Adam Drapcho

It was nearly a Republican sweep in Belknap County in Tuesday’s General Election. Of the 18 seats representing the county in the Statehouse, only one was won by a Democrat.

Brenda Baer, left, and her son John, were all smiles at City Hall after vote totals showed she was the top vote getter in her Ward 4 primary race for city council in September 2017. (Rick Green/The Laconia Daily Sun file photo)

Andrea Keon, as shown in this undated photo shared by Gilford police on Facebook, has been missing since early on Monday morning. Anyone with information about where she might be, or who has seen her since she went missing, is urged to call police at 603-527-4737. (Courtesy photo)

LACONIA — The leadership of the district is expected to be determined at the Laconia School Board meeting on Tuesday evening.

LACONIA — Bob Champlin will continue to serve as superintendent of city schools beyond this school year, and Nick Grenon will serve as the next chair, following actions taken at

LACONIA — When this calendar year began, Melissa Keller was living in a tent, facing legal trouble and caught in the stranglehold of substance misuse disorder. Today, she is more

LACONIA — Joia Hughes first saw Laconia in the late 1990s, when she lived downtown and worked for the agency now known as Community Developers. She said the area’s trajectory

LACONIA — Hiring a chorus teacher for Laconia Middle School has been like trying to solve a maze with only dead ends. Meanwhile, an opportunity arose to add an exploratory teacher in another underserved subject, leading the school board on Tuesday night to approve a plan to add a family and consumer science program at LMS.

Chris West, captain at the Laconia Salvation Army, stands in front of 370 Union Ave., which will be the site of the organization's thrift store starting in January. The store was forced to seek a new building after its current location was sold. (Adam Drapcho/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)

Thirty teams participate in a cribbage tournament held at Laconia High School on Nov. 15. Shown here, left to right, are Tony Horan who works for Laconia Police Department, LHS math department head Susan Finch, Laconia School District administrative staff member Tami Horan, and Taylor Osborne, LHS social studies teacher. (Courtesy photo)