First coronavirus case reported in Idaho
By Ben Olson Reader Staff *Updated 3:50 p.m. Gov. Brad Little announced Friday at 3 p.m. that Idaho had reported its first positive test results for the coronavirus. Gov. Little is expected to give...
Tagged: sandpoint
City opening bids for Memorial Field project
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff While the project to remake War Memorial Field has been a local conversation point for months, it hasn’t yet made the leap from the drawing board into reality. The...
City, contractor to host public info session on renewed downtown street construction
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s almost the beginning of construction season in Sandpoint, and that means work on Phase II of the Downtown Revitalization Project is about to ramp up once more. Contractor...
Judge denies county motion to halt Festival gun suit
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Kootenai County District Court Judge Lansing L. Haynes denied a motion Feb. 25 from Bonner County to stay its lawsuit against the city of Sandpoint, which challenges the Festival...
Full house
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Panida Board of Directors received some homework Feb. 19, as about 25 community members attended its monthly meeting — the most that Chairman Robert Moore reported ever seeing...
‘The saloon will never come back’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It is a well known fact that Sandpoint’s early history was rough and tumble. When researchers excavated the original townsite on the Sand Creek peninsula preceding work on the...
City, consultants hear public feedback on Memorial Field changes
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint and consultant firm Bernardo Wills Architects hosted a public workshop Nov. 25 on the future design of War Memorial Field. The gathering at City Hall...
October surprise(s)
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Political reporters have long called it an “October surprise” — a piece of news coming on the verge of an election with the potential to alter its outcome. Typically...
Festival Board addresses season of challenges
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s safe to say 2019 has been the most challenging in the Festival at Sandpoint’s history. A beloved local institution for 37 years, it has drawn iconic acts like...
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. Because Idaho ranks next...
