By Erik Bush Reader Contributor As spring deepens its hold on Sandpoint and the days stretch longer under the warming sun, Arbor Day reminds us of one of our community’s greatest assets: our ...

By Ben Olson Reader Staff When the iconic Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia died in the summer of 1995, a light went out in the world. However, Deadheads have kept his spirit alive ...

By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The green-thumbed students at Lake Pend Oreille High School have been giving back to the community by building and maintaining gardens of all shapes and sizes — even ...

Bonner County voters went to the polls May 20 in an election that featured no candidates for local offices, but did include a number of taxing district levies — including in the West Bonner County ...

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 10 days, she ...

By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The First Judicial Court of Idaho ruled June 6 to vacate the conditional use permit for a recreational facility that the Bonner County board of commissioners granted ...

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 a deficit of ...

By Reader Staff From her days working a chainsaw and writing a regular column with the Sandpoint Reader, Jen Jackson Quintano has emerged as the go-to women’s reproductive rights activist in North ...

If our (Wo)Man on the Street interviews are any indication, many Sandpoint candidates could probably use a primer on mayoral candidates. If so, you’re in … Ever wonder who makes the Reader happen?