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AIRWAY HEIGHTS – Members of Fairchild Air Force Base participated in the observance of National Prisoner Of War/Missing In Action Recognition Day Sept. 14 by organizing and completing a 24-hour ruck march. The ruck march started at 8:45 a.m., Sept. 14, members of the 336th Training Group gathered at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in downtown Spokane with Airmen carrying flags along a pre-determined route toward the base. From there, the march went to the front gate of the b...
SPOKANE VALLEY – A monument to honor the accomplishments of Buell Felts has been finished, placed, and finally unveiled on Sept. 15. According to Rae Anna Victor with the Daughters of the American Revolution, over 100 people gathered in Pines Cemetery for the unveiling of the monument. Partnerships between several local groups helped bring this monument into existence, and the monument was made by Fairmount Memorial Association. The event opened with a historic flyover, and t...
SPOKANE VALLEY - A new reporter joined the ranks of the Valley Herald on Sept. 11. An Eastern Washington University graduate, Clare McGraw, 28, earned a Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication Design in June 2022. McGraw brings a background in photography, graphic design and web-editing. "I'm really looking forward to utilizing my design skills.," McGraw said. "I also really enjoy writing about local people." "I am looking forward to seeing what Clare can do with her camera...
SPOKANE VALLEY - Valleyfest is scheduled to happen from Sept. 22-24. A lot of the festivities will take place at CenterPlace Regional Event Center and Mirabeau Point Park. There will also be activities at Plante’s Ferry Sports Complex and other venues. Area residents can expect to see a lot of cultural performances while music fills the air. Vietnamese dancers will perform at one point, and Spokane Taiko will bring traditional Japanese drumming to the park. Buddhist Bon Odori dancers will also grace one of the stages with a...
SPOKANE VALLEY – Spokane Valley Deputies have made an arrest in connection with a hit-and-run incident that took place on E Mission Avenue near N Bowman road on September 18. 20-year-old Jack R. Evolsen was identified after calling 911, 20 minutes after striking the victim. Evolsen was arrested for second degree assault and causing a hit-and-run injury. The incident occurred when an adult male pedestrian was struck by Evolsen's silver Ford truck. Eyewitnesses and the victim r...
SPRAGUE—A local man is facing six criminal charges after police allegedly discovered more than 100 files depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct on a laptop in the man’s residence. Jonathan Ray Stocker, 42, was arraigned in Lincoln County Superior Court and entered a not-guilty plea on five counts of first-degree depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and one count of second-degree depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct Tuesday, Sept. 12. Stocker was arrested Friday, Sep...
CHENEY - As move-in day unfolded at Eastern Washington University on Sept. 14 and 15, groups of students were seen walking around the Arevalo Student Mall, from Patterson Hall to the JFK Library. The grass was vibrant green and the sun poured over the buildings. We had the pleasure of interviewing students who shared their perspectives on the upcoming academic year and their favorite things about campus life here. Jacob, 22, from Colville is looking forward to a good school...
FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE - Washington’s Army National Guard will soon relocate one of its aviation support facilities from Fairchild Air Force Base to the former Executive Flight building at Pangborn Memorial Airport. Chelan-Douglas Regional Port Authority operates the airport. Port Authority CEO Jim Kuntz says the guard will lease the building and two aircraft hangars for $350,000 a year over 10 years, while a more permanent flight facility and readiness center is built further down the runway. About 100 soldiers will conduc...
The following incidents were reported in the Medical Lake between September 8 – 17: September 8 Assault at 227 S Washington St Medics called at 1111 N Edna St Lost property at 424 S Washington St Action required at 115 N Lefevre St Traffic stop at E Fellows St / N Stanley St Civil problem at 920 E Spence St Civilian contact at E Lake St / N Stanley St Traffic enforcement at E Lake St / N Prentis St Traffic enforcement at S Hallet St / E Herb St Abuse at 1020 E Campbell St Medics called at 1020 E Campbell St Accident at E L...
ODESSA — An Airway Heights police officer was sworn in as the new police chief here during a Sept. 11 Town Council meeting. Ericka Rose, 43, was sworn in by Mayor Bill Crossley. In accepting the job, she fulfills a lifelong dream of leading her own department, she said. Rose said she has known since childhood that she wanted to become a police officer and focused on that goal throughout high school and college and on into the early years of married life. Her husband, Brandon Rose, also in law enforcement, works as a deputy f...
SPOKANE – Spokane County has a new court commissioner. Jerry Scharosch was appointed by Spokane County Superior Court Presiding Judge Julie McKay, effective Oct. 2. Scharosch received his undergraduate degree in geography from Portland State University and his Juris Doctorate from Gonzaga University School of Law in 2007. He has more than 15 years of legal experience in areas of law that are regularly heard by court commissioners including juvenile dependency, consumer debt collection, involuntary civil commitment and general...
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