By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff When Jason Spooner mentions his touring adventures in the Pacific Northwest, he doesn’t just say he likes Sandpoint. He recounts playing gigs on the shores of the lake, performing...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Many people say Christmas is their favorite holiday. For some, it’s Independence Day. For the weirdos, it’s Halloween. My favorite holiday? The Clark Fork High School Alumni Tournament. On...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Sandpoint Special Olympics coach and local program coordinator Chris Painter will be jumping in Lake Pend Oreille this weekend, and she thinks you should, too. “People will say, ‘Oh...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Nancy Cerra-Medland is fond of the term, “new adventure.” “Life needs to be full of those,” she said. “You can’t be complacent, or miss out on opportunities. Try something...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff County commissioners will reconsider the wording of the Scotchman Peaks advisory vote — slated for the May 15 primary ballot — at their Tuesday business meeting. The meeting’s agenda,...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Idaho Senate Education Committee voted Feb. 22 to approve proposed science standards in full, despite the House committee’s request to remove parts of the standards that mentioned climate...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff There were more questions than answers at Wednesday night’s Newport smelter panel discussion. Local and statewide experts took the Panida stage to shed some light on the proposed silicon...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Even with Old Man Winter driving Sandpoint deeper and deeper into the chill that makes this time of year so hard, the Winter Carnival is still in full swing....
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer Bonner County commissioners voted 3-0 Tuesday to adopt the Natural Resource Plan after four years of writing, workshopping and public debate. The plan, drafted by a commissioner-appointed committee,...
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Ben Olson Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners voted Tuesday to approve an advisory vote question for the May 15 primary ballot. The advisory vote will ask whether the voter supports or...
