‘The biggest mistake I ever made’
By Carrie Logan Reader Contributor I regret my decision as mayor of Sandpoint to create a new city position: city administrator. If I had it to do it again, I would not go down...
Category: Politics
Travers Park tree protest nears one week mark
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff While the Sandpoint City Council approved the final contracts for the James E. Russell Sports Center on Sept. 27, and construction crews erected fencing Oct. 11 to restrict access...
Sandpoint City Hall tables Comp Plan vote
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff An update to Sandpoint’s Comprehensive Plan hasn’t reached the finish line yet, but it’s getting close. After four years of work — interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic — councilors...
From pain to poetry
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Poets are students of humanity. It’s the poet’s job to witness the horrifying, gorgeous, nonsensical world and condense it, wrap it in metaphor and deliver it to those willing...
Idaho’s U.S. senators put self-interest over service
Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise Reader Contributor Idahoans deserve elected officials who do what is best for Idaho and prioritize the people they are elected to represent. Unfortunately, the track records of our longtime Republican...
Sandpoint City Council votes to rezone portions of BoCo Fairgrounds
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff In a special public hearing Sept. 27, Sandpoint City Council members voted to approve two requests from the Bonner County commissioners to rezone portions of the Bonner County Fairgrounds...
Idaho needs more Pride, less prejudice
By Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise Reader Contributor Every Idahoan deserves to feel safe and welcome in our state. It is inspiring to watch the growing movement for our freedom to live authentically and choose...
Legislative update
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint Reader Contributor The 2024 presidential race is upon us. Idahoans will have a say in the selection process twice (primary and general election), but just how we decide is...
West Bonner Co. School District cancels board meeting due to lack of quorum
By Ben Olson Reader Staff More than 120 residents showed up to the Priest River Lamanna High School for a packed agenda before the West Bonner County School District Board of Trustees on Sept....
BoCo Republican Central Committee declines to censure commissioners
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Bonner County Republican Central Committee gathered Sept. 19 to tackle a lengthy agenda, but the item that drew the greater number of about 100 attendees to the Ponderay...
