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Current news from local sources, including the Bonner County Daily Bee, The River Journal and the Sandpoint Online Newsroom


March 16
Hunt on for Bonner County fugitive
  Escapes from ISP patrol vehicle

Fiery Ponderay councilman passes
  Daugharty was serving third term

Sheriff: Avalanche killed man
  Slide occurred near McCormack Lake

SHS wins academic decathlon
  Represents Idaho at U.S. finals


March 14
It's decision time for LPOSD
  Discuss budget cuts this week

More seniors, employed seek help
  Food bank struggles with increases

Man dies in snowmobile accident
  Buried beneath four feet of snow

Rezone requests put on hold
  County receives surge of input


March 13
Buyer interest up at SilverWing
  Company ends talks with county

City mulls transfer of tower lease
  Internet provider seeks control


March 12
Stimulus boosts urban tree work
  $87,000 project affects 285 trees

Accounts differ in battery case
  Two accused in woman's attack

Handyman completes first free job
  Plans 12 goodwill projects in area


March 11
Area businesses seeing recovery
  Expert: People are spending again

ITD, Sletager resolve differences
  Settlement involves undisclosed sum

Woman sentenced in driving case
  Tried to run husband off the road


March 10
County mulls lease/purchase plan
  Aim to resolve juvenile facility issue

Idaho teacher union honors PAFE
  Wins Friends of Education Award

Ban on texting while driving OK'd
  State bill now moves to the House

River Journal examines ed budget
  Cuts could affect pay, athletics


March 9
Joe Young seeks third term
  Commissioner first elected in 2004

Recall doesn't affect Litehouse
  Yoke's pulls other brands off shelves

Biomass grant less than expected
  Sandpoint in line to receive $65,000


March 7
Houseboat ban ordinance capsizes
  County deems measure needless

LPOSD implements healthier menu
  Offer slimmed-down lunch favorites

RMEF responds to wolf groups
  Foundation backs state control


March 6
Variance may raise insurance cost
  Homeowners could lose 5% discount

Life sentence dealt in lewd case
  Boncz must serve 15 years minimum

Mountain West closing old branch
  Highway 95 bank difficult to access


March 5
Safeway buys Bonners Ferry store
  Will refurbish Boundary Trading Co.

Coldwater Creek sales improve
  Earnings increased in 4th quarter

Benefits of new tower debated
  Issue divides communications board


March 4
Keough appoints Kerby as proxy
  Senator's husband slated for surgery

Urban forestry program outlined
  Fruit trees on the "no" list

Community rallies behind project
  School's lawn to be transformed


March 3
Sewer district awaits judge's ruling
  Could lift six-year Sagle moratorium

FEMA stays mum on consequences
  County poised to grant variance

Revett seeks clarity on status
  Federal court conference is pending


March 2
Public schools face big cuts
  Legislators review final numbers

County mulls detention options
  Sending youth to CdA proves costly

Builders balk at fee hike proposal
  Funds would help pay for growth


February 28
Unmarked graves surprise team
  Dig site makes way for highway

Woman's journal now a new book
  Moore recounts move to North Idaho

Charges mulled in battery case
  Woman said she was held down


February 27
Byway dig reveals colorful past
  Archaeologists uncover artifacts

Roundabout debuts this spring
  Work begins first week of April

City ponders riverfront access
  Rights of way under consideration


February 26
Work closes walkway until May
  More bypass excavation work begins

Super 1 store remains on schedule
  Expect to open in early summer

Gold Creek Ranch wins protection
  Woods family participates in program

Districts' pay raises rile legislators
  New data even surprises Supt. Luna


February 25
Business owners debate BID tax
  Grievances, praise aired at forum

Variance could put others at risk
  Two commissioners back request

Boundary Co. mulls 4-day week
  Would affect courthouse employees


February 24
Juvenile facility losing certification
  Days numbered for converted home

Windfall aids pedestrian projects
  Mild winter leaves leftover funds

PSNI opens home, garden store
  Located in former Goodwill location

Lost in '50s nabs national spotlight
  Magazine: Event is 'labor of love'


February 23
Ponderay post office burglarized
  $10,000 reward offered in break-in

