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 for everyone. Here are...
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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 week from Main Street...
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 justify permitting a project...
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 a.m. to the afternoon...
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 phone app Wednesday designed...
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 her. She moved to...
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 of this year. The...
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 ago, which led to...
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 want to miss the...
Avista merger hearing draws mostly opposition
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Reasons not to support the merger between Avista Utilities and Canada-based Hydro One dominated the Idaho Public Utility Commission’s public hearing Wednesday evening. PUC commissioners Paul Kjellander and Eric...
