Petition calls for return of staffing at Careywood fire station
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Less than a month after the May 2025 election, in which local voters rejected a range of area fire district levies, some Sagle residents are …
Category: Local Elections
Congressional hopeful Kaylee Peterson visits Reader office
By Reader Staff
Editor’s note: Kaylee Peterson has been campaigning as a Democrat against Republican U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher since 2022. Amid a swing through 10 counties in Idaho in …
May 2025 election results
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Bonner County voters went to the polls May 20 in an election that featured no candidates for local offices, but did include a number of …
Support fire levies and vote for prevention
By Diana Dawson
Reader Staff
If an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, then it is especially true with fire prevention. On Tuesday, May 20, voters in …
Early voting in May 20 election ends Friday
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The window for early voting in the Tuesday, May 20 election closes Friday, May 16, with ballots accepted until 5 p.m. at the Bonner County …
Chief Armstrong presents argument in favor of local fire district levies
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
At the beginning of the Idaho Fireplace Forum, hosted May 3 by Dist. 1 Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint, and Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, at the …
What’s on the May 20 ballot, and what’s not
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Bonner County voters have an election to participate in on Tuesday, May 20, but not everyone will have something on the ballot. In fact, it …
Trump administration causes nationwide whiplash on suspension of federal grants, loans
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Trump administration walked back a temporary pause on a swath of federal loans and grants Jan. 29, adding a coda to more than 24 …
Bill would give Idaho governor veto power over voter-approved ballot initiatives
By Kyle Pfannenstiel
Idaho Capital Sun
State lawmakers on Jan. 29 introduced a bill that would let the Idaho governor veto laws passed directly by voters.
The bill by Rep. …
County swears in new, returning officials
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Bonner County welcomed the newest batch of elected officials in a swearing-in ceremony Jan. 13, which introduced Dist. 1 Commissioner Brian Domke and reinstated Dist. …
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