By K.L. Huntley
Reader Contributor
Hats off in gratitude to all the people involved in the Pack River Delta restoration endeavor. The $3.5 million project is a perfect model for …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Communities across Bonner County are coming together under canopies of fireworks to celebrate Independence Day on Thursday, July 4, with each city putting their unique …
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint
Reader Contributor
Later this week, Lt. Gov. Scott Bedke will be in town to talk with our students and school staff about the Idaho Launch …
By Reader Staff
Two lightning-caused fires are currently burning in or near Bonner County, and both are undergoing aggressive attack from fire personnel.
The Bee Top Fire is located about …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Before the Old Fashioned Fourth of July festivities bring the streets of Clark Fork to life on Monday, community members and visitors alike will have …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The Chevron station on the corner of Main Street and Highway 200 in Clark Fork has existed in that spot “since Clark Fork started selling …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Old-time North Idahoans reminisce about the days when hippies and loggers joyously coexisted. Some argue they still do.
A similar symbiotic relationship will be on …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Johnson Creek Access Site in Clark Fork will be closed until approximately April 1, 2020 due to the Idaho Fish and Game’s Clark Fork …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
It’s nearly 80 degrees in the roasting room at Scotchman’s Coffee on a sweltering, early-summer day. The small drum roaster heats up while the three …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Last weekend’s above-average temperatures brought with them Bonner County’s first taste of fire season, as a burn pile on Mosquito Creek Road in Clark Fork …
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
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