Lawyering up
By Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff It has been more than two weeks since Bonner County commissioners voted to proceed with legal action against the city of Sandpoint over the Festival at Sandpoint’s...
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UI property sale approved
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Idaho State Board of Education at its Aug. 29 meeting unanimously approved the sale of the Sandpoint University of Idaho Boyer property for $4 million. The buyer, according...
Trout & About Festival
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Panhandle Chapter of Trout Unlimited will bring two live music performances Saturday, Aug. 31 to Matchwood Brewing — both in the name of protecting bull trout. Shakewell and...
‘I call drag an act of bravery’
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Queen B Drag Shows first took Sandpoint by storm in 2012 in an effort to give members of the local LGBT community a space and a night to call...
County adopts $63M budget
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners adopted a $63 million fiscal year 2020 budget Aug. 26, following two public hearings in which increased revenues, spending and salaries dominated the discussion. Despite budgeted...
Bandwagon: The Hooten Hallers, Aug. 24, Matchwood Brewing
This trio’s outward appearance does nothing to prepare listeners for the hard-hitting sonic experience to come. John Randall’s self-described “demonically-tinged” vocals are wildly powerful. Combined with Andy Rehm’s rock ’n’ roll drumming and Kellie...
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...
Form, function, hustle and tradition
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Beneath a brilliant teal tent at the Saturday Sandpoint Farmers’ Market, Jennah Lucht is combining old-school basket weaving with modern-day needs at her aptly named Cool Bike Baskets business....
County releases 2020 budget, hearings set for Aug. 26
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County released a $63 million proposed 2020 budget Aug. 14, unveiling a $6 million increase over last year’s budget and prompting a conversation about how, when and why...
BoCo EMS pursues grant for Pulse Point alert system
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County Emergency Management Services is pursuing grant funding for a mobile phone alert system designed to speed CPR-certified citizens to the scene of nearby emergencies while first responders...
