Tapping into the root
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
As the cold nights swallow shorter and shorter days, chimneys begin to emit those comforting puffs of smoke from winter fires within. It’s wood-burning season …
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PO County blanket rezone denied
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Board of County Commissioners in Pend Oreille County, Wash., denied a Comprehensive Plan amendment Dec. 9 that would have expanded uses on parcels zoned …
Unpacking the 2019 Bonner County budget
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
In a budget workshop on Aug. 8, county clerk Mike Rosedale laid out the greatest point of contention during this budget season: to take forgone …
The Sandpoint Eater: Simple joys of summer
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
Last week I knocked the top of McKinnick Trail off my bucket list. Though I started not long after sunrise, and I was well …
Stand-off at Ruby Ridge: 25 Years Later (Part One)
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Editor’s Note: In the early morning of Aug. 21, 1992, six U.S. Deputy Marshals moved onto a steep, mountainous piece of property off of Ruby …
Rep. Scott reinstated to committee assignments
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
District 1 Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, was restored to her committee assignments Wednesday morning after a punitive four-week suspension.
The North Idaho lawmaker, who began …
Fear in the Air
By Pastor Bob Evans
Reader Contributor
North Idaho has unfortunately been saddled with the ugly image of being a hideout for white nationalists/supremacists. There are still Confederate flags waving on …
Got Wood?
By Kevin Davis, USFS
Reader Contributor
Picture a healthy river or stream with cold, clear water running over boulders and cobbles through a shady corridor of tall evergreen trees with …
Culverts and the fish who love them
By Kevin Davis, USFS
Reader Contributor
Do you enjoy fishing in North Idaho? Or, perhaps you like to fish for kokanee on Lake Pend Oreille? Are you fly fisherman that …
Bordering on Complete Sanity:
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
When we were children, we played an odd summertime game. We’d sit in the front yard of my grandparents’ trailer house/cabin within view of the …
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 