What are the ballot measures for the Nov. 3 election?
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Early in-person voting for the Tuesday, Nov. 3 election ends at 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30 and absentee ballots must be received by no later than 8 p.m. on...
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Korn’s warning on limiting public comments at BOCC meetings treads old ground
By Ben OlsonReader Staff Bonner County Commission Chairman Ron Korn began the Oct. 27 BOCC business meeting with a warning about limiting public comments that include derogatory remarks. As with several other times in...
Planning and Zoning recommends council OK zoning updates
Amendments would establish new commercial zones and downtown preservation By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-1 at its regular Oct. 20 meeting to recommend City Council approve a zoning...
CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE
2026 general Election By Reader Staff Before each election, the Sandpoint Reader reaches out to candidates in contested legislative and local races to ask questions about how they would represent the constituents in the...
‘Affordability’ the top concern at forum
All invited Republican candidates decline to attend By Ben OlsonReader Staff The dais was noticeably sparse at the Oct. 20 candidates’ forum at Sandpoint High School as half of the invited candidates declined to...
PHD announces new CFO
Board institutes AI limitations for staff By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff More than a month after a slew of resignations, the Panhandle Health District announced Oct. 8 that it has hired Scott Hurlbert as its...
BoCo sheriff: ‘We would have received an indictment’
Meeting recording still absent from county YouTube By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler has weighed in on the recent disclosure of past sexual misconduct allegations surrounding District 2 Republican county commissioner...
Early voting opens Oct. 19 with election forum set for Oct. 20
By Reader Staff Early voting in the 2026 general election begins on Monday, Oct. 19, with eligible resident electors able to cast their ballots in person from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday, at the Bonner...
Prior sexual assault allegations against commissioner candidate made public
Idaho Attorney General’s Office declined to file criminal charges By Soncirey Mitchell and Zach HagadoneReader Staff The regular business meeting of the Bonner County Board of Commissioners took an unexpected turn Oct. 6, when...
Green Bay remains open to out-of-season day use
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Following the September announcement that Green Bay will be closed to day use to better accommodate the area’s paid campsites, the U.S. Forest Service has clarified that the popular beach...
