Idaho needs independent veteran voices in government By Paul Cunningham and Patrick Riceci Reader Contributors Idaho is at a crossroads. Our state Legislature has become increasingly polarized, with ...

By Reader Staff The Festival at Sandpoint summer concert series returns for its 42nd year. While much remains the same since the first notes rang from the stage in 1983, there are a lot ...

Bryan Kohberger admitted to killing four University of Idaho students at a change of plea hearing held July 2 at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, pleading guilty to four counts of first-degree ...

The Bonner County board of commissioners voted July 22 to move forward with tentative plans to change the layout of the Bonner County Administration building to make it more accessible for the public.

The Phoenician Scheme is no different, and among his most satisfying pieces to date. Anderson’s latest film, starring Benicio del Toro and Mia Threapleton as the father-daughter duo at the center of ...

By Ben OlsonReader Staff One of the saving graces of my life is owning a sailboat. I bought it with my buddy Jake Hagadone (brother to Reader Editor-in-Chief Zach Hagadone) about five years ago; ...

After more than half a year of presentations, Planning and Zoning meetings, community feedback and other City Hall deliberation, the Sandpoint City Council voted 3-1 at the tail end of a marathon four ...

The Idaho State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification recently released its annual Crime in Idaho Report for 2024, showing a decrease in crime in 32 of 44 Idaho counties — including Bonner County.

The Sandpoint City Council voted July 9 to hold off on adopting the preliminary fiscal year 2026 budget — which would have established a maximum expenditure of $49,927,665 — and instead take up the ...

The U.S. House passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” on a 218-214 vote July 3, which President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4. While Trump proclaimed a “phenomenal victory,” Democrats were ...

By Reader Staff The Festival at Sandpoint unveiled the 2025 fine arts poster at its July 8 sponsor appreciation dinner at The Idaho Club. Local artist Perky Smith-Hagadone’s “Wild Cantata” was ...

By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Keeping plants happy in summer heatwaves is no small feat, and, if done incorrectly, it can balloon water bills to ridiculous proportions. Balancing time, money and a ...