‘My taxes have gone through the roof!’
By Michael Rosedale
Reader Contributor
Editor’s note: The Reader has been hearing from property owners across Bonner County that they saw exorbitant increases to their property taxes during the last …
By Michael Rosedale
Reader Contributor
Editor’s note: The Reader has been hearing from property owners across Bonner County that they saw exorbitant increases to their property taxes during the last …
By Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Midterms often draw fewer voters than presidential elections, but a few big-ticket ballot items brought citizens to the polls in unusual numbers.…
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
First, it was two of Idaho’s smallest counties: Butte and Camas. Next, Idaho secretary of state officials visited Bonner County to perform a partial recount …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Bonner County Clerk Mike Rosedale is speaking out about allegations of fraud against Idaho and its counties in the 2020 presidential election, publicly denouncing claims …
By Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Peel back the theatrics of the special session of the Idaho Legislature and the core issue of the extraordinary meeting Aug. 24-26 …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As Idahoans have done throughout the state, Bonner County residents leaned into the unprecedented mail-in-only 2020 primary election — navigating an improvised process and changing …
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