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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 far, Marshall said he was "very pleased at the results,...
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 something I had planned on being the first thing in m...
SPOKANE VALLEY - Two grants from the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board and the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program were awarded to the city for the development of Greenacres Community Park and the HUB Sports Center. A $500,000 grant for the continuing Development of Greenacres Community Park Will be used to add a tennis court, six pickleball courts; two basketball courts; a backstop; a community garden; shade structures, and trees. The City, as a sponsor,...
OLYMPIA - July 23 marked the date when several laws went into effect this year. Four of these new laws are based on bills prime-sponsored by 4th District Sen. Mike Padden. A law given the title ‘Kimberly Bender’s law’ was created through Senate Bill 5033 and reclassifies the crime of first-degree custodial sexual misconduct. This law is effective in situations in which a corrections officer has sexual intercourse with the victim. “We really need to make sure that our correct...
SPOKANE VALLEY — The City Council unanimously approved a motion to pass Resolution No. 23-009 declaring their intention to operate a local homeless housing program at their regular meeting on July 25. The motion also included authorization to allow the City Manager to take such action necessary to begin operation of such homeless housing program, and hiring a new accountant. If the city assumed control over local recording fee funds, it would receive a share of the budgeted funds from the state. From 2019-22, the recording f...
SPOKANE VALLEY – Hundreds of area residents gathered at Centerplace on July 26 to hear the 2023 State of the City address. Sen. Mike Padden, R-Spokane Valley and his wife Councilwoman Laura Padden were both in attendance. As were several commissioners including Chair Mary Kuney, Al French, Josh Kerns, Amber Waldref and Chris Jordan. Lance Beck, President of the Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce welcomed the guests and showed appreciation to the multiple groups and b...
6th grade school teacher for District 81 49 years old BA Washington State University- Education Masters in Teaching- Grand Canyon University Masters in Administration and Principal Certification through Whitworth University National Board Certified Two boys- 20 years old- West Valley Graduate and 14 year old son who is a freshman at West High School 1. The state has mandated the sexual education curriculum and resources needed to implement the learning, growth, and comprehension of the material. As educators we are a...
Age: 68 Hometown: Clarkston, Washington Employment/Business/Other Experience: Employed at Spokane United Methodist Homes dba Rockwood Retirement Community as the Accounting Manager since 7/28/1997. I was elected in 11/2003 to serve on the Central Valley School board. Community Service: I am active in Central Valley High School Band and Colorguard. I have ran the CV Craft fair since 11/1997. I am also active in Central Valley Theatre. I was honored to receive the EWU Distinguished Alumni award for Community Building in 2010. I...
Age: 49 Hometown: Military kid so I really do not have one but graduated high school in San Antonio Texas. Employment: Supervisor of the area’s Mental Health Crisis Line. Previous College Recruiter, Quality Assurance Auditor for both a college and manufacturing facility, Mortgage Broker. Community Service: PTO president, various church responsibilities Education: BS in Business Management; MS Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Mental Health Professional. Family: Married 27 years with 6 kids (four have graduated from We...
SPOKANE VALLEY — The City Council unanimously passed a motion to authorize the City Manager to execute a Cooperation Agreement for Community Development Block Grant (CDGB) and related funds at its regular meeting on July 25. According to city documents, CDGB grant funding available for 2023 is $605,710 and $402,820, respectively. In 2023, the County qualified for Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding for the first time in the amount of $146,506, according to reports made available at City Council’s meeting. The City is not...
Age: 47 Hometown: (Not necessary for a City Council race) Employment/Business/Other Experience: Founder of RainierDigital, a demand gen and marketing ops consultancy. Prior experience includes marketing leadership, corporate recruiting, sales, and environmental consulting. Community Service: Spokane County Master Gardener Intern, pro bono marketing consultant for the Team Jack Foundation (Lincoln, NE) and SON Foundation (Indianapolis, IN), Rivers and Streams Board (Issaquah,...
Age: 43 Hometown: Liberty Lake Employment/Business/Other Experience: Board of Directors, sales, and vendor relations, local small business (current). Board of Directors for Spokane Regional MarCom Association, Finance Chair (2015-2018) Community Service: 2-Year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Panama City, Panama. Active member of the church, including various leadership roles, involved in countless service opportunities, serving organizations and...
