ITD officials share Dist. 1 project details
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Representatives of the Idaho Transportation Department spoke to the Sandpoint Kiwanis on Dec. 18, sharing an update on ITD’s various projects — both ongoing and …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Representatives of the Idaho Transportation Department spoke to the Sandpoint Kiwanis on Dec. 18, sharing an update on ITD’s various projects — both ongoing and …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The last time I went up in a small aircraft from the Sandpoint Airport had to have been sometime between 2001 and 2002. A high-school …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Local emergency crews’ extensive training in aquatic rescues paid off last week when a man and a woman were pulled from the water near the …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A bobcat seeking shelter on the Long Bridge caused a stir Monday, with a Sandpoint Police Department Facebook post on the sighting becoming a minor …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bleeding Hearts Tattoo Emporium has been planning to participate in the “Adopt a Highway Program” for some time, but when shop owner Jon Bates heard …
By Cate Huisman
Reader Contributor
The majority of the denizens who enjoy walking or cycling across the old Long Bridge have no idea how precarious its existence is. It’s not …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A $2.2 million Long Bridge repair project is making progress toward an expected completion early this fall.
According to Idaho Transportation Department resident engineer John …
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