Rognstad eyeing run for Idaho governor
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad confirmed to the Reader on Oct. 12 that he is exploring a run for Idaho governor in the 2022 election. According to a statement emailed...
Category: News in Brief
Midstokke reaches plea deal with prosecution
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Contributor Former Sandpoint midwife Denise Midstokke reached a plea deal last week in criminal charges stemming from the death of a newborn she was hired to deliver. According to court...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces: Oct. 7, 2021
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Staff East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: To temporarily avoid a government shutdown, Congress passed a spending bill...
BoCo approves contract for Boyer relocation project
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners unanimously approved a contract Oct. 5 for work on the Sandpoint Airport’s 2022 Boyer Road relocation project. The contract, totaling more than $542,000, is with Northwest...
Idaho House, Senate leaders working toward reconvening the Legislature
By Clark Corbin Idaho Capital Sun Top legislative leaders are working on a plan to bring the Idaho Legislature back into session at the Statehouse in Boise, Speaker of the Idaho House of Representatives...
With Little out of state, McGeachin issues order banning COVID-19 testing, vaccination at schools
By Clark Corbin Idaho Capital Sun While serving as acting governor on Oct. 5, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin issued a new executive order banning public schools and the State Department of Education from requiring...
City approves prelim plat for Madison Meadows housing development, sets dates for parks workshops
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint City Council members voted Oct. 6 to approve the preliminary plat for a 10-unit single-family housing development dubbed Madison Meadows, located just north of Cedar Street and west...
Vote recount affirms Bonner Co. Elections are legit
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff First, it was two of Idaho’s smallest counties: Butte and Camas. Next, Idaho secretary of state officials visited Bonner County to perform a partial recount of the Nov. 3,...
P&Z recommends approval of 25-acre rezone to make way for multi-family housing
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint’s housing affordability crisis was front and center at the Oct. 5 meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission, as members voted 3-1 to recommend approval for a Comprehensive...
Former Idaho representative arrested on fugitive charge in Georgia
By Kelcie Moseley-Morris Idaho Capital Sun Former Idaho Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger was arrested Friday in Clayton County, Ga., on a fugitive from justice charge, according to Clayton County court records. Ada County Sheriff’s...
