Mayor Rognstad sworn in for second term
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Mayor Shelby Rognstad stood Dec. 26 for his swearing in as mayor of Sandpoint — the first second-term Sandpoint mayor in almost 50 years.
“It’s …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Mayor Shelby Rognstad stood Dec. 26 for his swearing in as mayor of Sandpoint — the first second-term Sandpoint mayor in almost 50 years.
“It’s …
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners voted for a “limited release of information” in response to a public records request from the Reader regarding legal …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Owing to the holidays, the Sandpoint City Council won’t convene for its regular meeting until Thursday, Jan. 2, when Council members Andy Groat, Kate McAlister …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
A bombshell report conducted by independent firm Rampart Group LLC Investigators for the Washington House of Representatives and released Dec. 19 describes eastern Washington Republican …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The next step in the ongoing legal challenge to a proposed asphalt plant in Sagle is in the hands of Second District Court Judge Jeff …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County District Court Judge Barbara Buchanan granted another continuance Dec. 16 in the case of Judith Carpenter, the Coeur d’Alene woman accused of murdering …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Longtime Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness staffer and bull of the woods Sandy Compton announced his retirement from the organization, effective at the end of …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
When Panhandle Special Needs, Inc. employees took Spokane Teachers Credit Union representatives on a tour of their facilities earlier this week, no one knew the …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Board of Bonner County Commissioners voted unanimously Dec. 18 to amend county code regarding commercial and residential recreational vehicle use. However, the residential portion …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Festival at Sandpoint hosted its annual membership meeting Dec. 10, drawing a modest crowd to MickDuff’s Beer Hall.
“I thought we’d have a record …
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