By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Trees far outnumber people here in North Idaho, and that’s the way residents like it. Still, even though they’re our neighbors — while providing heat, building materials, shade and defining...
By Jane FritzReader Contributor For 48 years, every time I drove east down Oak Street in Sandpoint, I thanked the resplendent heritage Norway maple on the corner of Fourth Avenue for its remarkable beauty...
By Sandy ComptonReader Columnist It’s 4:19 p.m. on the day when “A Few Thoughts” is due, and I’m just getting to it. It’s been on my mind, but my mind has not been coming...
By Erik Bush Reader Contributor As spring deepens its hold on Sandpoint and the days stretch longer under the warming sun, Arbor Day reminds us of one of our community’s greatest assets: our trees....
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint Mayor Jeremy Grimm cast a tiebreaking vote at the Feb. 19 meeting of the Sandpoint City Council, advancing the preliminary design for a reconstructed downtown parking lot —...
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Contributor My favorite trail segment on my favorite trail in my favorite place in the world has been closed. I am heartbroken, despondent even, at what feels like the loss...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff While the detection of spongy moth in Sandpoint recently raised concerns for some, a specialist with the Idaho Department of Lands told the Sandpoint City Council at its Nov....
By Rebecca Holland Reader Contributor Elections have consequences or, as some say, deliver results. After former-Mayor Carrie Logan and much of the fire department’s personnel went on record against City Administrator Stapleton’s tight controls,...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist This topic was suggested by community member, Julie Perchynski. Thanks, Julie! It’s hard to throw a stone in Bonner County without hitting a tree. Though they seem overabundant, they...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Current and former Sandpoint city staff, elected officials, friends and members of the Russell family, as well as representatives of local court sports groups, construction crews and the media...
