What to know about voting in the May 19 primary
By Reader Staff Early voting in the 2026 primary opened May 4 and will run Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. through Friday, May 15 at the Bonner County Elections Office (1500 Hwy. 2, Ste....
Category: Politics
Transgender Idahoans sue over ‘bathroom bill,’ citing 14th Amendment violations
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Less than a month after Gov. Brad Little signed into law House Bill 752, criminalizing transgender people using bathrooms according to their identity, the legislation is going to court. According...
A few thoughts… On trouble in paradise
By Sandy ComptonReader Columnist I‘m writing from Maui, where, as I do at home, I generally ignore the news, but some things beg speaking to. Donnie has managed to piss off the whole world...
‘I dealt with the aftermath’…
By Kim KeatonReader Contributor I spent 15 years as the Sandpoint Middle School principal. I retired proud of what we built. Our students felt safe and parents trusted us to look after their kids....
City receives $650K state grant for downtown revitalization
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff As the city of Sandpoint proceeds with Phase 3 of its yearslong downtown revitalization project, which is currently in its public engagement stage, officials announced April 28 that the work...
CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE
2026 primary Election: legislative Contested Races for Idaho Legislative District 1A and 1B House, District 1 SenateCompiled by Zach Hagadone, Ben Olson and Soncirey Mitchell Publisher’s note: Before each election, the Sandpoint Reader reaches...
Remembering Mr. Miller
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff It’s a weird confession to make, but I love politics and, by extension, am often fond of politicians. It’s fashionable to ignore both at best and proudly despise them at...
Protecting the Kootenai River from mountaintop removal coal mining
By Jennifer EkstromReader Contributor Pollution from five mountaintop removal coal mines in the Canadian Rockies is flowing downstream through British Columbia, and into the Kootenai River of Idaho, Montana and beyond. Selenium and other...
BoCo Dems host state school superintendent candidate Becky Sundin in Sandpoint
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Though most Idaho voters’ eyes are on the Tuesday, May 19 primary elections, candidates for uncontested offices are still out campaigning — including Becky Sundin, the Democrat who is challenging...
Farm Bureau, local media to host state and local candidate forums
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff In the runup to the Tuesday, May 19 primary, voters in Idaho Legislative Districts 1 and 2 will have ample opportunity to get to know the candidates for state and...
