After months of waiting, the Panhandle Bike Ranch has achieved federal recognition from the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The designation is a milestone in founders Jennifer and ...

I was gifted my first Harry Potter book in third grade. It was wrapped alongside my siblings’ copies, with strict instructions to wait our turn and read them in order. As the youngest, and the obvious ...

Sandpoint Writers on the Lake announced the winners of its annual writing contest, held March 14 and drawing scribes of all ages to the Sandpoint branch of the East Bonner County Library. Winners in ...

During a CNN interview with Jake Tapper in January, Steve Miller, top adviser to the current administration, stated while discussing the potential U.S. annexation of Greenland and other military ...

The Pend Oreille Lakes Commission reported that the Pend Oreille/Clark Fork Watershed is “experiencing an unusually high runoff for this time of year,” resulting in a projected lake level above 2,055 ...

The Festival at Sandpoint has announced two new additions to its 2026 summer concert series lineup: Portugal. The Man and Switchfoot. The alt-rock band Portugal. The Man will perform Saturday, Aug. 1, ...

The City of Sandpoint has scheduled its annual branch pickup week for Monday, April 20 through Friday, April 24. All residents must have branches ready by 7 a.m. on April 20, as crews will only pass ...

More than 100 people attended the third and final District 1 town hall gathering March 28 at Sandpoint Community Hall, hosted by Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle and Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint. Idaho ...

The Pend Oreille Arts Council will display the second installment of Second Life: Art from the Unexpected, an exhibition featuring art made from “upcycled, recycled, repurposed and found materials,” ...

With great power comes great responsibility. We should expect our elected leaders to conduct themselves according to the highest ethical standards. Sadly, a Republican proposal would make it easier to ...

Janou Scherb, 79, passed away peacefully in her home on Feb. 23, 2026. We are heartbroken to lose her so suddenly. Janou was born on Dec. 23, 1946, in the south of France to Thérèse and Pierre Lagé.

When the Reader was founded in 2004, it was owned by three college friends who wanted to provide an alternative voice in North Idaho. When Zach Hagadone, John Reuter and Chris DeCleur owned the ...