‘This is your sled hill’
By Reader Staff Shortly before the final band took the stage at the inaugural SledFest fundraiser on Aug. 26, Kaniksu Land Trust Executive Director Katie Egland Cox made an important announcement to the community...
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Panida raises the roof — literally
By Reader Staff Organizers at the Panida Theater celebrated a major milestone in their years-long, ongoing efforts to improve and maintain the historic downtown institution, announcing Aug. 22 that the theater now has a...
Voters head to the polls Aug. 29 in W. Bonner School District trustee recall election
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Amid ongoing community debate, conversation and organizing, voters in Zones 2 and 4 of the West Bonner County School District will go to the polls Tuesday, Aug. 29 and...
BoCo commission drama reaches boiling point
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The in-fighting that has for months characterized business meetings of the Bonner County board of commissioners reached a higher pitch in the past week, with Commissioner Asia Williams filing...
Crews continue fighting area blazes, with Ridge Creek, Buckskin 2 fires at 15% contained
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Fire bosses provided an update on the Ridge Creek blaze Aug. 16, burning on 3,124 acres 3.5 miles northeast of Hayden Lake in Kootenai County, noting that high temperatures...
Dive in, swim on
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff In 1995, 68 swimmers joined founder Eric Ridgway on the sandy shoreline of Dog Beach to celebrate the completion of the first-ever Long Bridge Swim. Participants took the scenic...
Investigation into alleged fraud at the BoCo Fairgrounds made public
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Bonner County Sheriff’s Office publicized an investigative report and news release July 26 focused on alleged misuse of funds by late-Fairgrounds Director Darcey Smith, who took her own...
BoCo commissioners spar over fairgrounds rezone
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The first hour or so of the regular business meeting of the Bonner County commissioners July 25 proceeded without incident. The Road and Bridge Department earned plaudits for reopening...
A farewell to the Festival tent
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Last year’s concertgoers didn’t know it at the time, but they’d just attended the final show under the Festival at Sandpoint’s iconic white tent. This year marks the Festival’s...
Dover turns 100
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint may be the seat of Bonner County, and therefore capture the lion’s share of attention, but its little sister city Dover is every bit as compelling in its...
