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Congressman Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, came to the Sandpoint Reader offices on April 23 for an interview, but we didn’t have enough space to run the full interview in ...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff One of Sandpoint’s truest champions passed away on April 25 — Helen Newton, aged 83, left us but she won’t be forgotten for her wit, humor and diligent ...
One of Sandpoint’s truest champions passed away on April 25 — Helen Newton, aged 83, left us but she won’t be forgotten for her wit, … Ever wonder who makes the Reader happen? Here’s a ...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When it comes to storytelling in the form of song, there are few folk singers in the region who do as good a job as Matt Mitchell and ...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Idaho District 1 Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, and Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint, will provide a recap of the 2025 Idaho Legislature and take questions from attendees ...
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist My surefire “signs of spring” are popping up everywhere. For the third year, the sweetest crow ever (whom I’ve christened Crowbie) has made himself known to me. He ...
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Panhandle Health District Board of Health met April 17 to discuss the logistics of its upcoming “strategic planning meeting,” which will be a public workshop on ...
There was a time when sports were just about everything in my life. Every summer, my dad loaded us in the car and drove across the country and back to view Major League Baseball games. Walking out of ...
There’s a lot of work that goes into designing and building a nuclear power plant. It’s a relatively clean source of energy, when compared to oil or coal, but it also carries the potential risks of ...
There is, perhaps, no worse feeling than going hungry. That’s what gives Bonner Community Food Bank Executive Director Debbie Love purpose in life: putting food on Bonner County residents’ tables when ...