By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County’s lawsuit against the city of Sandpoint regarding The Festival at Sandpoint’s weapons policy is tentatively set to see a courtroom in late May, marking the latest development...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff North Idaho’s own Mill Town Distillery, which is known for producing artisan spirits from grain grown on a small farm in Dover, is adding to its resume by stepping...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Since at least early March, the coronavirus pandemic has proved to be a stress test for every aspect of American life — no more so than for the nation’s...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Idaho Department of Labor reported April 14 that it had received 77,430 claims for unemployment benefits over the course of three weeks — more than it handled in...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Idaho Governor Brad Little announced April 15 that the statewide stay-at-home order would remain in place for another two weeks, extending to Thursday, April 30, at which time the...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Somewhere on the dark, quiet streets of south Sandpoint, Wentworth the cat is on the prowl, searching for another pair of flip-flops to steal. The sandal-stealing feline, owned by...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Residents of the west Sandpoint neighborhood comprised of Madison Avenue, Willow Drive and Lincoln Avenue turned out en masse Sept. 3 to oppose a 15-unit, multi-family development planned for...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Six months after a fire ripped through the buildings at 202 and 204 N. First Ave., destroying four businesses in downtown Sandpoint, signs of life will soon return to...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Sandpoint City Administrator Jennifer Stapleton confirmed Aug. 14 that the University of Idaho has begun sales negotiations regarding the university’s property on North Boyer in Sandpoint. “I know that...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad is no stranger to hate mail — or hateful robocalls, for that matter. Even before he won election in 2015, Rognstad was made the subject...
