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MEDICAL LAKE – Farmer's markets across the region are in full swing, and the same can be said for the Medical Lake Farmer's Market. In its second year of operation, the market is still new. Organizers are looking to help the event grow in both vendors and customers. The market opened for the season on June 3, and will run the first and third Saturdays of each month through October 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. According to Erin Bishop, the market manager, the market is sponsored b...
Level three evacuations initially put in place for the Rustle Fire have been downgraded to level one Aug. 3 at 5:30 p.m. according to Spokane County Emergency Management. Level two evacuation zone were lifted at that time. The fire erupted in the early afternoon causing the entire area to be evacuated. Multiple road closures were also put in place during the blaze. According to Spokane County Fire District 10 the fire burned five acres and was zero percent contained at...
Rick Clark, founder of Giving Back Spokane gets dunked during the car wash fundraiser the group held on July 29 in Spokane Valley. Feature story on page 6....
SPOKANE VALLEY – Jessica Yaeger was sitting in first place after the initial tally of ballots returned in the Aug. 1 primary election for City Council Position No. 2. As of Tuesday night, Yaeger had 5,788 votes, 51.85%. She was ahead of Rachel Briscoe with 2,897 votes, 25.95%, and Adam Smith with 2,374 votes, 21.26%. Only Smith could be reached for comment Tuesday night. “I’m very happy. I have spent zero dollars on marketing,” he said. “So, I am pretty excited. This isn’t som...
LIBERTY LAKE — One candidate has more than doubled all of his opponents in his bid for City Council Position No. 3. At the end of the first day of ballot counting Tuesday night, Aug. 1, Dan Dunne had 1,450 votes, 70.84%. Larry Marshall was in second with 392 votes, 19.15%, and Keith Kopelson was in third with 197 votes, 9.62%. Only the Top 2 candidates advance to the general election. Dunne could not be reached for comment Tuesday night. Despite being in second place, so f...
SPOKANE VALLEY – After the first day of counting ballots in the Aug. 1 primary election, a local woman tops the race for the West Valley School District Director No. 3 position. Amy Anselmo logged 1,380 votes, 55.67%, in the first night of counting. She’s ahead of John Dubois with 635 votes, 25.62%, and Tricia Phillips with 432 votes, 17.43%. Anselmo couldn’t be reached for comment. But DuBois said he’s excited about being No. 2 at this point in the election process; only th...
SPOKANE VALLEY – Rick Freier leads the race for Spokane Valley Fire Commission Position No. 5 after the first day of ballot counting Tuesday, Aug. 1. Freier has 8,622 votes, 53.37%, far ahead of George Orr with 3,772 votes, 23.35%. Freier could not be reached for comment Tuesday night. But Orr commended Freier for his lead. “I have to give it to Rick. He’s been working hard,” Orr said. “We’re all Americans, and though we disagree, we don’t have to be disagreeable....
SPOKANE VALLEY – The magic of Hogwarts took over Spokane Valley when Harry Potter and friends visited the farmer's market on July 28 at CenterPlace, 2426 N Discovery Place. Among all the shops, tents and vendors area residents could find magic wands and other magical goods. According to Katy Lee, who organizes the Spokane Valley Farmers Market, the themed events are always a big hit. "The turnout is great," Lee said about the themed market. "Harry Potter day is always a big h...
SPOKANE VALLEY - On July 31, 2023, at approximately 10:20 am, a Spokane Valley motorcycle deputy was conducting traffic enforcement on Appleway Ave. near Park Road. The deputy observed a multi-colored Chrysler sedan that appeared to be speeding. His laser speed measuring device showed the vehicle was going 51-mph in a 35-mph zone. As the vehicle drove past, he clearly could see the male driver. He caught up to and pulled his fully marked patrol motorcycle behind the Chrysler, which slowed down to approximately 40 mph...
LIBERTY LAKE — The Council met for their regular meeting on Aug. 1 to discuss workshop items, dispatch general business and to vote on resolutions. Workshop discussion items included a Transportation Benefit District Review, and the status of Mission Avenue repairs, Phase 2. General business included the approval of the July 18, 2023 meeting minutes, which was unanimously accepted; the approval of the August 1, 2023 vouchers, July 1-15, which was approved unanimously; authorization of payment of the Winter Glow invoice in t...
SPOKANE VALLEY – Giving Back Spokane is a group that works to help the less fortunate in the Spokane area. On July 29 they held a car wash fundraiser in the Umpqua Bank parking lot at 507 N. Mullan Road. Traffic picked up through the day, and a rush of cars came though in the early afternoon. Rick along with his wife Virginia and a team of volunteers scrubbed and sprayed cars for folks as they came through, getting them shined up. Clark had a dunk tank on site, and it was a p...
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