Scary stories from the Reader staff
The Hound of the Hagavilles
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Growing up in the hinterlands of Bonner County, there was no reason to lean into decorating the front of our …
The Hound of the Hagavilles
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Growing up in the hinterlands of Bonner County, there was no reason to lean into decorating the front of our …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staf
The Bonner County board of commissioners met with the planning department and members of the public Oct. 23 to hear a proposal from Schweitzer Mountain …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County board of commissioners voted Oct. 29 to pare down the county’s 60 credit cards, which are spread out across multiple departments, with …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The public flooded into the Oct. 15 Bonner County board of commissioners meeting to witness what could have been the final step in achieving the …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Some news is a pleasure to share. This is that kind of news.
The Reader was one of 205 small, local newspapers across the nation …
By Zach Hagadone
and Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
About 60 people gathered Oct. 15 at the Sandpoint High School auditorium to hear contenders for the District 1 Bonner County commissioner …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Philosophers and science fiction writers preach that humanity is an inherently selfish race. I suppose they’re right, in a way.
Hurricane Milton follows on the …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The rise in xenophobia in the U.S. has opened the door for a range of stereotypes to step into the spotlight — including the renewed …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
One of Sandpoint’s favorite community gathering spaces, Evans Brothers Coffee, will swing open its doors Saturday, Sept. 28 for a 15th-anniversary party — and everyone’s …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Yellow Room — a therapeutic community space seeking to make wellness accessible to everyone — will host a fundraising party Friday, Sept. 27 at …
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