Sandpoint, Idaho sits like a well-kept secret at the northern tip of Lake Pend Oreille, surrounded by mountains that look like they were painted as a backdrop for a movie about the perfect small town.

Sandpoint sits in the northern panhandle of Idaho, making it accessible from Spokane, Washington in about 90 minutes or Coeur d’Alene in roughly 45 minutes.

Stoney Winston, superintendent of the Fruitland School District, criticized lawmakers’ decision to provide money for private school students — often marketed as a way to increase families’ schooling ...

The northwest corner of the city has been a promising development hot spot in recent years, and developers are starting to make moves.