By Reader Staff Elected officials from Idaho and nine other Western states joined the nonprofit The Mountain Pact to send a letter to the Trump Administration and Congress on March 26 calling for ...

By Ben Olson Reader Staff After nearly 25 years of keeping Sandpoint’s roads clear, patched and safe, Streets Supervisor Chet Jackman is hanging up his safety vest. Jackman’s leadership and commitment ...

By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Bonner County was among the 12 counties in Idaho to outpace the state’s overall growth rate of 1.5% last year, adding 1,246 residents between July 2023 and July ...

By Ben Olson Reader Staff The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began the gradual spring refill of Lake Pend Oreille on April 1 and plan to manage the 2025 summer lake levels within ...

By Reader Staff The Festival at Sandpoint announced another act for its 2025 summer concert series: Third Eye Blind will play under the lights on Sunday, July 27. Since 1997, San Francisco-based Third ...

By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff There comes a time in every nerd’s life when they get the urge to shirk their responsibilities and step into the life of their favorite fictional character. Sometimes ...

Dinosaurs were weird. Conditions on Earth over several hundreds of millions of years created some unusual evolutionary niches that nature was eager to fill.

By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff It’s no secret that I’m a nerd. I’ve waxed poetic about The Lord of the Rings and Star Trek enough in these pages for the average reader to ...

By Reader Staff Anna Tivel is a name that resonates deeply within the folk and indie music scenes. Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, Tivel has carved out a unique space in the music ...