildings in February, but …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A Montana District Court judge revoked a state water use permit for the proposed Rock Creek Mine this week in a decision conservationists are hailing …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
With the oceans warming and coral reefs suffering under the new environmental conditions, a group of Sandpoint students are prepared to do something about it.…
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
There’s a little art in everyone, and Aspiring Female Artists of Sandpoint is committed to bringing it out.
The female artist collective is centered around …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
With the modern political era placing increased pressure on journalists, it’s more important than ever to remember why the Fourth Estate matters.
David Barsamian has …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Despite concerns about potential court challenges, Gov. Brad Little signed into law a bill placing additional restrictions on Idaho’s expanded Medicaid access.
The bill mandates …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A staple of local education and entrepreneurship is packing up and heading south.
The Bird Aviation Museum and Invention Center, a museum celebrating America’s great …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Opponents of bills rewriting the rules on ballot initiatives rallied Saturday night at Matchwood Brewing.
Led by grassroots political organization Reclaim Idaho, the rally decried …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
It took the better part of a decade, but Pine Street Woods is officially in the hands of the community.
Kaniksu Land Trust announced last …
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STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
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