The Long Bridge Swim turns 30
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Swimmers will dive into Lake Pend Oreille on Saturday, Aug. 2, at 9 a.m., adding their names to 30 years of history as this year’s annual Long Bridge Swim kicks...
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City of Sandpoint seeking input on wastewater plant reconstruction project
Officials considering an $80M-$130M bond measure in Nov. to fund the work By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Sandpoint City Hall is soliciting public feedback on the long-running effort to reconstruct the wastewater treatment plant through...
Carry on, Kansas
An interview with the iconic rock band scheduled to play the Festival at Sandpoint By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff With nine gold albums, three multi-platinum albums, two platinum albums and hits like “Dust in the...
Visiting Peggy
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff I hold my dog, Peggy, in my dreams. She passed away suddenly in June after 15 years on this Earth. I was lucky enough to spend 12 of those years...
BOCC moves forward with Admin Building renovations, county named in RICO lawsuit
Business meeting interrupted by ‘Zoom bomber’ By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County board of commissioners voted July 22 to move forward with tentative plans to change the layout of the Bonner County Administration...
Festival Memories
Ben, Zach and Soncirey reminisce about the Festival at Sandpoint ‘The best bar in town’By Zach Hagadone I wrote about a few of my Festival at Sandpoint memories in 2020 — in the onset...
Sideboob and Thrown-Out Bones headline Sandpoint Pride
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The main stage of the fifth annual Sandpoint Pride Celebration at the Granary (513 Oak St.) will host two electrifying bands to close out the day’s festivities on Saturday,...
Bonner County crime rate dropped in 2024
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Idaho State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification recently released its annual Crime in Idaho Report for 2024, showing a decrease in crime in 32 of 44 Idaho counties...
BoCo Zoning Commission recommends approval of Deerfield Subdivision preliminary plat
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Bonner County Zoning Commission held a public hearing June 26 to discuss the preliminary plat for the proposed Deerfield Subdivision, which would create 24 lots on approximately 32.67...
BOCC asks Sandpoint, Dover, Kootenai, East Hope to redraw area of impact maps
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Bonner County board of commissioners held a special meeting June 16 to consider seven new area of impact map proposals for the cities of Sandpoint, Dover, Kootenai, Ponderay,...
