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Community rallies to help family
The community is rallying around an area family after a devastating car accident Nov. 22 near Elmira left a youth …
1% city sales tax headed to November ballot
In two months, Sandpoint residents will decide whether to adopt the tax, which aims to create a long-term funding source for repairing and maintaining streets,…
Priest Lake drawdown date set
The drawdown of Priest Lake is set to begin Oct. 1, lowering the lake's level below 3 feet, the Idaho Department of Water Resources has announced.
Open primaries initiative will appear on November ballot, judge rules
An initiative that would open Idaho’s primary elections to all voters and implement ranked choice voting for general elections will appear on the November ball…
Riding for reading
In this year's CHAFE 150, riders braved a surprise front of unseasonable weather that battered cyclists as they pedaled around the Cabinet Mountains east of La…
Motion hearing scheduled to challenge death penalty in Bryan Kohberger trial
The prosecution is seeking the death penalty against Bryan Kohberger.
Presidential candidates qualify for Idaho general election ballot
Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane announced the list of presidential candidates qualified for Idaho’s Nov. 5 general election ballot.
Kaniksu Land Trust receives largest easement in organization history
“It’s a big deal,” said Regan Plumb, Kaniksu Land Trust conservation director. “To be able to protect almost an entire watershed and make sure that this stream…
PEP sets annual economic summit
Held at the University of Idaho's Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center, the all-day summit will feature a trio of keynote speakers — Bart Cochran, founder and …
Spirit Lake celebrates Labor Day with car show, vendors — but no parade
Labor Day celebrations started a day early in Spirit Lake on Sunday, as the community gathered in The Big Park to enjoy the Labor Day Car Show and check out do…
Fall prescribed burning to begin across forests
Multiple prescribed burning projects are planned this fall, although those dates will depend upon conditions aligning with safe implementation. IPNF officials …
Priest River Valley BCH sets scavenger hunt
The annual scavenger hunt, set for Saturday, Sept. 7, at Chipmunk Rapids near the Priest Lake information center on Highway 57, is the Priest River Valley Back…
Commissioners approve Oldtown, Dover law enforcement deals
Under the newly approved agreements, the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office will provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, and supervision to protect the towns a…
Monthly book sale nears
Tomatoes are ripening, days are shorter, school has started, and amid this flurry of activity, Sandpoint Friends of the Library are hosting their monthly used book sale on Saturday, Sept. 7.
After the fire: Many stop by Wolf Lodge Steakhouse to offer encouragement
As word spread of the blaze that destroyed the beloved landmark eight miles east of Coeur d’Alene, people stopped by to take a look and offer encouragement. A …
Man hurt in chairlift fall
The man was attempting to get onto the Great Escape Quad lift when he tripped and fell about four feet from the lift loading platform, Taylor Prather, Schweitz…