What to know about Election Day 2023
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Voters will head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 7 for a range of city, school trustee and other district offices. Six candidates are running for three seats on the...
Category: Politics
Sen. Risch has historic opportunity to support the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho
By Jennifer Ekstrom Reader Contributor I recently had the great honor to attend the Upper Columbia United Tribes’ conference on transboundary mining pollution in lovely Osoyoos, British Columbia. Indigenous speakers there illuminated that toxic,...
United in compassion, curiosity and courage
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Bonner County Human Rights Task Force invites the community to a free screening of The Cure for Hate: Bearing Witness to Auschwitz on Sunday, Oct. 22, followed by...
GOP tries to cut Idaho women’s last lifeline
By Rep. Ilana Rubel, D-Boise Reader Contributor Recently we’ve seen whiplash-inducing developments in the legal battle over women’s health in Idaho, but the underlying story is unchanged. Republican politicians are willing to force women...
City of Sandpoint sees final report of downtown waterfront design team
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint city councilors viewed the final report of the downtown waterfront design competition Oct. 18, capping a process that began with a solicitation for teams in February and resulting...
James E. Russell Sports Center breaks ground amid protests
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Current and former Sandpoint city staff, elected officials, friends and members of the Russell family, as well as representatives of local court sports groups, construction crews and the media...
Controversy continues over alleged fairgrounds fraud
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The County Fair Board issued an extensive press release Oct. 16, claiming that the Bonner County commissioners and Clerk Michael Rosedale are likely to blame for the alleged 2022...
Mayor apologizes for halting testimony on Travers Park; Groat resigns expressing regret over sports center location
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The uproar over the James E. Russell Sports Center at Travers Park took another dramatic turn at the Oct. 18 regular meeting of the Sandpoint City Council, when Mayor...
Candidates’ forum recap
By Zach Hagadone and Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff A near-capacity crowd turned out Oct. 17 at the Sandpoint Community Hall for a candidates’ forum featuring office seekers in contested races for Sandpoint mayor and...
Candidate Questionnaire 2023
Compiled by Zach Hagadone, Soncirey Mitchell and Ben Olson Reader Staff Publisher’s note: Before each election, the Sandpoint Reader reaches out to candidates to ask questions about how they would represent the constituents in...
