By Shelby Rognstad Reader Contributor Last week the city co-hosted the first ever Manufacturer’s Summit here in Sandpoint. Roughly 40 business leaders from the region gathered with a few elected officials and educators to...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The greater Sandpoint region is inching closer to robust high-speed internet options following a series of actions by the Sandpoint City Council on Wednesday. Sandpoint council members approved a...
By Shelby Rognstad Reader Contributor Happy belated new year to all of you readers. As mayor of the city of Sandpoint, I’d like to take this opportunity to give you an update on the...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint is working to inform the public on its parking deal with Kaniksu Health Services. Approved two weeks ago by council members, the agreement to lease...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Downtown parking is about to get a lot more flexible. Starting Aug. 1, three parking lots—the ITD parking lot west of Fifth Avenue, the downtown city parking lot on...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff All’s well that ends well for Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad, who is back home after undergoing surgery for a relatively minor spinal injury. Rognstad sustained the injury while skiing...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff If any symbolic figureheads have emerged in the local debate over refugee resettlement, they’re Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad and Bonner County Commissioner Glen Bailey. Bailey and his fellow commissioners...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Wednesday’s city council meeting saw several changes to Sandpoint’s city government, including a new mayor, a new council president and a farewell to a longtime public servant. Outgoing Mayor...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff It’s been years since Sandpoint City Hall saw a turnout like this Wednesday. About 150 bodies packed the building for the debate over a proposed council resolution welcoming refugees....
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Shelby Rognstad is the mayor elect and Memorial Field is getting new grandstands after a city election characterized by high voter turnout. The 1,788 Sandpoint residents who hit the...
