By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Efforts to clean up the Kootenai River are ongoing after three locomotive engines and six rail cars jumped the track Jan. 1, with crews focused on removing one remaining...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff When it comes to finding a monumental way to help your neighbors, all it takes is a spark. In the case of Firewood Rescue, that spark was Paul Krames....
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff From writing No. 1 radio hits to earning recognition as performers in their own right, Thom Shepherd and Coley McCabe have seen every side of the country music scene. ...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Judith Carpenter, the Coeur d’Alene woman accused of shooting and killing 79-year-old Hope resident Shirley Ramey in 2017, pleaded not guilty Jan. 13 to a charge of first-degree murder....
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Working toward its mission to help local artists broaden their reach, the Pend Oreille Arts Council is again facilitating the Northern Stars Rising competition — a battle of musical...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Railroad and environmental officials are working to contain a fuel spill in the Kootenai River after a train derailed into the waterway Jan. 1. Burlington Northern-Santa Fe officials said...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The new year is sure to bring plenty of new tunes to love. Here are some picks from an insatiable consumer of music who came of age to the...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Book in hand, bedside lamp on, dog curled up on my legs — this is my bedtime routine. My nearly 2-year-old border heeler, Mac, forms a tightly-wound ball with...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Priest River native Jeff Connolly will again be running for District 2 Bonner County commissioner in 2020. Connolly told the Reader on Dec. 31 that he looks forward to...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Pend Oreille Public Utility District issued a letter and refund Dec. 11 to PacWest Silicon CEO Jayson Tymko, terminating the agreement meant to provide power to the proposed...
