To build a train bridge
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
After years of project proposals, permit applications, public hearings and no small amount of controversy, North Idahoans are noticing that work has progressed apace on …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
After years of project proposals, permit applications, public hearings and no small amount of controversy, North Idahoans are noticing that work has progressed apace on …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
I walked into the water up to my ankles and heard that all-too-familiar voice in my head: “What are you thinking?”
The voice is familiar …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
When I brought my then-girlfriend (now-wife of almost 14 years) to Sandpoint for the first time in 2002 or thereabouts, she said that my childhood …
By Reader Staff
Lake Pend Oreille sat just below 2,058 feet above sea level on May 20, keeping with predictions the Army Corps of Engineers shared earlier in the month …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Current measurements are pointing toward a typical spring runoff and refill for Lake Pend Oreille, according to the Army Corps of Engineers — information the …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is warning boaters on Lake Pend Oreille to be aware of new bendway weirs in the Clark Fork Delta.…
By Reader Staff
The Idaho fishing record books better make room for the spunk and creativity of 8-year-old Sandpoint girl Sophie Egizi, who reeled in a new catch-and-release record for …
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Since Burlington Northern-Santa Fe announced plans in the spring of 2017 to begin pursuing permits for building a second rail bridge to …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Lake Pend Oreille will remain at summer pool through Sept. 18, after which the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will start a gradual drawdown until …
By Shannon Williamson
Reader Columnist
Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper turned 10 this past January and we didn’t even get to go to Triple Play. Instead, we’re going to memorialize this …
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