Week 1 of the Festival at Sandpoint
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Festival at Sandpoint returns Thursday, July 25 for its 41st annual concert series, featuring a host of performers whose music runs the gamut from …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Festival at Sandpoint returns Thursday, July 25 for its 41st annual concert series, featuring a host of performers whose music runs the gamut from …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Growing up in Memphis, Tenn., and later moving to Nashville, Drew Holcomb has been steeped in regional musical traditions his whole life.
“I grew up …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint has ended its eight-year stint with a city administrator form of government, as City Council members voted 5-1 on July 17 to eliminate the …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
There is no known motive for the alleged arson that destroyed the Army Surplus 1 store on July 4, but that hasn’t stopped many commentators …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
There’s an old saying declaring the news is the “first rough draft of history.” Day by day and week by week, journalists keep track of …
By Soncirey Mitchell and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Candidates for District 1 and District 3 Bonner County commissioner seats joined contenders for Bonner County sheriff at a community forum April …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
As baseball player Pete Rose once said: “It’s a round bat and a round ball, and you got to hit it square.”
An eclipse is …
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 …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Civility governing interactions between the public and staff at City Hall, as well as decorum at public meetings, are at the core of a new …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Weeks of controversy have roiled the West Bonner County School District, as its trustees have hosted a number of charged public board meetings related to …
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