Counterfeit bills reported in Sandpoint
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
A wave of counterfeit $20 bills have been reported in various locations around Sandpoint and Sagle.
The first reports of the fake bills came Saturday …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
A wave of counterfeit $20 bills have been reported in various locations around Sandpoint and Sagle.
The first reports of the fake bills came Saturday …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
There’s a delicate balance to strike when taking over a long-standing Sandpoint tradition.
Kelli Burt and Emma Stanford are well aware of that balance, so …
By Cameron Barnes
Reader Staff
If you need to stock up on storage or canning veggies, now is your last chance to get the best goods for your Ball jars.…
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Sandpoint council members reformed the city’s noise ordinance Wednesday night, the latest in a series of efforts to clamp down on public disturbances.
Significantly more …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
‘Tis the season and, at last, our summer is complete. The Corn Man, Jim Cadnum, has arrived. Our anticipation is so great that, though …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
For a provocateur, Scott Herndon is unexpectedly calm and articulate.
Sporting a long beard and speaking in a measured tone, he communicates philosophical ideas that, …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Farmers’ Market fans fed up by anti-abortion protesters are seeking the city’s help to remove them.
Although it wasn’t on the council agenda, about a …
By Nancy Foster Renk
Reader Contributor
It was a warm spring morning, the first Saturday in May, and I heard the marimba music several blocks away.
The joyful sounds drew …
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