Festival gun suits continue
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Two lawsuits in progress against the city of Sandpoint regarding the weapons ban at War Memorial Field during the annual Festival at Sandpoint concert series …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Two lawsuits in progress against the city of Sandpoint regarding the weapons ban at War Memorial Field during the annual Festival at Sandpoint concert series …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It has been the better part of a year since Bonner County filed a lawsuit against the city of Sandpoint over the no-weapons policy at …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sagle resident Scott Herndon, who mounted an unsuccessful bid for Idaho Senate in 2018 and has since been in the forefront of a number of …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Kootenai County District Court Judge Lansing L. Haynes denied a motion Feb. 25 from Bonner County to stay its lawsuit against the city of Sandpoint, …
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As the Bonner County v. City of Sandpoint weapons ban lawsuit enters its fifth month, tensions have steadily increased, boiling over when …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Despite the sound and fury surrounding the Festival at Sandpoint’s policy banning weapons at the publicly-owned War Memorial Field, city officials said they still haven’t …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Editor’s Note: Scott Herndon is running as a Republican in the State Senate District 1 race.
Sandpoint Reader: What is your background in North Idaho?…
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
For a provocateur, Scott Herndon is unexpectedly calm and articulate.
Sporting a long beard and speaking in a measured tone, he communicates philosophical ideas that, …
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