A grand celebration of music
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Music Conservatory at Sandpoint (MCS) is about to spread its wings a bit.
The acclaimed organization dedicated to all things music will now occupy …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Music Conservatory at Sandpoint (MCS) is about to spread its wings a bit.
The acclaimed organization dedicated to all things music will now occupy …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A car accident last week left one employee of Litehouse Foods dead and another hospitalized.
Katherine Stelzer, 61, died at the scene and Zualita L. …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
If there’s one persistent bugaboo in city policy, it’s downtown parking.
With many conflicting interests at play from downtown business owners to employees to pedestrians …
By Jim Ramsey
Reader Staff
When Tamarack Aerospace Group announced last month the first customer installation of its “ATLAS” active winglet system, it served notice that it is a major …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Sixteen graduating seniors met Wednesday at the Columbia Bank Building to receive scholarships from the Community Assistance League (CAL).
For graduate Nate Dillon, the scholarship …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
It’s time to lace up those running shoes and hit the trail—the Pend d’Oreille Bay Trail, to be exact—for the 4th Annual Bay Trail Fun …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Most people want to feel like they’re a productive member of society regardless of the challenges in their way. That sense is exactly want locally …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
If you want to compliment a pilot around here, you could do a lot worse than saying, “You fly like a girl.”
For a small …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Sequoya Cross may just own—quite literally—the hottest company in North Idaho, but a lot of people still have no idea
“I’ll wear a shirt that …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
It won’t be long before visitors to Jeff Jones Town Square will be taking a step into the future.
The city of Sandpoint announced Friday …
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