Local News Beat

• Reminder: Lakes Commission to meet Oct. 30, including LPO economic study results
  By Reader Staff The Lakes Commission will host its fall meeting on Thursday, Oct. 30, gathering from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at ...
• ITD hosting open house on Priest River bridge replacement
  Department also seeking input on updated statewide rail plan By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The Idaho Transportation Department has two high-profile events scheduled ...
• Panida selects Heather White as new executive director
  By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The Panida Theater will welcome a new executive director when Heather White officially fills the leadership role, ...
• Sandpoint warns of fraudulent invoices targeting Planning Division customers
  By Reader Staff Officials at Sandpoint City Hall issued a warning Oct. 23 that customers of the Planning Division have been ...
• City of Sandpoint prepping for winter snow removal
  Residents given one month notice before snow season parking restrictions go into effect By Reader Staff Though fall is still in the air, ...
• Increased DUI patrols scheduled for Halloween
  By Reader Staff Law enforcement agencies of the North Idaho DUI Task Force are teaming up to help prevent impaired driving ...
• Sandpoint ‘No Kings’ rally ranks among largest in the state
  By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The most recent “No Kings” protest saw an estimated 1,200 demonstrators line First Avenue from Superior to ...
• Sandpoint election forum recap
  Council candidates field questions while mayor provides info on wastewater plant bond By Zach HagadoneReader Staff About 40 community members gathered Oct. ...

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Opinions and Columns

• What the hunt holds
  Reflections on elk season 2025 By Lyndsie Kiebert-CareyReader Staff “It isn’t feeling very elk-y out here today,” my dad whispered. We stood shoulder-to-shoulder ...
• John Anderson (Feb. 4, 1945-Oct. 11, 2025)
  John Anderson has passed away at his home in Sandpoint, Idaho. As some of his friends described him, he was a ...
• CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE: 2025 Election
  Sandpoint City Council, wastewater treatment plant bond, Ponderay 1% local option tax and area budget and fire levies By Reader Staff Editor’s ...
• Reminder: Lakes Commission to meet Oct. 30, including LPO economic study results
  By Reader Staff The Lakes Commission will host its fall meeting on Thursday, Oct. 30, gathering from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at ...
• Mad about Science: Dry ice
  By Brenden BobbyReader Staff Have you ever watched a music video from the 1980s to see fog rolling across a stage ...
• Digging up horror gems
  By Russell MeeufReader Contributor Horror films are a year-round pleasure, but they are especially fun around Halloween — our culturally sanctioned ...
• ITD hosting open house on Priest River bridge replacement
  Department also seeking input on updated statewide rail plan By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The Idaho Transportation Department has two high-profile events scheduled ...
• Panida selects Heather White as new executive director
  By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The Panida Theater will welcome a new executive director when Heather White officially fills the leadership role, ...

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