Contested District 1 primary results
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It was generally agreed by Idaho politicians and politics watchers alike that the May 17 primary election would be a game-changer for the Statehouse in Boise. It did not...
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Full slate of Legislative District 1 candidates faced off at May 3 forum
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Despite a sparse crowd of about 50 attendees, all 10 candidates in the primary races for Legislative District 1 — including the lone Democratic contender — gathered May 3...
Big-money Nevada consultants play part in Herndon Senate campaign
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As the calendar edges nearer to the May 17 primary elections in Idaho, certain campaigns are only growing more contentious — among them, the contest between incumbent Sen. Jim...
Herndon announces Idaho Senate bid
By Reader Staff Local home builder Scott Herndon announced June 23 that he is seeking the Republican nomination for the Idaho Senate in District 1, a seat currently held by Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle....
Judge hears cross motions in second Festival gun suit
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Kootenai County District Judge Lansing L. Haynes heard cross motions for summary judgment April 26 in the case against the Festival at Sandpoint and city of Sandpoint, in which...
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 are both currently awaiting...
Gun suit part deux
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 The Festival at Sandpoint,...
Three N. Idahoans front suit challenging constitutionality of COVID-19 restrictions
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 local hot-button issues from...
Judge denies county motion to halt Festival gun suit
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, which challenges the Festival...
Boiling point reached in gun case
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 an encounter between members of...
