Local Decision ’24: November 5 election

KRFY’s Local Decision series of interviews with candidates in contested races in the upcoming November 5 general election are airing each Wednesday on the Morning Show. Recorded podcasts are available here following each show. Click to hear as the candidates contest the issues with one another.

Candidate forum recordings
KRFY, in partnership with Sandpoint Online, Sandpoint Reader, Bonner County Daily Bee, and Selkirk Association of Realtors, hosted two candidate forums for the November 5 general election. Forums were held at Sandpoint High School and broadcast live on 88.5 KRFY; click to hear recordings:

• Wednesday, October 2, 2024: Click to hear recorded broadcast.
• Tuesday, October 15, 2024: Click to hear recorded broadcast.

Candidate interviews
For KRFY’s Local Decision series, Morning Show hosts conduct joint interviews with candidates in contested races for the November 5 general election.

Idaho Senate, District 1
Interview aired September 25, 2024 with candidates, Independent Dan Rose and Republican Jim Woodward.
  • Click to hear recorded podcast.

Idaho House of Representatives, District 1 Seat A
Interview aired October 9 with candidates Democrat Karen Mathee and Republican Mark Sauter (incumbent).
  • Click to hear recorded podcast.

Idaho House of Representatives, District 1 Seat B
Interview aired October 2, 2024 with candidates, Democrat Kathryn Larson and Republican Cornel Rasor.
  • Click to hear recorded podcast.

Bonner County Commissioner, District 1
Interview aired October 16, 2024 with candidates Republican Brian Domke and Democrat Steve Johnson.
  • Click to hear recorded podcast.

Bonner County Commissioner, District 3
Interview aired Wednesday, October 23 with candidates Republican Ron Korn and Independent Glenn Lefebvre.
• Click to hear recorded podcast.

Ballot measures
Program aired Wednesday, October 30, with discussions pro and con about ballot measures voters will see on the ballot. Click to hear recordings:
• Idaho Proposition 1, with Jennifer McKnight opposed and Christine Moon in favor.
• Sandpoint 1% Local Option Sales Tax with Mayor Jeremy Grimm
• Ponderay 1% Local Option Sales Tax with Mayor Steve Geiger

Election report and analysis
Airing 8 a.m. Wednesday, November 6, KRFY hosts and local journalists will report on results of the previous night’s election, with analysis of issues that were featured in various races.

For additional information on the November 5 general election go to the Sandpoint Online Election Central, to find details on how and where to vote as well as links to additional information on candidates.

May 21 Primary Election coverage

KRFY’s Local Decision series of interviews with candidates in contested races in the upcoming May 21 primary have aired weekly on the Morning Show. The recorded podcasts are available here. Click to hear from the candidates in their own words.

Candidate forum recordings
KRFY, in partnership with Sandpoint Online, Sandpoint Reader, Bonner County Daily Bee, and Selkirk Association of Realtors, hosted two candidate forums for the May 21 primary election. Forums were held at Sandpoint High School and broadcast live on 88.5 KRFY; if you missed the live broadcast, click to hear the recording of each forum:

• April 29, 2024: Bonner County races
• April 30, 2024: Idaho Legislature races

Candidate interviews
For KRFY’s Local Decision series, our Morning Show hosts conducted individual interviews with all candidates in contested races for the May 21 primary.

Idaho Senate, District 1
Interviews aired May 13
Republican
• Scott Herndon
• Jim Woodward

Idaho House of Representatives, District 1 Seat A
Interviews aired May 15
Republican
• Spencer Hutchings
• Jane Sauter
• Mark Sauter

Idaho House of Representatives, District 1 Seat B
Interviews aired April 3 and April 17
Democrat
• Kathryn Larson
• Bob Vickaryous
Republican
• Chuck Lowman
• Cornel Rasor

Bonner County Commissioner, District 3
Interviews aired April 24
Republican
• Dimitry Borosov
• Ron Korn
• Luke Omodt (incumbent)

Bonner County Commissioner, District 3
Interviews aired May 1, 2024
Republican
• Brian Domke
• Brian Riley

Bonner County Sheriff
Interviews aired May 8, 2024
Republican
• Steven Bradshaw
• Daryl Wheeler (incumbent)

For additional information on the May 21 primary go to the Sandpoint Online Election Central, to find details on how and where to vote as well as links to additional information on candidates.

