By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It will be another summer season without lifeguards manning the stands at City Beach, with officials citing “the demographic and shifting employment environment over the …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint City Council welcomed a new member April 17 with the confirmation of Rick Howarth to fill the seat left vacant by former-Council President …
By Sandpoint Mayor Jeremy Grimm
Reader Contributor
Since my inauguration on Jan. 3, 2024, transitioning into the mayorship has been a journey of adaptation and transformation. Amid the typical challenges …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The developers of a mountain bike park slated to break ground in Sagle on May 1 were met with a capacity crowd April 17 when …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Idaho Supreme Court justices ruled unanimously in June 2023 that the Festival at Sandpoint had the right to ban firearms on city-owned War Memorial Field …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Panhandle Special Needs, Inc. has been given notice by the city that its lease will not be renewed when it expires 2033, and will then …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint will have a new Community Planning and Development director as early as Monday, April 8, after Mayor Jeremy Grimm announced March …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Members of the Sandpoint City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission again gathered March 13 for a joint working session to go “chapter by chapter” …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint Parks and Recreation Department hosted an open house March 13 to display the chosen court layout for the James E. Russell Sports Center …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
A Sandpoint business owner has filed a tort claim against the city of Sandpoint five months after a police raid on her business has yet …
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