Midterm 2022 election results
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 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 Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Members of the Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission took in a presentation Nov. 1 from City Planner Amy Tweeten, who recapped a pair of workshops …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint City Council at its regular meeting Nov. 2 unanimously approved a trio of requests from Derek Mulgrew, who is developing Phase 4 of …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint residents will be asked at the polls Nov. 8 whether they support increasing the local option tax on short-term lodging from 7% to 14% …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As it continues to move forward on the Comprehensive Plan update, the city of Sandpoint is seeking public input on housing and neighborhoods, hosting a …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
For 25 years, Kinderhaven served as a physical haven, sheltering local kids in need as they outnumbered available foster homes. That changed in May, when …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
District 1 Idaho Senate candidate Scott Herndon, who won the Republican nomination over incumbent two-term Sen. Jim Woodward in May, has filed a complaint with …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
There was a tone of frustration in the Oct. 4 meeting of the Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission, as members took in a presentation on …
By Reader Staff
A social media post threatening possible violence at local schools Oct. 3 resulted in the criminal charge of a Sandpoint High School student and prompted the Lake …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
A minor land division applied for by the Bonner County planning director saw major modification on Sept. 21, with county commissioners approving a change from …
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