Community Corner
🌱 How Ponderay just reshaped its city budget with new tax revenue
Also, don't miss General Membership Luncheon - Oct 2026 - LPOSD on the Ponderay Patch calendar
Hello again Ponderay! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Ponderay just reshaped its city budget with new tax revenue
- What Ponderay police were called to around Bonner Mall Way
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
From our Partner
Today's Ponderay Patch AM is brought to you in part by T-Mobile - America's Best Mobile Network, according to Ookla Speedtest. Based on analysis by Ookla® of Speedtest Intelligence® data 1H 2026. We thank T-Mobile for their support in helping to keep communities like ours connected and for making today's Ponderay Patch AM possible.
Find a T-Mobile store near Ponderay. 
- Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 63 and low of 41 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 69, low: 41.
- Saturday: Sunny and comfortable, with a high of 69 and low of 42 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Legals for September, 30 2026 (bonnercountydailybee.com) — Ponderay residents should know the city has amended its 2025-26 budget, adding over $2.6 million in new appropriations from local option tax, reserves, and grants. The legals page also includes Bonner County name-change and estate notices, a sheriff's foreclosure sale, Laclede Water District's budget hearing, and a snow and ice removal RFP for West Bonner schools, all potentially affecting local property owners and contractors. 
• Bonner County News of Record - Sept. 18, 2026 (priestrivertimes.com) — Ponderay residents can see exactly what local officers handled on Sept. 18, including traffic hazards, hit‑and‑run reports, and a disturbing‑the‑peace call around Bonner Mall Way and Lavender Lane. The broader Bonner County log details dozens of sheriff, Sandpoint, and Priest River incidents—from crashes and reckless driving to alarms and civil disputes—offering a clear snapshot of regional public‑safety activity over several days.
📸 Around Ponderay
Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!
🗓 Upcoming Events in Ponderay
Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!
- General Membership Luncheon - Oct 2026 - LPOSD
Marigold Bistro, 414 Cedar Street, Sandpoint
11:30 am - Cancer Support Group meetings
Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce, 1205 Highway 2 Suite 101 B, Sandpoint
2:00 pm - Chamber Coffee & Connect October 2026
The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce, 1202 Fifth Ave., Sandpoint
8:30 am
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
📣 Ponderay Shout Outs!
Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!
🗓 Events Nearby
- Changes to Medicare 2027 Workshop →
Sandpoint ID
12:30 pm - Changes to Medicare 2027 →
Sandpoint Library, 1407 Cedar Street, Sandpoint
12:30 pm - Beyblade Club →
Sandpoint ID
2:00 pm - Sandpoint Craft Group →
Sandpoint ID
9:00 am - BARREL 33 - Sandpoint, ID →
Barrel 33, 100 N First Street, Sandpoint
5:30 pm - BARREL 33 →
Barrel 33, 100 N First Street, Sandpoint
5:30 pm - Live Music with Natalie Hughes →
Barrel 33, 100 North 1st Avenue, Sandpoint
5:30 pm - KFS - Cattail Hat Workshop →
The Sled Barn, 11735 W. Pine, Dover
9:00 am - Live Music with Monarch Mountain band →
Barrel 33, 100 North 1st Avenue, Sandpoint
5:30 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Citizen scientists brought a water sample from the Spokane River to our Coeur d'Alene office, and the sample contained a statoblast (first image)!
A statoblast is the microscopic reproductive pod of a freshwater animal called the Bryozoa, which is actually a colony made up of microscopic… (Nextdoor )
- Prime Communications posted a job opening for Full-Time Retail Sales Consultant - AT&T Authorized Retailer in Ponderay. Apply here.
- Wendy's posted a job opening for Restaurant Shift Manager in Ponderay. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ponderay here.
🗞 Nearby News
Kootenai
- OCT NIBJ: Investing in women is investing in community health (cdapress.com)
- Kootenai structure fire claims one life (hagadonenewsnetwork.com)
- Sept. 29, 2026 (bonnercountydailybee.com)
Sandpoint
- PREP GOLF: Sandpoint preserves through Idaho Club, readies for IEL Districts (bonnercountydailybee.com)
- Sandpoint removes downtown parking kiosks, but rules still cause confusion (kioskmarketplace.com)
- World War II tale one of survival and hope (bonnercountydailybee.com)
Ok Ponderay! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!
👉 Help make Patch AM better
- Help us grow by suggesting local news sources.
- Shape this newsletter with your feedback.
- List items for sale or services offered
We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what's happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.