City Hall takes in updates on major projects
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Sandpoint City Council heard a number of updates on ongoing, big-ticket projects at its regular March 19 meeting, queuing up a busy season going into April and beyond....
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Dist. 1 lawmakers Sauter, Woodward attend Sandpoint town hall
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Idaho District 1 Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint, and Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, gathered with constituents March 15 for what may be the last local town hall of the 2025...
Sandpoint takes first step toward shrinking area of impact
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint is looking to reduce its area of impact — shrinking the region for potential future expansion to a total of three square miles and limited...
Dumb of the week
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Perhaps, in a decade or two, we’ll look back on this time period and shake our heads softly, saying, “It was a strange time to be alive.” But, to...
‘Hey, Rube’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff When I was a cub reporter at the Associated Press, stationed in the bowels of the pre-renovation Idaho Capitol, circa 2003, we had a CRT TV bolted to a...
Parking plan moving forward with business outreach
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint City Hall is moving forward with the development of its new parking management plan, with March described as “business outreach month.” Community Planning and Development Director Jason Welker...
City Hall begins process for Phase 3 of downtown revitalization
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The third phase of a long-running downtown revitalization project is entering its beginning stages, with Sandpoint Construction Manager Erik Bush and Public Works Director Holly Ellis giving a presentation...
Idaho journalism ‘shield law’ clears Senate committee
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff A bill protecting Idaho journalists from being forced to divulge confidential source material is one step closer to Gov. Brad Little’s desk, after members of the Senate Judiciary and...
ITD announces changes to U.S. 95 project, moves design into ‘proposed action’ phase
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Idaho Transportation Department has again revised its plan for rebuilding a six-mile corridor of U.S. Highway 95 from Dufort Road to Lakeshore Drive, which marks a finalized “preferred...
Local school leaders respond to gov’s signing of ‘school choice’ H.B. 93
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed House Bill 93 into law Feb. 27, providing $50 million of public money to support payments of between $5,000 and $7,500 toward tuition at...