Sandpoint awaits grant for burner
  Poised for biomass energy usage

Planner envisions 'centers concept'
  Options eyed for Ponderay's future


February 21
Ponderay readies for byway
  Aims to benefit from higher traffic

Hearings pending in Colburn cases
  Men remain in jail on meth charges

Kootenai gears up for 100th b-day
  Committee gathering old photographs


February 20
Community rallies for 11-year-old
  Haden Kistler undergoing radiation

Skier likely died of heart condition
  Will Johnson had anomaly in artery

Judge to rule in custody dispute
  Girl could be returned to Mexico


February 19
LPOSD: Cuts will be districtwide
  Trustees brace for loss of funds

Funds sought for charter school
  New facility may go unfinished

Sagle man convicted of battery
  Fight erupted at downtown event


February 18
Sagle school plagued by vandals
  Incidents started in October

Family's case spurs H&W changes
  But Blackfords still miss foster son

Ministry theft suspect faces trial
  Allegedly made 54 cash withdrawals


February 17
County applies for stimulus funds
  Wants money to help fight milfoil

Federal aid to assist ex-workers
  93 lost jobs at Welco Lumber

2011 could bring Idaho a tax hike
  Reserves, stimulus will be gone


February 16
Local Tea Party leader in spotlight
  N.Y. Times writes about movement

"Panida mom" Laurel Wagers dies
  Helped save theater in 1985

No charges in wolf shooting
  Animal was bothering man's dog

Keller Williams Realty opens office
  Company based in Coeur d'Alene


February 14
County mulls land-use amendment
  Would give developers an extension

LPOSD seeks solutions to woes
  Northside parents submit ideas

Vegetarian potluck keeps growing
  Held monthly at Community Hall


February 13
Petition to disband BID resurfaces
  Feb. 24 forum to address opposition

Anderson gets 10 to 20 years
  Convicted in Sagle shooting

Parents: Don't close Northside
  Cvitanich addresses concerns


February 12
Safety efforts eyed for intersection
  ITD to spend $1 million in Sagle area

IDEQ sues gas station's ex-owner
  Seeks compliance with cleanup

Holland family confident of medal
  Off to Vancouver for Monday's race


February 11
Park adds playground for disabled
  Travers slated for new equipment

Driver hurt in Highway 95 collision
  Sagle teenager cited in accident

EPA fines doled out for violations
  Five construction sites targeted

Holland ready for second chance
  Spokesman profiles local Olympian


February 10
LPOSD eyes money-saving options
  Considers closing Northside school

Plan keeps parks open, trims staff
  Budget cuts will affect maintenance

CHaFE 150 ride registration opens
  3rd annual event happens June 12


February 9
Community rallies behind Belwood
  Resident battling pancreatic cancer

19-year-old sentenced in cases
  Perez robbed man, raped teen

Keokee claims spelling bee title
  Event benefits education program


February 7
Sagle's Jenkins on list of honorees
  Business Women of Year named

Episcopals remodel Dover church
  Transform former Kingdom Hall

Hecker to play football at EWU
  Receives full-ride scholarship


February 6
F&G reappoints McDermott
  Will serve another 4 years

Two men arrested in meth lab bust
  Drug team led 3-month investigation

Timberlake Fire mulls levy
  Town hall meetings will gather input


February 5
Car plows through shop's door
  Employee accidentally hit gas pedal

Census workers hit streets soon
  Aim to document every household

Idaho Legal Aid ends area visits
  Loses funding for travel budget

Delegation reacts to charges
  8 Idahoans detained in Haiti


February 4
Breakwater project on schedule
  Mild winter conditions credited

Northside's Kohal wins award
  Station hosts teacher contest

Group hopes reward nets arrest
  $1,000 offered in hate crime spree

Idaho Parks reverses closures
  Klatt: 'We had a paradigm shift'


