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• Planning and Zoning recommends council OK zoning updates
  Amendments would establish new commercial zones and downtown preservation By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-1 at ...
• Korn’s warning on limiting public comments at BOCC meetings treads old ground
  By Ben OlsonReader Staff Bonner County Commission Chairman Ron Korn began the Oct. 27 BOCC business meeting with a warning about ...
• Army Corps announces day-use fees for local recreation sites
  By Reader Staff The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Oct. 27 that day-use fees will be introduced at a number ...
• What are the ballot measures for the Nov. 3 election?
  By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Early in-person voting for the Tuesday, Nov. 3 election ends at 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30 ...
• CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE
  2026 general Election By Reader Staff Before each election, the Sandpoint Reader reaches out to candidates in contested legislative and local races ...
• ‘Affordability’ the top concern at forum
  All invited Republican candidates decline to attend By Ben OlsonReader Staff The dais was noticeably sparse at the Oct. 20 candidates’ forum ...
• PHD announces new CFO
  Board institutes AI limitations for staff By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff More than a month after a slew of resignations, the Panhandle Health ...
• Sandpoint enters into owner’s rep agreement on wastewater plant project
  By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The city of Sandpoint took an important step to move forward with the planned reconstruction of the ...

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Opinions and Columns

• Planning and Zoning recommends council OK zoning updates
  Amendments would establish new commercial zones and downtown preservation By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-1 at ...
• Korn’s warning on limiting public comments at BOCC meetings treads old ground
  By Ben OlsonReader Staff Bonner County Commission Chairman Ron Korn began the Oct. 27 BOCC business meeting with a warning about ...
• Army Corps announces day-use fees for local recreation sites
  By Reader Staff The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Oct. 27 that day-use fees will be introduced at a number ...
• What are the ballot measures for the Nov. 3 election?
  By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Early in-person voting for the Tuesday, Nov. 3 election ends at 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30 ...
• Prop. 1: Time for some facts
  By Betsy Z. RussellReader Contributor In my nearly four decades covering Idaho politics, I saw lots of political mischief, mayhem and ...
• Happy Halloweekend
  Spooky events around Bonner County By Reader Staff The autumn leaves are falling in droves, blanketing Sandpoint in festive red and gold, ...
• Backrooms is a nightmare worth having more than once
  By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The raw materials of many nightmares consist of futility — like the maddening sensation of trying to ...
• Panida hosts screening of award-winning French romance The Taste of Things
  By Reader Staff Critically acclaimed 2023 French film The Taste of Things will show in a matinee presentation Sunday, Nov. 1 ...

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