Laughing Dog enters teen years
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff It’s been 13 years since Laughing Dog Brewing got its start in a garage, and since then the happy canine face that graces the company’s cans has seen substantial...
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Bonner County budget sees salary, tax increases
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The 2019 Bonner County budget was finalized last week, boasting increased salaries in several departments and introducing a 3-percent tax increase. Going into effect this October, the budget features...
Area fires grow, smoky air here to stay
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Cougar Fire made substantial moves over the weekend, as the blaze jumped Lightning Creek headed northeast and tripled in size. The fire, located five miles east of Hope,...
Heat and wind fan regional flames
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Cougar Fire made substantial moves this weekend, as the blaze jumped Lightning Creek headed northeast and tripled in size. The fire, located five miles east of Hope, was...
An interview with: Gavin DeGraw
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Since the release of his debut album “Chariot” in 2003, Gavin DeGraw has become a household name in the singer-songwriter genre and in the realm of chart-topping hits. DeGraw’s...
‘Little sprouts everywhere’
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Cynthia Mason has been teaching in Sandpoint for more than two decades, and teaching in general since the ‘70s. After this coming school year, she’ll retire in order to...
Farmers … in the mall?
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Bonner Mall in Ponderay is known for a few things. The DMV line is almost always out the door, JC Penney is the centerpiece and the movie theater...
Fires blaze close to home
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The July 27 lightning storm started 93 fires across the Coeur d’Alene Interagency Dispatch Zone, with 11 growing to be greater than five acres, totaling around 1,500 acres, the...
Cougar Fire estimated 700 acres Monday, slowly growing
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Cougar Fire, located five miles east of Hope and just north of Porcupine Lake, is an estimated 700 acres as of Monday and continuing to burn in rugged...
An interview with: Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff ZZ Top is working on five decades of creating iconic rock jams, which is a feat not many artists can claim. The Reader caught up with frontman Billy Gibbons...
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Outdoor music, an Art Reception, Fourth of July fun, Beer Fest, and more! See the full list of events in the 