Building condemnation puts locals in limbo
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The future of two local Sandpoint businesses and a key downtown property is in limbo after the city of Sandpoint condemned a building located at 330 North First Ave. ...
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Forty-foot statue bound for Jamaica
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff An art project that could go as far as Jamaica and New York City is getting its start in Ponderay. Local man Don Frost is carving a giant redwood...
Animal shelter to pursue dog park project
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The longstanding effort to establish a local dog park just got $25,000 closer to reality. Panhandle Animal Shelter Executive Director Mandy Evans announced this week the organization was awarded...
U of I brings organic agricultural center to Sandpoint
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A host of new programs are coming to Sandpoint following the University of Idaho’s new property for an organic agricultural center. Thanks to the acquisition of the 48-acre Sandpoint...
Downtown construction making progress
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Despite the poor air quality, construction work along Cedar and Oak streets is on schedule and on budget. This week, workers will finish installation of the stormwater piping and...
Sandpoint council OKs $44.5 million budget
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Sandpoint City Council approved a budget Wednesday night with total expenditures amounting to $44,538,939. The final budget is the result of months of work, with additional fine-tuning in...
Sandpoint shooting victim identified
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The victim in a shooting at the Meandering Moose last week has been identified, while the suspect remains at large. According to the city, Blas Salvador Alonzo “Duke” Dias,...
Historic Brown House demolished
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Brown House – the former home of Jim and Jean Brown, who once owned Schweitzer Mountain Resort and substantial land holdings in Bonner County – was demolished Wednesday...
Shooting suspect still at large
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A man is dead of a gunshot wound and a suspect is still at large following an altercation at the Meandering Moose on Monday night. Police are seeking the...
Wasterwater plant site to stay put
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Sandpoint wastewater treatment plant will remain at its existing location following a City Council decision Wednesday. Seeking to implement upgrades — and the resultant utility fee increases —...
