‘We trust our librarians’: Demonstration shows support for libraries
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
About 70 people gathered July 1 at the Sandpoint branch of the East Bonner County Library to express their support for the library and opposition …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
About 70 people gathered July 1 at the Sandpoint branch of the East Bonner County Library to express their support for the library and opposition …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Librarians around the state have spent a tense several months preparing for House Bill 710 to take effect. The legislation, passed by lawmakers in April …
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Dover
Reader Contributor
Last week the Reader ran an article about the Highway 95 reroute project. We learned the Idaho Transportation Department was abandoning its exploratory …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Idahoans around the state went to the polls May 21 to select candidates who will appear in the November general election. The primary in District …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Colonel Kathryn Sanborn visited Albeni Falls Dam near Oldtown on May 21 to tour the site and answer questions about …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Voting in the 2024 primary election will take place in person at the polls from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, though …
By Zach Hagadone and Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Candidates for District 1 Idaho Senate and District 1 Idaho House Seats A and B gathered at the Sandpoint High School auditorium …
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint
Reader Contributor
Three weeks ago, residents of Sagle learned of an effort by the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) to evaluate some alternatives for Highway 95 …
Compiled by Zach Hagadone and Ben Olson
Publisher’s note: Before each election, the Sandpoint Reader reaches out to candidates in contested races to ask questions about how they would represent …
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