February 3
Signs honor Kootenai centennial
  Museum planned for 5-acre parcel

Ponderay OK'd for flood insurance
  Program administered through FEMA

North Idaho parks to remain open
  Layoffs, reduced budget hit agency


February 2
Realtors seek sewer fix with city
  For now, home sellers pay costs

PAFE preps for grant awards
  Expects to dole out $125,000

Fairgrounds slated for new lights
  Grant helps fund $60,000 project

Harding's violation is dismissed
  Woman connected to man's death


January 31
Holland wins 5th X Games title
  Snowboarder makes history

Suspect ordered to hire attorney
  Must finance his own defense

Wildlife center is community effort
  Facility open to schools, tours


January 30
Quest Aircraft lays off 22 workers
  CEO Schaller blames slow economy

Official's e-mail account hacked
  Rasor recommends strong passwords

Minnick: Health care will be back
  Touts leaner, meaner reform effort


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From a Simple Mind. Local great-grandma tosses loose thoughts.
Huckleberries. Spokesman-Review's David Oliveria.
Slight Detour. Former SHS English teacher Marianne Love.
Chamber Chatter. Sandpoint chamber maestras keep readers in the know.
As The Lake Churns. All about Priest Lake, the land and the people.




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If you like Sandpoint, you’ll love Sandpoint Magazine. This color glossy magazine has been published twice a year since 1990. Read the current issue and check the Sandpoint Magazine archive – more than 100 stories online.



Sandpoint's a 'true gem'
"A true gem in this Gem State," declares American Cowboy magazine in a March 2010 ranking of "the greatest places to live in the West."

Add to your winter bucket list
"Sandpoint, Idaho, may not be on your winter bucket list - but it should be," says Big Sky Journal in their December 2009 article "Sandpoint Winter Carnival provides perfect haven".

Leading the transition movement
N.Y. Times writes in-depth article on the Sandpoint Transition Initiative in their story "The End is Near! (Yay!)" (registration required) published in April 2009.

A 'Top 10 Dream Town'
Sunset Magazine calls Sandpoint a "four-season outdoorsy resort that's also a real town with a strong community spirit." Click to see the September 2008 Top 10 Dream Towns list.

We're a 'market to watch'
Mountain Living Magazine says Sandpoint is one of 5 "mountain markets to watch." Click to see its September 2008 market appraisal, What Market Slump? (pdf format)

An 'idyllic adventure haven'
National Geographic Adventure Magazine touts the local character of "quiet Sandpoint," while newcomers rave about the town's strong sense of community. Click to read the August 2008 story Idaho's Last Stand.

Now we're top 10 for retirement
U.S. News & World Report names Sandpoint one of the nation's top 10 retirement spots "that offer delightful surroundings and amenities but still are easy on the wallet." Click to read the June 3, 2007 cover story, or check the Sandpoint profile titled "Lakeside living that's far from the crowds."

A top-15 travel destination
"I was smitten with this lakefront town from the moment I saw it," says USA Today travel writer Laura Bly in naming Sandpoint a top U.S. destination. Read the entire May 25, 2007 story: Summer Vacations: 15 unforgettable trips.

We've got the goods in fall
The New York Times features Sandpoint and Lake Pend Oreille in a guide for "leaf lovers" published Oct. 6, 2006. Click to read the full story: Fall Foliage; Bright Leaves, Big Country.

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Be an informed voter. The Election Central page provides a voter’s handbook for upcoming elections, with links to information about the candidates and issues voters will see on the ballot come election day.



Milfoil herbicides
Bonner County has used herbicides for the past three summers to fight Eurasian milfoil infestations in some 3,000 acres of Lake Pend Oreille. The herbicides, Sonar PR, Renovate and Navigate (and a similar chemical DMA 4), contain Fluridone, Triclopyr and 2,4-D, respectively. Although the county contends all the herbicides are safe, opponents contend nonchemical methods would be safer. Bonner County subsequently formed the Bonner County Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force; members continue to consider how to fight the noxious weed without herbicides. Links:

Jamie Packer Centre
The Jamie Packer Centre is a proposed mixed use recreational and residential development that would be sited in downtown Sandpoint at the location of the former Catholic Church on Sixth Avenue, between Oak and Church streets. The center would include an ice arena, volleyball and basketball courts, meeting rooms, housing and a parking structure. Opponents fear the center would change the character of the neighborhood; supporters say it would create an important new public space and contribute to downtown vitality. The Sandpoint City Council approved the zone change and conditional use permit for the center on June 25, 2009, giving it a green light to proceed.

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Sand Creek Bypass
Construction is under way for the Sand Creek Bypass. And as the project moves forward, some local opposition continues to brew.
Resource links:
ITD Sand Creek Bypass – Weekly updates
NICAN – Opponents of Sand Creek route for bypass
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