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October 21, 2025 by Jack

Listen to KRFY’s Coverage of the Upcoming Election

KRFY’s Local Decision series of interviews with candidates in contested races in the upcoming November 4 general election, as well as discussions of ballot items, 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 and the Sandpoint Reader hosted a candidate forum for the November 4 general election. Forums were held at the Sandpoint Center and broadcast live on 88.5 KRFY; click to hear the recording:

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Download the audio of the forum here.


Candidate interviews
For KRFY’s Local Decision series, Morning Show hosts conduct interviews with candidates in contested races for the November 4 general election. This year, there are four candidates vying for the three seats on Sandpoint City Council.

  • Incumbent Joel Auspiro
https://media.krfy.org/KRFYMS-20251008-CouncilCandidateJoelAispuro.mp3
  • Incumbent Rick Howarth
https://media.krfy.org/KFYMS-20251015-CouncilCandidateRickHowarth.mp3
  • Candidate Joe Tate
http://media.krfy.org/KRFYMS-20251022-CouncilCandidateJoeTate.mp3
  • Candidate Joshua Torrez
http://media.krfy.org/KRFYMS-20251008-CouncilCandidateJoshuaTorrez.mp3

Ballot measures
On Wednesday, October 29, the KRFY Morning show will air two conversations on upcoming ballot measures. Those will be available below after they air.

  • Holly Ellis, Sandpoint Public Works Director on the Sandpoint wastewater bond
  • Ponderay Mayor Steve Geiger on the Ponderay 1% Local Option Tax

Election report and analysis

On Election Night, November 4, KRFY will interrupt its regularly scheduled programming to announce election results as soon as they are available.

Airing 8 a.m. Wednesday, November 5, 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 4 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.

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Election coverage

Sandpoint city elections 2025In our coverage of the upcoming Nov 4 city elections, KRFY Morning Show host Chris Bessler has conducted interviews with the four candidates for Sandpoint City Council.  Click to hear:
   • Joel Aispuro
   • Rick Howarth
   • Joe Tate
   • Joshua Torrez
The Wed, Oct 29, Morning Show will cover two ballot measures, Sandpoint’s $130M revenue bond and Ponderay’s 1% Local Option Tax.
For detailed information on races and voting, check Sandpoint Online’s Election Central.

Attend – or listen here!

Musician Justin Landis will play KRFY's Little Live Radio Hour

Multi-instrumentalist and musical homeboy Justin Landis will be featured at the Little Live Radio Hour at 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 21. Attend in person at the Panida’s Little Theater… or tune in to our live broadcast on your radio at 88.5 FM, or stream it right here on KRFY.org. Brought to you by KRFY, the Festival at Sandpoint and the Panida Theater!

Our guest DJ returns!

Actor and filmmaker Viggo Mortensen is returning for another turn at the live microphone as a guest DJ this Thursday, Oct. 2, right here on KRFY. Viggo is a part-time local resident and a longtime supporter of independent radio. Tune in to 88.5 FM or stream it to hear his musical picks and commentary, live 1-3 p.m. If you miss the live show, it will be rebroadcast on air and streaming, 7-9 p.m. that evening.

SOS forum recording

A “Save Our Schools” town hall was held Sept 12 at the Ponderay Events Center, and was recorded and broadcast by KRFY the following day. A capacity crowd heard discussion by a local panel on the impact on public schools of the Parental Choice Tax Credit, aka House Bill 93, that was approved by the Idaho Legislature to provide $50 million in funding to families who educate their children in private schools.  Did you miss the forum? Click to hear recording.

A note on KRFY funding

How has defunding and closure of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting affected KRFY? Our station is funded solely by listeners, supporters and underwriters and has never received funding from the CPB. But some syndicated shows KRFY airs will be affected. The National Federation of Community Broadcasters has prepared a statement on impacts of the CPB closure. Click to read it.

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