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Solar Roadways installation nearly complete

By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The first ever public demonstration of Solar Roadways is only a week away. Sandpoint city officials announced this week that the much-anticipated debut will take place Friday, Sept. 30,...

Litehouse announces $6.2 million expansion

By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Litehouse’s production facility on Ella Avenue is about to get a lot bigger, and it’s bringing new jobs along with it. Company officials announced this week that it will...

A man of the seasons:

By Ben Olson Reader Staff Inspiration can be found anywhere, but for acclaimed pianist George Winston, the changing seasons of his native Montana sparked a creative inspiration that has followed him over the past...

‘The Longest Journey’

By Reader Staff The Bonner County History Museum and Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness are proud to present an evening lecture with local historian and author Jack Nisbet on Oct. 1. The topic of...

Gardening with Laurie:

By Laurie Brown Reader Columnist The days are noticeably shorter, the geese are flying south and there is a different feel to the air. It’s still officially summer, but autumn is coming on fast....

Why do leaves change color in the fall?

By Ben Olson Reader Staff With the cooler temperatures of late, evidence of fall is everywhere. This time of year, the leaves of deciduous trees begin their magical transformation—exploding in a phalanx of autumnal...

Something is left after the fires of 2015

By Sandy Compton Reader Contributor For three quarters of a mile upstream from where the South Fork of Ross Creek enters the Middle Fork in the proposed Scotchman Peaks Wilderness was a dark cathedral...