By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Sandpoint loves its dog-friendly businesses, but more rigorous enforcement of Idaho law may exclude eating and drinking establishments from that category. Up until recently, businesses like MickDuff’s Beer Hall...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Cougar Fire made substantial moves over the weekend, as the blaze jumped Lightning Creek headed northeast and tripled in size. The fire, located five miles east of Hope,...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Brown House – the former home of Jim and Jean Brown, who once owned Schweitzer Mountain Resort and substantial land holdings in Bonner County – was demolished Wednesday...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff It’s been a tumultuous year and a half since U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R) sat down with the Reader shortly before the inauguration of President Donald Trump. He dropped...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff In a honor described as long overdue, Sandpoint native Jerry Kramer was inducted last week into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. With a Green Bay Packers career that...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A man is dead of a gunshot wound and a suspect is still at large following an altercation at the Meandering Moose on Monday night. Police are seeking the...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The July 27 lightning storm started 93 fires across the Coeur d’Alene Interagency Dispatch Zone, with 11 growing to be greater than five acres, totaling around 1,500 acres, the...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Cougar Fire, located five miles east of Hope and just north of Porcupine Lake, is an estimated 700 acres as of Monday and continuing to burn in rugged...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Sandpoint wastewater treatment plant will remain at its existing location following a City Council decision Wednesday. Seeking to implement upgrades — and the resultant utility fee increases —...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Festival at Sandpoint officials are hoping to make 2018 the safest and most convenient festival year to date. This year, event organizers are introducing security screenings to better ensure...
