Celebrated local author Sandy Compton has released his 16th book, Alex’s Restaurant — a semi-autobiographical novel drawing on the wild eight months he spent working in a Nevada mountain lodge.

By Reader Staff Hailing from the prairies of South Dakota, Humbletown has emerged as a multi-genre bluegrass-inspired ensemble. The trio will play a special outdoor concert on Wednesday, Aug. 13 at 7 ...

By Chase YoungdahlReader Contributor I have observed numerous abstracts and opinions regarding aquatic noxious weeds, including how they should be managed in our public waterbodies and the perceived ...

By Reader Staff Local musicians Truck Mills and Carl Rey will perform in another installment of Little Live Radio Hour, Tuesday. Aug. 19 at the Panida Little Theater (300 N. First Ave., in downtown ...

Selkirk Fire and EMS officials are preparing to review preliminary Fiscal Year 2026 budgets for the Northside, Sagle and Westside fire districts and, according to a statement Aug. 7 from Selkirk Fire, ...

Meet the Reader Here's a behind-the-scenes look pieced together by summer 2017 intern McCalee Cain in which Ben, Cameron and Lyndsie explain what exactly about the Reader keeps them coming back to ...

By Reader Staff Editor’s note: Kaylee Peterson has been campaigning as a Democrat against Republican U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher since 2022. Amid a swing through 10 counties in Idaho in 10 days, she ...

By Ben Olson, Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff For longtime North Idaho locals, there are three topics that frequently come up in conversation: how fast Sandpoint is changing and growing ...

Apparent simplicity belies deep meaning in the best stories, and the 2025 film Mickey 17, from writer-director Bong Joon-ho, is a puckish masterclass in the art of dramedy-sci fi-satire.

Ten days later, three people and the family dog had been killed. Two adults were wounded. North Idaho had been plunged into the national spotlight for what would come to be known as “The Stand-Off at ...

As the city of Sandpoint continues the process of developing a new parking management plan, City Hall is asking for feedback on the state of public on-street and off-street parking facilities in ...