What to know about the May 21 primary
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Voting in the 2024 primary election will take place in person at the polls from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, though …
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Candidates for Bonner County commissioner, sheriff take on issues at forum
By Soncirey Mitchell and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Candidates for District 1 and District 3 Bonner County commissioner seats joined contenders for Bonner County sheriff at a community forum April …
Candidate Questionnaire: 2024 primary election
Compiled by Zach Hagadone and Soncirey Mitchell
Publisher’s note: Before each election, the Sandpoint Reader reaches out to candidates in contested races to ask questions about how they would represent …
Slate of 2024 primary candidates finalized
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Tuesday, May 21 primary will feature a crowded field of candidates, after the filing period to run for office closed March 15 and revealed …
BOCC meeting raises concerns over county cybersecurity
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Hostilities between the Bonner County board of commissioners and the offices of the sheriff, prosecutor and coroner temporarily deescalated during the regular business meeting March …
Sandpoint P&Z recommends approval of fairgrounds lot subdivision
By Zach Hagadone
and Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Local government watchers enjoyed a double-header on March 5, as both the Bonner County board of commissioners and Sandpoint Planning and Zoning …
BOCC weekly business meeting overshadowed by flurry of legal filings
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Despite the deceptively ordinary agenda, the bulk of the Bonner County board of commissioners regular business meeting on Feb. 27 was devoted to arguing about …
Bonner County resident trespassed again from commissioner meetings
By Soncirey Mitchell and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Following the controversial citizen’s arrest and trespassing of county residents Dave Bowman and Rick Cramer on Jan. 26 by Luke Omodt, chair …
BOCC civil protection order clarified after five months
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County board of commissioners reached an unprecedented level of dysfunction in August of 2023, when Commissioner Steve Bradshaw allegedly made a verbal threat …
Local officials respond to trespassing of citizens from BOCC meetings
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
More high drama was on display at the Bonner County administration building over the past week, with the trespassing of two individuals from county commissioners’ …
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