Check out Sandpoint Online's Real-Time Outdoors page.
Find the following links and many others on the Real-Time Outdoors page:
See the current weather forecast.
See historical weather data.

Media and communications

The area has one daily paper (published six days a week), the Bonner County Daily Bee, along with a number of regular publications and periodicals, including The River Journall and The Sandpoint Reader. Blue Sky Broadcasting operates three radio stations in Sandpoint, KPND 95.3 FM, K102 FM and KSPT 1400 AM, featuring local news and talk shows. In addition, SandpointOnline has an overview of local news and publishes the Town Crier, a weekly email newsletter that keeps readers in touch with area news and events.

Local government

The City of Sandpoint is governed by a mayor and six city council members. Together they manage the city’s general operations, control the budget and oversee public safety, the planning department, and parks and recreation. Bonner County has three commissioners who oversee the courts, elections, assessor’s office, county roads, planning and the sheriff’s office.

Visit the City of Sandpoint website.
Visit the Bonner County website.

Schools

Lake Pend Oreille School District comprises Sandpoint High School – the largest of three high schools in the district – Clark Fork Junior/Senior High School, Lake Pend Oreille High School, Sandpoint Middle School and seven area elementary schools.
Visit the Lake Pend Oreille School District site.

The Sandpoint area is also served by one charter school, Sandpoint Charter School, a public school serving students in grades 7-8.

Several private schools are also available, including: Sandpoint Waldorf School, serving preschool through 8th grade students; the Sandpoint Junior Academy, serving grades 1-10; the Sandpoint Community Christian School, serving grades K-10; and The Selkirk School, serving grades preschool-2.

As for higher education, North Idaho College is a comprehensive community college based in Coeur d’Alene, located 45 miles south of Sandpoint, that also has an outreach facility here, the NIC Sandpoint Center. The University of Idaho also maintains a Sandpoint Research & Extension Center, with research and extension activities conducted in Sandpoint.

Libraries

East Bonner County Library District, 1407 Cedar Street Sandpoint

Clark Fork Library, at 601 Main Street, and the Bookmobile, which stops at seven locations over the course of each week.

West Bonner Library District located in downtown Priest River at 219 Main Street (208) 448-2207.