Bonner County Commissioner Asia Williams began the June 24 BOCC business meeting with an announcement that the board had taken action after receiving an alleged threat. “Last week, the board of ...

Dozens of community members — including officials with Lake Pend Oreille School District — gathered June 9 at Sandpoint High School to break ground on the Career Technical Education Center of North ...

By Ben Olson Reader Staff. Four years ago, a few friends who shared a common love for bicycles quietly opened a bike shop in Sandpoint. Tucked behind the Horizon Credit Union between Fourth and Fifth ...

By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff. I wrote a snippet titled, “On a more bitter note…” in the June 12 “Junk Drawer,” wherein I argued that members of my generation are doing the best we can to fix the ...

In the months leading to the infamous 2017 Unite the Right tiki-torch rally in Charlottesville, Va., then-talk radio host Dave Reilly had some messaging-strategy tips for the attendees from the ...

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Want to support independent local journalism? The Sandpoint Reader is our town's local, independent weekly newspaper. "Independent" means that the Reader is locally owned, in a partnership between ...

By Reader Staff. Editor’s note: Kaylee Peterson has been campaigning as a Democrat against Republican U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher since 2022. Amid a swing through 10 counties in Idaho in 10 days, she ...

By May Roberts Reader Contributor. The income tax package approved by the Idaho Legislature during the 2025 session gave huge tax breaks to Idaho’s wealthiest households while leaving behind or ...

On May 9, Bonner County Assessor Grant Dorman — who took office in January — issued his resignation effective Friday, June 2 due to health concerns. On May 23, the Bonner County Republican Central ...

By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff. First responders with Selkirk Fire & Rescue battled a blaze May 27 that grew to include multiple structures and vehicles, as well as about five acres of vegetation, ...

By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff. Editor’s note: Spoilers ahead. As much as it pains me to write this, Season 2 of The Last of Us left me cold. Cold like a mushroom person in the basement of a building ...