Council preview
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff While the agenda for the Wednesday, July 3 meeting of the Sandpoint City Council contains no new business, it does feature a number of items related to high-profile projects...
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‘We trust our librarians’: Demonstration shows support for libraries
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff About 70 people gathered July 1 at the Sandpoint branch of the East Bonner County Library to express their support for the library and opposition to House Bill 710,...
County approves altered CUP for Panhandle Bike Ranch in Sagle
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff After six and a half hours of tears, cheers and spirited arguments on June 24, the Bonner County board of commissioners approved an appeal from the Panhandle Bike Ranch,...
Dems rally to support libraries as Idaho’s ‘harmful materials’ bill takes effect
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Librarians around the state have spent a tense several months preparing for House Bill 710 to take effect. The legislation, passed by lawmakers in April and signed into law...
Update on Black Rock cleanup: ‘At this point, there isn’t going to be any movement’
By Reader Staff For the better part of 15 years, the communities of Ponderay, Kootenai and Sandpoint have collaborated to create, sustain and expand the Pend d’Oreille Bay Trail — a 1.5-mile stretch of...
Sandpoint P&Z opens the way for new hotel project at City Beach
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The biggest news to break over Sandpoint in recent months has been the announcement that Whitefish, Mont.-based Averill Hospitality is poised to begin redevelopment at the Best Western Edgewater...
Council to meet June 20 in recognition of Juneteenth
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Proceedings of the Sandpoint City Council will be on Thursday, June 20 — a departure from the usual Wednesday meeting date, due to recognition of the Juneteenth federal holiday...
Sagle, Westside fire districts approve successor joint powers agreement
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It has been a season of dramatic change for the Selkirk Fire service. First came calls for a change in the joint powers agreement leadership in October, followed by...
Panida announces Jim Healey resignation
By Reader Staff The Panida Theater announced the resignation of longtime volunteer and board member Jim Healey on June 7. Healey has filled a number of volunteer roles at the Panida over the...
ITD reconsiders U.S. 95 east alignment bypass in Sagle
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Idaho Transportation Department recently announced that it will not move ahead with the proposed U.S. Highway 95 east alignment bypass in Sagle, which would have expanded the U.S....
