Mad About Science: Raccoons
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
This week’s topic was suggested by Kim Woodruff of Sandpoint Parks and Recreation. Thank you!
Some call the raccoon cute and cuddly. Others call it …
Category: Pets & Animals
Forest specialists are raising awareness of a tussock moth outbreak in North Idaho
By Reader Staff
Forest entomologists wish to spread awareness that portions of North Idaho forests are currently experiencing a tussock moth outbreak.
Why is this important? Some people who come …
Mad About Science
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
If that subhed doesn’t catch your attention, I have no idea what will. Earth has hosted countless giant predators, from the Tyrannosaurus to the Megalodon, …
There’s dogs in them thar hills
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The only thing more fun than jumping into a mountain lake at the end of a grueling North Idaho trail is doing so with your …
Mad About Science: Rats
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Were you to consider every animal that has followed humans throughout the ages, none has been more enduring or relentless than the common rat. You …
Survey results: Most want dogs at City Beach, with restrictions
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Prompted in part by the ongoing debate over how best to manage the goose population at City Beach, the city of Sandpoint floated a survey …
Trail Dispatches: Doggie do’s
By Susan Drumheller
Reader Contributor
The dog days of summer have arrived and with them come the perpetual joys and challenges of socializing and training our beloved pets so they …
In the reign of cats
By PollyAnna
Reader Contributor
In desperate times — or daily times — I’m not above binge-watching a solid stream of cat videos.
Has anyone figured out just why cat videos …
‘He’s just his own man’
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Visitors to Davis Grocery & Mercantile in Hope are sure to notice a Frito Lay box and blanket tucked beneath a table, and a bowl …
It’s a bird, it’s a plane – full of puppies
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A plane touched down at Felts Field in Spokane on May 12, carrying arguably the cutest and most valuable packages possible: puppies destined to become …
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 