County and city argue standing in Festival gun suit
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The original suit surrounding The Festival at Sandpoint’s weapons ban saw some action Aug. 25, as counsel for both Bonner County and the city of …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The original suit surrounding The Festival at Sandpoint’s weapons ban saw some action Aug. 25, as counsel for both Bonner County and the city of …
Kids ran and played ball, some turning cartwheels and kicking up bits of cork in the process, on the new War Memorial Field turf Aug. 7, as city dignitaries milled …
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As Bonner County’s lawsuit against the city of Sandpoint regarding The Festival at Sandpoint’s weapons policy approaches its first birthday, a second …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Kinnikinnick Native Plant Society unveiled a plaque and officially dedicated a new arbor July 21 at a small ceremony.
The arbor was donated by …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Anyone who has kept tabs on the proceedings of the Sandpoint City Council over the past month or so has noticed that the routine business …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The agenda item of greatest interest at the jam-packed July 15 meeting of the Sandpoint City Council revolved around the possibility of mandated mask-wearing in …
By Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Nearly four months after the state of Idaho began responding in earnest to the global COVID-19 pandemic, Sandpoint City Administrator Jennifer Stapleton …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It was another emotionally-charged, marathon meeting of the Sandpoint City Council on July 1, as council members and an overflow crowd navigated two public forum …
By Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint has put out a call to artists in the search for this year’s sculptures for the Silver Box Project.
The first sculptures in …
By Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint is hosting a workshop Thursday, June 18, addressing sidewalks as part of its Multimodal Transportation Master Plan.
According to the city, “The pedestrian …
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