What’s on the general election ballot?
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
With the 2024 general election around the corner, it’s important to be as informed as possible before Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Here’s a …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
With the 2024 general election around the corner, it’s important to be as informed as possible before Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Here’s a …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Bonner County Elections officials reported a comparatively early night Nov. 5, posting preliminary results by 11:17 p.m. and turning off the lights by 11:30 p.m. …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
When Bonner County voters approved a $25.4 million supplemental school levy in March, most may have assumed it was the last they’d hear of the …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Educators in West Bonner County School District are hoping the second time is the charm for a $3 million-per-year supplemental levy.
The levy proposal, which …
By Shawn Woodward
Reader Contributor
On March 12, an instructional supplemental levy to support the Lake Pend Oreille School District will be on the ballots. It is our hope that …
By A group of concerned citizens of Bonner County
(see names below)
Reader Contributors
Without the current school levy, the effect on Bonner County’s schools and economy would be …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of articles related to the upcoming March 14 vote on the Lake Pend Oreille supplemental levy. …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Lake Pend Oreille School District officials are seeking public input in the wake of its plant levy’s August failure.
A survey covering the levy election …
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