BOCC appoints new Fair Board member
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County board of commissioners appointed resident Quentin Ducken to the Bonner County Fair Board at their Tuesday, May 7 meeting, filling a position …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County board of commissioners appointed resident Quentin Ducken to the Bonner County Fair Board at their Tuesday, May 7 meeting, filling a position …
By Soncirey Mitchell and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Candidates for District 1 and District 3 Bonner County commissioner seats joined contenders for Bonner County sheriff at a community forum April …
Compiled by Zach Hagadone and Soncirey Mitchell
Publisher’s note: Before each election, the Sandpoint Reader reaches out to candidates in contested races to ask questions about how they would represent …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Anxiety has been growing among Sagle residents about the proposed U.S. 95-Dufort Road to Lakeshore Drive corridor expansion, which the Idaho Transportation Department unveiled at …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Tensions between the Bonner County commissioners and constituents seemingly eased over the past few weeks, bringing the monthslong controversy over the Jan. 26 trespass of …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
North Idahoans have become increasingly accustomed to negative campaign advertising over the past few election cycles, though typically related to hotly contested legislative seats. However, …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Tuesday, May 21 primary will feature a crowded field of candidates, after the filing period to run for office closed March 15 and revealed …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Hostilities between the Bonner County board of commissioners and the offices of the sheriff, prosecutor and coroner temporarily deescalated during the regular business meeting March …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Though a number of candidates have already announced their intention to run for Dist. 1 legislative and local offices, the official filing period for the …
By Zach Hagadone
and Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Local government watchers enjoyed a double-header on March 5, as both the Bonner County board of commissioners and Sandpoint Planning and Zoning …
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