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 ...

By Ben Olson Reader Staff When the iconic Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia died in the summer of 1995, a light went out in the world. However, Deadheads have kept his spirit alive ...

By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The green-thumbed students at Lake Pend Oreille High School have been giving back to the community by building and maintaining gardens of all shapes and sizes — even ...

Bonner County voters went to the polls May 20 in an election that featured no candidates for local offices, but did include a number of taxing district levies — including in the West Bonner County ...

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 ...

A few months back, while I was doing some research on Meyer lemons, I found several stories about Frank Meyer. I was intrigued and had to learn more. After some additional research, I found the most ...

By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The First Judicial Court of Idaho ruled June 6 to vacate the conditional use permit for a recreational facility that the Bonner County board of commissioners granted ...

Of all the Star Wars properties outside the three big trilogies, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) has always stood out as particularly superb. In my personal ranking, it’s up there with The Empire ...

By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff About six months after opening the doors to the James E. Russell Sports Center, city officials reported May 28 that the facility is running at a deficit of ...

There have been numerous headlines in the past five years centered on a confusing subject: The world seems to be running out of sand. How could this be when it’s literally everywhere? Our town is ...

By Brenden Bobby Reader Contributor If you grew up around here, you likely learned a bit about steam locomotives during Pacific Northwest History class in high school. Since at least the 1890s, the ...

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, ...