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November 2024 Kootenai County Election Results
The results are still coming in, but NYT, P, Fox News, Decision Desk and others are all saying that Donald J. Trump will be our 47th...
Erin B.
Nov 6, 2024
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ELECTION SPECIAL: Kootenai County Spectator Suggested Ballot and Polling Locations
This election cycle has been different. It has been vicious, divisive, and an obvious spiritual battle between good and evil.
Erin B.
Nov 5, 2024
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Kootenai County Primary Election Results
Wow it has been a wild ride. This primary election season has brought a lot of anger, nastiness, and disgusting behavior out of the woodwork
Erin B.
May 22, 2024
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2024 Legislative Town Hall TOMORROW 2/24 @ 10am
Hello friends! It has been a hot second since I posted and I am sorry for not giving updates. My focus has been entirely on the state...
Erin B.
Feb 24, 2024
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Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 1/8
Idaho Signal Interview | Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 1/8 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Monday is the start of the 2024 Idaho Legislature...
Erin B.
Jan 8, 2024
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Upcoming Community Events January 2024
Check out these local upcoming events happening in our community. Note: these are primarily local government events although there are a...
Erin B.
Jan 5, 2024
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RELEASE: An Attack on Elected Representation: The Idaho Freedom Caucus Will Not Be Intimidated
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Boise, ID – Monday, Nov. 13, 2023 In an alarming act of authoritarianism, Pro Tempore Senator Chuck Winder...
Erin B.
Nov 13, 2023
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Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 11/6
A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...
Erin B.
Nov 6, 2023
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Coeur d'Alene School District Set to Receive $3.7M in FY24 from Property Tax Relief Bill
The 2023 Idaho State Legislature made a huge splash in passing HB292, a bill aimed at reducing $274 million in property taxes. One of the...
Erin B.
Aug 25, 2023
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Post Falls FY24 Budget Opposite Coeur d'Alene Disaster
At the August 15th Post Falls City Council meeting the council was presented the FY24 proposed budget for the final time. The Post Falls...
Erin B.
Aug 23, 2023
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INTERVIEW and TRANSCRIPT: Coeur d’Alene High School Student Encounters Male in Girls Restroom
Yesterday we brought you the story about a Coeur d’Alene High School student who had an incident where a male used the female bathroom,...
Erin B.
Mar 10, 2023
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Kootenai County Legislative Town Hall This Saturday 2/4
This week has been extremely light in meetings - including the world's fastest KCBOCC Business meeting EVER - so there hasn't been much...
Erin B.
Jan 30, 2023
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Kootenai County Nov. 8 General Election Results
The November 8 general election was a roller coaster of emotions throughout the day, evening, and next morning; the Kootenai County...
Erin B.
Nov 9, 2022
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What's Happening North Idaho Episode #14
Original air date: November 1, 2022 Join Erin Barnard and Matt Edwards as they explore the world of podcasting under the What's Happening...
Erin B.
Nov 1, 2022
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Kootenai County Spectator Recommended Ballot
I'm doing something crazy, guys, and putting my vote down on "digital" paper and showing the races that were not on the Kootenai County...
Erin B.
Oct 27, 2022
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Kootenai County Conservatives Win BIG, But Lose in the State
I just got home from the elections office where I spent 17 hours watching ballots be counted until the final results could be tallied. I...
Erin B.
May 18, 2022
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Don’t Forget to Vote Today
Please take some time out of your busy day to vote in the primary – the most important election in Idaho. Having trouble deciding who the...
Erin B.
May 17, 2022
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New RINO Group In Town – And We’re On the Right Side of That Group
Hi guys, I wanted to give you a quick update of yesterday’s fun events. If you’d rather watch a video update I put it below. We got a tip...
Erin B.
Apr 21, 2022
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Coeur d’Alene’s ‘New Republicans’ Group Swear at & Push Local During Meeting...
With less than 10 supporters in attendance, the newly formed ‘North Idaho Republicans’ held a meeting at the Coeur d’Alene library...
Idaho Tribune
Apr 20, 2022
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JIM JONES HATES IFF BECAUSE WE HATE SOCIALISM
Idaho newspapers don’t run every column Jim Jones writes, but you can bet that if he writes about the Idaho Freedom Foundation, they will...
Wayne Hoffman
Apr 13, 2022
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