Mayor’s Roundtable: The real story on education
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
Speaking with many of the leading employers in our region, I know that the number-one challenge for local business recruitment and retention is education. …
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Halloween Happenings
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
From kids to kids at heart, there’s plenty going on around Sandpoint over the weekend and into next week to make this spooky season memorable …
Sewer work enters home stretch
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Heavy construction machinery made its way to Cedar Street this week as the sewer lateral replacement progressed in downtown Sandpoint.
First Avenue was closed this …
Smelter naysayers dominate EIS hearing
By Susan Drumheller
Reader Contributor
Hundreds of people turned out to raise heartfelt, serious questions about plans for a silicon smelter in Newport Wednesday evening, challenging Washington State regulators to …
Paving begins on Cedar Street
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Despite rain postponing work, the Cedar Street construction project is nearing its final phases with paving this week.
Cedar Street closed to motorists from 6 …
City rolls out app to boost citizen engagement
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Before long, the full scope of Sandpoint’s city services will be available with a few taps on a touch screen.
City officials unveiled a new …
Sandpoint local talks about the ‘Hub’ and pioneering in North Idaho
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
Amanda Ott serves coffee at Evans Brothers and has been serving in Sandpoint on and off the last decade, which was how I connected with …
An interview with: Phillip Phillips
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Phillip Phillips came onto the music scene after winning “American Idol” in 2012, and has since recorded three albums, the latest being “Collateral” in January …
Crowd protests immigration policy at courthouse
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Crowds gathered in hundreds of separate rallies across the nation to protest the policy toward undocumented immigrations implemented by the Trump administration nearly two months …
Fourth of July in Sandpoint
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
As is the case every year, the Sandpoint Lions Club has worked hard to prepare an unforgettable Fourth of July.
Parents with young kids won’t …
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