Congressman Russ Fulcher sits down for a Reader interview
By Reader Staff
Publisher’s note: Congressman Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, came to the Sandpoint Reader offices on April 23 for an interview, but we didn’t have enough space to run the …
Category: Politics
Army Corps will close Springy Point campground due to ‘limited staff’
By Reader Staff
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced the closure of Springy Point Recreation Area on April 29, as well as reduced services at several other USACE-managed facilities …
Panhandle Health District to host meeting on clinical services
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Panhandle Health District Board of Health met April 17 to discuss the logistics of its upcoming “strategic planning meeting,” which will be a public …
Dist. 1 lawmakers to attend ‘Idaho Fireplace Forum’ at Sandpoint Community Hall
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Idaho District 1 Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, and Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint, will provide a recap of the 2025 Idaho Legislature and take questions from …
What’s on the May 20 ballot, and what’s not
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Bonner County voters have an election to participate in on Tuesday, May 20, but not everyone will have something on the ballot. In fact, it …
Putting heartbeats downtown
By Sandpoint Mayor Jeremy Grimm
Reader Contributor
Some recent public discussion surrounding parking and proposed downtown housing reflects how deeply Sandpoint residents care about our downtown core. I respect and …
The growing hunger
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
“For now I ask no more than the justice of eating.”
— Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner
There is, perhaps, no worse …
Born on Good Friday
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
I was born on Good Friday. I wasn’t raised religious, but I’ve always understood the cultural significance of that date and worn it like a …
Disappearances, due process and democracy
By Lauren Necochea
Reader Contributor
Liberty and justice are under attack as the Trump regime’s assault on due process and unlawful deportations escalates. It’s happening in plain sight, with little …
Sandpoint Rec. Division moving to Russell Sports Center, with some programs canceled
By Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint announced April 23 that the Recreation Division offices will relocate from City Hall to the James E. Russell Sports Center at 2016 Pine …
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