Legals for May, 16 2023

Absentee, early voting up for Tuesday's election

Clerk anticipates record turnout

The polls don’t open until Tuesday, but voter turnout is already trending way up in Kootenai County.

OPINION: What’s the truth about our libraries?

Library board candidates Plass and Hanley and their political allies are resorting to misinformation about “porn in the libraries.”

EDITORIAL: Community stands at key crossroads

Your vote Tuesday will help shape which direction we go - constructive or destructive

Judge OKs amended complaint in NIC lawsuit

Emails showing that North Idaho College attorney Art Macomber and trustees Greg McKenzie, Todd Banducci and Greg McKenzie used private emails to secretly prepare for public meetings can be included in a lawsuit.

Roundup: Highway district commissioner candidates

KOOTENAI COUNTY - The following candidates are seeking election in contested races for several highway district commissioner positions on Tuesday.

Political mailer may violate campaign finance law

Anonymous political mailers related to the Community Library Network trustee race prompted a flurry of complaints this week from residents who say the materials violate Idaho’s campaign finance laws.

Shoshone County Elections and Polling places

The May Election Day is just a few days away and locals might need to know what they’re voting on, as well as where they need to go in order to cast their vote.

Legals for May, 12 2023

Library trustees sue over campaign letters

Two Community Library Network trustees have filed a lawsuit against three Kootenai County residents who distributed letters accusing the trustees of committing crimes against children. “We will not sit by while being falsely accused…by people who want to try and hide behind the First Amendment,” said Judy Meyer and Regina McCrea, in a statement shared Thursday with the Coeur d’Alene Press. Meyer and McCrea are seeking reelection to the Community Library Network Board of Trustees. They said they decided to file the civil suit in order to take a stand against political mudslinging in North Idaho.

Roundup: Hospital District trustee candidates

The following candidates are seeking election to the Kootenai Hospital District Board of Trustees.

Restoration Partnership asks public for project ideas

The Restoration Partnership is soliciting natural resource restoration project ideas from the public until June 1, 2023.

Legals for May, 11 2023

Swayne asks court for summary judgement

Attorneys representing North Idaho College President Nick Swayne have asked the court to grant him reinstatement without going to trial. Last Friday, Swayne’s legal counsel filed a motion for summary judgement in his lawsuit, which alleges that three NIC trustees violated the terms of his employment agreement when they placed him on administrative leave for no disciplinary reason in December 2022.

Roundup: Community Library Network trustee candidates

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OPINION: Stressed about the election? We’ve got a solution

In six days, voters will approve or reject school levies in both the Coeur d’Alene and Lakeland School Districts, elect trustees to the county libraries and commissioners to the county highway districts.

LIBRARY NETWORK ELECTION: Concerns about some candidates

I am very concerned with the race for the Community Library Network trustees. Two of the candidates, Plass and Hanley, are in favor of removing books from the library. Removing books from the library is a nice way of saying banning books. In our society, people complain about too much government in our lives, yet, many are in favor of letting the library monitor the books their children read. You can’t have it both ways. It is the parents’ responsibility to monitor the books their children read not the librarians nor the library trustees.

NIC: Shows KCRCC-endorsed candidates are unqualified

Time to summarize for those following NIC’s struggle to survive the ongoing assault by its own chaos creating board members.

LIBRARY TRUSTEE NETWORK ELECTION: Vote for Meyer and McCrea

Most of us have a special memory from elementary school. One of my memories involves a classroom presentation by Judy Meyer.

LIBRARY NETWORK ELECTION: Vote for Meyer and McCrea

I am writing to give my enthusiastic support to re-elect Judy Meyer and Regina McCrea to the Community Library Network Board of Trustees.