LPOSD to oppose indefinite levy challenge
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Contributor
A supplemental school levy has been in place since Lake Pend Oreille School District became its own district in 1999, requiring administrators to return to …
Category: Education
‘This is totally doable’
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
When Reclaim Idaho launched in the summer of 2017, the grassroots group hung its hat on three missions: strong public schools, protected public lands and …
‘Clean’ external audit report for LPOSD and update on accountability
By Tom Albertson
Reader Contributor
As we approach Nov. 5, Election Day, it is timely for me to share with you the financial accountability report presented at the Oct. 22 …
Welcome to the Zombie Nest
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
When learning to create art with papier-mâché, most recall building piñatas in grade school. Randy Wilhelm’s art students at Lake Pend Oreille High School have …
From the Senate to the schools
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
It seems Idaho’s longest-serving female senator won’t have to give up her passion for improving the state’s public education system anytime soon.
Idaho Gov. Brad …
Finding power in story
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Few things empower a person like being given the tools and confidence to tell their story.
The Johnson-O’Malley film program strives to do just that …
Sandpoint Teen Center reopens in two locations
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
For the past 15 years, the Sandpoint Teen Center has provided a nurturing, safe and fun environment for area teenagers. In 2018, the building that …
Starting high school
By Dinah Rawson
Reader Contributor
I’m starting classes at Sandpoint High School next week and, honestly, I’m terrified. There is so much pressure we face as teenagers — from the …
To Priest River and beyond
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Former astronaut Barbara Morgan and Priest River Elementary teacher Chris Naccarato share a dream of space. But that’s not the thing they have in common …
2019 Live Your Dreams Scholarship recipient: ‘I want to affect other people’
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
One question above all stood out to Curtis Hauck when he neared the end of high school: What do I want my life to be?…
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Live Music, the Summer Sampler, the Art Party, Monarch Grind, the Sandpoint Renaissance Faire, and more! See the full list of events in the 