Council will continue with Memorial Field project
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint City Council held a virtual meeting Wednesday, April 1 at 5:30 with a sparse agenda.
Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad recognized that he had …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint City Council held a virtual meeting Wednesday, April 1 at 5:30 with a sparse agenda.
Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad recognized that he had …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Don Carter has seen a lot change in Sandpoint in the 42 years he’s worked as the chief building inspector for the city. He’s gone …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint City Council held a special meeting Wednesday, March 25 at 5:30 p.m. to consider an ordinance granting Mayor Shelby Rognstad “emergency powers to …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint City Council unanimously approved Mayor Shelby Rognstad’s declaration of local emergency March 18 — the last day the body will meet in person …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
An upcoming hearing in The Festival at Sandpoint weapons ban lawsuit is seeing a new date, as legal counsel for the city accepted Bonner County’s …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Since late January, Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad has found himself on the receiving end of dozens of phone calls and emails from gun rights proponents …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint hosted several open houses on the Parks Master Plan ahead of a workshop Jan. 15 at the regular City Council meeting, …
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners voted for a “limited release of information” in response to a public records request from the Reader regarding legal …
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
As this holiday season approaches, I’m incredibly grateful to all of our city staff for their dedication, hard work and professionalism. We are blessed …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint City Council made a number of big decisions at its Dec. 18 meeting, approving a range of land use policy changes related to …
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