YEAR IN REVIEW: 2023
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
We’ve been doing these retrospectives every year since 2020, and so far the ’20s have lived up to their reputation for being “roaring.” Just reading …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
We’ve been doing these retrospectives every year since 2020, and so far the ’20s have lived up to their reputation for being “roaring.” Just reading …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Among the biggest news to come out of Sandpoint City Hall in a year filled with hefty headlines was the pre-holiday announcement by City Administrator …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
For the first time in eight years, Sandpoint will have a new mayor when Jeremy Grimm is sworn in at City Hall in January following …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint City Hall has set a date for a town hall-style workshop on the revised Comprehensive Plan for Wednesday, Nov. 29, from 5-7 p.m. at …
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 …
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 …
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 …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint Reader, KRFY 88.5 FM Panhandle Community Radio and Sandpoint Online will host a candidates’ forum Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 5:30 p.m. at …
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