Trophy hunting
Elk season and volleyball season coalesce By Lyndsie Kiebert-CareyReader Contributor For an elk hunt to end with a harvest, a lot has to go right. Of course there are elements within the hunter’s control:...
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The Sandpoint Eater
She’s back! By Marcia PilgeramReader Columnist There are people who become attached to their cars, their favorite old chairs or a well-worn pair of shoes. Me? I have a soft spot for an electrical...
Backrooms is a nightmare worth having more than once
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The raw materials of many nightmares consist of futility — like the maddening sensation of trying to run but being slowed by some force beyond your power and the setting...
Prop. 1: Time for some facts
By Betsy Z. RussellReader Contributor In my nearly four decades covering Idaho politics, I saw lots of political mischief, mayhem and skullduggery. But I find the current misinformation and disinformation campaign against Proposition 1...
What are the ballot measures for the Nov. 3 election?
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Early in-person voting for the Tuesday, Nov. 3 election ends at 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30 and absentee ballots must be received by no later than 8 p.m. on...
Korn’s warning on limiting public comments at BOCC meetings treads old ground
By Ben OlsonReader Staff Bonner County Commission Chairman Ron Korn began the Oct. 27 BOCC business meeting with a warning about limiting public comments that include derogatory remarks. As with several other times in...
Planning and Zoning recommends council OK zoning updates
Amendments would establish new commercial zones and downtown preservation By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-1 at its regular Oct. 20 meeting to recommend City Council approve a zoning...
CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE
2026 general Election By Reader Staff Before each election, the Sandpoint Reader reaches out to candidates in contested legislative and local races to ask questions about how they would represent the constituents in the...
‘Affordability’ the top concern at forum
All invited Republican candidates decline to attend By Ben OlsonReader Staff The dais was noticeably sparse at the Oct. 20 candidates’ forum at Sandpoint High School as half of the invited candidates declined to...
Early voting opens Oct. 19 with election forum set for Oct. 20
By Reader Staff Early voting in the 2026 general election begins on Monday, Oct. 19, with eligible resident electors able to cast their ballots in person from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday, at the Bonner...
