Legendary local brews
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff After years of working for other people, Chris and Stephanie Wiens decided to become captains of their own ship — one with a host of delicious local beers and...
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Ponderay announces purchase of lakefront property extending the Bay Trail
By Susan Drumheller Reader Contributor The city of Ponderay announced Dec. 22 plans to use local option tax revenue to purchase waterfront property, expanding public access to Lake Pend Oreille. At 2 p.m. on...
Ponderay Neighbor Day seeking vendors for Sept. event
By Reader Staff The city of Ponderay is calling for vendors for the fourth annual Ponderay Neighbor Day, a community event planned for Saturday, Sept. 19 at Ponderay’s “Harbison Field” behind the Hoot Owl...
No federal dollars for Ponderay railroad underpass — this time
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s good news-bad news for the city of Ponderay and Friends of the Pend d’Oreille Bay Trail. Residents approved the city’s 1% local option sales tax Nov. 5 —...
Momentum builds for Bay Trail underpass
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The images are blurry and no faces are visible, but it’s clear what people are doing: two are hauling a kayak, one has an inner tube slung over his...
‘Planting our crop’: The city of Ponderay makes its case for the Field of Dreams
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff When Ponderay voters go to the polls on Nov. 5, among the items they’ll be asked to consider is whether the city should institute a local option tax —...
Open house series on rec access in Ponderay
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The city of Ponderay is fronting a ballot measure Nov. 5 asking voters whether they approve of a five-year, 1% local option tax to help pay for two major,...
Ponderay candidates lay out positions
Ponderay city council candidates lay out their positions for the 2017 election
Gov. Otter makes Ponderay Capital for a Day
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter fielded the concerns of North Idaho citizens Thursday, Oct. 19, when Ponderay had its turn as Idaho’s Capital for a Day. Otter said Capital...
Hitting the road:
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff If a major part of growing up is moving out of the parents’ house, then SPOT just hit its stride. The bus system, which launched in 2011 as a...
