What to know about Election Day 2023
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 …
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 …
By Zach Hagadone and Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
A near-capacity crowd turned out Oct. 17 at the Sandpoint Community Hall for a candidates’ forum featuring office seekers in contested races …
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 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
An update to Sandpoint’s Comprehensive Plan hasn’t reached the finish line yet, but it’s getting close. After four years of work — interrupted by the …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It’s not a presidential election year, but the November 2023 election will be a lively one locally, with a deep field of candidates for a …
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
It has been another busy year for the city of Sandpoint. The city is in a good state. The city started off 2022 by …
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
Sandpoint and the region is at a critical moment right now. Idaho continues to be the fastest growing state in the nation and the …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Since late January, Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad has found himself on the receiving end of dozens of phone calls and emails from gun rights proponents …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Political reporters have long called it an “October surprise” — a piece of news coming on the verge of an election with the potential to …
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