‘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 …
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 …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As candidates have filed to run for local office in the November election, Jim Woodward has his eye on the May 2024 Republican primary, announcing …
By Reader Staff
Idahoans for Open Primaries, a coalition of statewide citizen and political advocacy groups, launched its signature drive for a ballot initiative that would bring ranked choice voting …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Amid ongoing community debate, conversation and organizing, voters in Zones 2 and 4 of the West Bonner County School District will go to the polls …
By Reader Staff
While the next general election for Sandpoint city offices isn’t until Tuesday, Nov. 7, the candidate filing period is fast approaching, opening Monday, Aug. 28 with a …
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