Sandpoint News

It seems like the holidays are becoming more commercialized and pushed further forward.

No more elections talk. No more election TV ads. No more phone calls for different candidates.

Colleen Russell, MATP becomes a Bestselling Author with Overcomers, Inc: True Stories Of Hope, Courage And Inspiration, Compiled By Lynne Klippel SAGLE, ID, October 31, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Colleen Russell, of Sandpoint Idaho, achieved bestseller status on October 22nd with the release of Overcomers, Inc.

A Kooskia resident has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for stealing roughly $1.6 million from investors in a Ponzi scheme.

Parma Mayor Margaret Watson says supporters of the Parma Research and Extension Center in southwest Idaho have until Nov.

SANDPOINT, Idaho-A quiet but longtime Sandpoint-area manufacturer believes it stands to help sharpen the leading edge of the U.S. economy as it recovers.

The Bonner County Sheriff's Office has identified a body found floating in Lake Pend Oreille near Hope, Idaho, as a woman from Troy, Mont.

IDBody Identified,0120 Police identify N. Idaho drowning victim Eds: APNewsNow. HOPE, Idaho Authorities in northern Idaho say they have identified a body found floating in Lake Pend Oreille as a 59-year-old Montana woman.

A Bonner County prosecutor has filed a motion dismissing charges brought against a 30-year-old northern Idaho man who was accused of trying to redeem a stolen lottery ticket.

In the face of budget cuts, many area school districts have had to consider cutting music programs.

The SilverWing Flap In Sandpoint, Internet-wielding locals have been stirred up recently by a story in the Bonner County Bee about the county commission's move to buy out the developers of a high-end residential development at the Sandpoint airport.

When Jonah Smith plays Crosstown Station tomorrow night, he's in a unique position.

The headquarters and visitors center for the Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce is moving to downtown Sandpoint next month.

A University of Idaho official says the Parma Research and Extension Center in southwest Idaho remains at risk of shutting down due to the latest round of state budget cuts.

The Idaho Transportation Department is again in trouble with the federal regulators over faulty erosion controls at a U.S. Highway 95 construction project.

From left, Cory LaRue, Hal Bunyard, Vern Scott and Robert Blackstone won first to fourth place, respectively, in the Bayview Oktoberfish Derby held Oct.

For many of us who were alive in the '80's he will forever be the guy with the monotone voice calling out "Bueller....Bueller.....", but Ben Stein is of course much more than just the character he played in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

For tickets to the Fall Harvest Ball, Saturday from 6-10 p.m. at Sandpoint Events Center, call Karel Miller at 946-6646 or contact the food bank at 263-3663. Tickets are $50 per person.

TV Today's 6: Idaho's News Idaho Inventor Receives Honor Washington, DC- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch today congratulated Sagle resident Dr.

Pop goes ObamamaniaThey cashed out retirement funds to build their business during the 2008 presidential campaign.