LIVE RADIO SHOW TONIGHT

Join us for an evening of musical entertainment FREE OF CHARGE in person or from the comfort of your own abode. The event begins at 8PM sharp, so don’t forget to tune in or find the link to our webstream elsewhere on this page.

In addition to the triple bill of musicians, a young performer from the Music Conservatory of Sandpoint kicks off the evening’s festivities, and there may be other surprises in store. If you’d like to attend in person, please be at the Little Panida Theater at least ten minutes before airtime so as not to interrupt the broadcast.

Don’t miss this- the show will be recorded and archived, but not immediately available for replay online. If you can’t catch it live, the program host suggests you set up your tape recorder. We hope you remembered to buy cassettes.

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Yep, KRFY is ON AIR AT 88.5 FM

After a few days in which our radio signal was down, KRFY Community Radio is back on the air waves at 88.5 FM on your radio dial.

Our broadcasting did continue via our live stream here on our website, but the tower where we leased space for our antenna was being removed, and it necessitated a move of our antenna to a temporary location on the downtown building that houses our studio. We’re now broadcasting at lower power; it is producing a good signal in Sandpoint and nearby environs, but may be impacting reception for our listeners farther out in the county.

To get back up to full power, we’ll have another move coming sometime in the upcoming month, after the FCC approves a move of our antenna to a new permanent location on a tower space we’re leasing from the Lake Pend Oreille School District (big THANKS to LPSOD). We’ll be able to manage that move with much less downtime of the radio signal.

Thanks to our associate station manager, Jack Peterson, for his tenacious hard work facilitating a quick “fix” to get our broadcast signal back on the air. Here’s a picture of the crew retrieving our antenna from the tower before its removal.

And remember listeners: Anytime the broadcast signal is interrupted, check our online stream; see the link on this page, or tell your digital assistant “play KRFY.”

Candidate interviews for contested races

As part of our Local Decision 2022 series from April 7-May 12 on the KRFY Morning Show, host Chris Bessler interviewed candidates in the May 17 primary for contested local races for Bonner County offices and District 1 Legislature. All candidates are on the Republican party ballot, as there are no contested races on the Democratic ballot. Interviews ran around 15 minutes each. Click below to listen to individual interviews.

• Bonner County Assessor. Aired April 7.
  – Grant Dorman. Click to listen.
  – Donna Gow (incumbent). Click to listen.
  – Jessi Webster. Click to listen.

• Bonner County Commissioner in District 2. Aired April 14.
  – Jeff Connolly (incumbent). Click to listen.
  – Randi Flaherty. Click to listen.
  – Asia Williams. Click to listen.

• Bonner County Commissioner in District 3. Aired April 28.
  – Dave Bowman. Click to listen.
  – Richard Harter. Click to listen.
  – Ron Korn. Click to listen.
  – Luke Omodt. Click to listen.
  – Brian Riley. Click to listen.

• Idaho District 1 State Senate. Aired April 21.
  – Scott Herndon. Click to listen.
  – Jim Woodward (incumbent) Click to listen.

• Idaho District 1 State Representative, Seat B. Aired May 5.
  – Sage Dixon (incumbent). Click to listen.
  Candidate Todd Engel declined the invitation to interview.

• Idaho District 1 State Representative, Seat A. Aired May 12.
  – Adam Rorick. Click to listen.
  – Mark Sauter. Click to listen.
  – Travis Thompson. Click to listen.
  – Cynthia Weiss. Click to listen.
  Candidate Spencer Hutchings did not respond to invitations to interview.

Additionally, 88.5 KRFY co-sponsored with SandpointOnline.com and the Sandpoint Reader two candidate forums. On May 2, candidates for Bonner County assessor and both commissioner seats fielded questions from the audience; on May 3, candidates for Idaho Legislature in Senate and both House seats answered questions. Each forum ran about 2 hours in length. Click to listen the forum recordings:

• May 2: Candidate forum for Bonner County offices
• May 3: Candidate forum for Idaho Legislature offices

The Idaho primary election is May 17, 2022. For more information on the candidates plus details on registering to vote, party affiliation and how and were to vote, a comprehensive online voter’s guide is at the Sandpoint Online Election Central.

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