Steve Johnson announces bid for Dist. 1 BOCC seat
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Four months ahead of the Tuesday, Nov. 5 general election, the race for Dist. 1 Bonner County commissioner took a turn with the announcement July …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Four months ahead of the Tuesday, Nov. 5 general election, the race for Dist. 1 Bonner County commissioner took a turn with the announcement July …
By Reader Staff
Anyone who has dined out in Sandpoint knows we are lucky to have so many talented local chefs for such a small town. Hosted by the Greater …
By Reader Staff
The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce was pleased to present Marcella Nelson with April’s Volunteer of the Month certificate at its April 8 general membership luncheon.
Every …
By Brenda Hammond
Reader Contributor
The banner at the Chamber of Commerce Visitor’s Center has generated discussion in the community — especially after it was slashed in two, repaired, and …
By Reader Staff
The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the winners of the third annual Holiday Window Decorating Competition. The winners will receive free advertising courtesy …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As with the nation at large, Sandpoint businesses did a thriving trade as the shopping season started in earnest after Thanksgiving 2020 — all that …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Trying to describe the rollout, administration and distribution of funds from the Paycheck Protection Program, national media headlines in recent weeks have been filled with …
By Katherine Greenland
Reader Contributor
There’s something about the human spirit that comes alive in times of duress. Nearly 17 million Americans filed for unemployment in the last three weeks. …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Every year, the Sandpoint City Council goes through a similar routine.
Deep into the process of preparing the city’s finances for the next year, members …
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