Notes in the margin
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 program. It’s a grant/scholarship...
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Local wildfires prompt aggressive approach
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 five miles up Lightning...
Fore before the Fourth
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 the chance to kick...
‘A friendly place to do business’
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 gas,” estimates lifetime local...
Ski bums and cowboys
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 display at Chapman Springs...
Johnson Creek closed over winter for restoration project
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 Delta Restoration Project Phase...
Where community and coffee collide
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 of us — roaster...
Mosquito Creek Rd wildfire contained
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 spread to wildfire status...
Drennen’s journey
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff When Dustin Drennen says he’s about to tell you the “short version” of how he ended up as a musician and writer practicing his craft in Clark Fork, it’s...
Fidelity and Family
By Toni Kolb Reader Contributor I think back on my fluctuating childhood and smile. The ups and downs — it was a journey of memory making. I remember the seasons of beans and rice...
