The heart over Hope
By Ben OlsonReader Staff One of the saving graces of my life is owning a sailboat. I bought it with my buddy Jake Hagadone (brother to Reader Editor-in-Chief Zach Hagadone) about five years ago;...
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Local artists finish mural on wall at Hope Bridge
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When the world gives you graffiti, make art. After Hope resident Kathleen Huntley began noticing more frequent incidents of graffiti on the prominent wall beside the Hope Bridge, she...
It takes two
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff With big life changes often comes a hankering for a new challenge. This is true for Hope residents Kathy and Denny Gorup, who launched head first into life as...
Carpenter sentenced in Ramey killing
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Judith M. Carpenter pled guilty to second-degree murder on May 25, putting an end to nearly two years of court proceedings since her 2019 arrest in connection to the...
James Henry Towles of Hope
By Nancy Foster Renk Reader Contributor Hope was a relatively new town when James Henry Towles arrived there no later than 1901. The Northern Pacific laid tracks across the Idaho Panhandle in 1881-1882 and...
The artists in repose
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Edward Kienholz has been waiting 25 years for his driver. The world-renowned artist was buried in his 1940 Packard Coupe on Howe Mountain in Hope after his death in...
At the Root of it all
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Looking to buy some property in Hope in 2002, Jackie Henrion and her husband spent a night at Hotel Hope. The building, which was constructed circa 1897, houses an...
Strong Creek Bridge to remain closed through mid-July
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Strong Creek Bridge in Hope will remain inaccessible to cars over the upcoming holiday, as crews work to completely replace the nearly century-old structure. Original estimates of a...
Pearl Island: From family homestead to island for the people
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The view from the Jamieson’s dining room table is familiar but still breathtaking. Beyond the curtains and glass lies Lake Pend Oreille, sprawled out beneath the Hope hillside. Punctuating...
Strong Cr. Bridge to be replaced
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The nearly century-old bridge over Strong Creek in Hope is slated for replacement in coming weeks — a project that will alter travel through the area into the summer...
