Culvert failure closes N. Boyer at Sand Creek
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint closed North Boyer Road at the Sand Creek crossing due to structural concerns over a large culvert beneath the roadway, according …
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Jennifer Meyer sentenced to 15 years for second-degree arson in 2024 Army Surplus fire
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Two months after Sandpoint resident Jennifer S. Meyer amended her plea to guilty of second degree arson in the July 4, 2024 fire that destroyed …
Sandpoint ‘No Kings’ demonstration draws estimated 1,000 protesters
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint joined more than 2,100 communities that drew an estimated 5 million people to the streets nationwide to demonstrate against President Donald Trump’s administration on …
Selkirk Loop Board calls for ‘swift resolution’ to U.S.-Canada trade war
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As the fallout from President Donald Trump’s tariff policies continues to reverberate in markets around the world, closer to home the International Selkirk Loop Board …
Petition calls for return of staffing at Careywood fire station
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Less than a month after the May 2025 election, in which local voters rejected a range of area fire district levies, some Sagle residents are …
Trump is wading into the Rubicon
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The past two or so weeks have to be among the bizarrest in U.S. living memory. It’s hard to even know where to begin. On …
Bring back the mushroom zombies
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Editor’s note: Spoilers ahead.
As much as it pains me to write this, Season 2 of The Last of Us left me cold. Cold like …
With $101K revenue shortfall, city looks at options for James E. Russell Sports Center
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
About six months after opening the doors to the James E. Russell Sports Center, city officials reported May 28 that the facility is running at …
Congressional hopeful Kaylee Peterson visits Reader office
By Reader Staff
Editor’s note: Kaylee Peterson has been campaigning as a Democrat against Republican U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher since 2022. Amid a swing through 10 counties in Idaho in …
‘Anderson fatigue’ be damned, I’m excited for The Phoenician Scheme
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
If we didn’t have Wes Anderson, we’d have to create him. And every entry from the auteur director is a “creation” in the fullest sense. …
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