Rob Chase Age: 69 Hometown: (Not necessary for a City Council race) Employment/Business/Other Experience: Retired Community Service: Citizens Alliance for Property Rights, Spokane River Keepers, Spokane Fatherhood Initiative Education: BA Operations Management Eastern Washington University Family: Married 43 years to Chris Chase, 4 children, 4 grand children Disclaimer: The following questions were answered by candidates in 100 words or less. We do not edit the answers, other...
Cindy McMullen Age: 71 Hometown: Spokane Valley Employment/Business/Other Experience: Attorney in Spokane Valley for over 40 years, retired. Community Service: 32 years on the Central Valley School Board; 4 years on the Washington State Board of Education; Past President and current Legislative Committee member of the Washington State School Directors' Association; Past Chair and current member of the WSSDA federal advocacy team; WSSDA Leadership Training Consultant; Rotarian...
Stephanie Jerdon Age: 44 Hometown: Spokane Valley, WA Employment/Experience: Youth & Adult Programming Associate for Liberty Lake Municipal Library, past Sunrise Elementary PTO Member, past Sunset View Elementary classroom teacher Provo, UT Community Service: President - Church Youth Girls' Organization, Elementary Art Docent, Elementary Classroom Volunteer, President - Church Children's Organization, U.S. Air Force Key Spouse, Blessings Under the Bridge, Days for Girls, Boy S...
SPOKANE VALLEY – A man was arrested On July 18 after he broke into a suite in the 1000 block of N. Pines Rd. and was reported by an alert neighbor according to reports. Records show Spokane Valley Deputies quickly responded to the building and Deputy J. Gallaher found water to be freely flowing from the second floor to the first floor. According to reports deputies got into the locked building, and found the suspect, 33-year-old Andrew M. Nelson. Nelson was observed lying on the ground, clutching a knife in his hand, a...
Spokane Valley royalty heads down Morgan Street in Davenport on July 15 during the annual Pioneer Days July celebration....
SPOKANE VALLEY — The Council discussed options to move forward with a graffiti cleanup project started in 2022 at their regular meeting on July 18. In fall of 2022, the City received a $3,000 grant to be used towards community clean-up as part of the Greater Spokane Community Safety Initiative. Funded through the Washington State Department of Commerce, the Greater Spokane Community Safety Initiative is a program of the Greater Spokane Substance Abuse Council. The City has worked with the Sheriff’s Community Oriented Pol...
SPOKANE VALLEY – A major project that is part of the city's six-year transportation improvement program is close to having a finalized design. A grade separation project was recently completed at the Barker and Trent intersections, and more of those projects can be expected. According to Gloria Mantz the city engineer for Spokane Valley, this project is a little more extensive than the Barker grade separation. During the July 18 city council meeting, Mantz presented council w...
Valley Herald SPOKANE VALLEY - Spokane Valley Investigative Unit (SVIU) Detectives, arrested Steven R. South Jr. on the 200 block of East. Everett Street on July 13 with the assistance of the SWAT Team. South, 37, was safely taken into custody and booked into the Spokane County Jail for six counts of first-degree unlawful possession of firearms, and two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell or distribute. He is now in the Spokane County Jail with...
Tues., July 25 – Teen Summer Reading Trivia & Pizza Night, 6 to 7 p.m. Wed., July 26 – Build Friendship Frogs, 4 to 5 p.m. Fri., Aug. 4 – Pizza Lunch & Relay Races (ages 8-12), Noon to 1 p.m. Thurs., Aug. 17 – Adult Craft Night: Rope Baskets, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sat., Aug. 19 – Teen Summer Reading Luau (ages 10-17), 10 to 11 a.m. Tues., Aug. 29 – Teen Movie Night (ages 10-17), 6 to 8 p.m. Storytime: Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays at the Library, Wednesdays at Rocky Hill Park; 10:30 a.m. with stories, songs, and dancing; pl...
Skyhawks Volleyball Camp – July 24-28 Nigel Williams-Goss Advanced Basketball Training Camp – August 1-3 Nigel Williams Goss Youth Camp – August 1-3 Pat Powers Volleyball Camp – August 5-6 NBC Camps Complete Skills Camp – August 7-9 Skyhawks STEM & Play: Basketball Camp – August 14-18 Tournaments happening this Summer Summer Slam HS Team Basketball Tournaments July 7-9 (Boys & Girls teams) July 14-16 (Boys & Girls teams) High School Summer Volleyball League – July 2023 (Tuesdays) Liberty Lake Throw Down (Corn Hole Tourname...
SPOKANE VALLEY Grady Ahlquist, Jonas Ahlquist, Mara Albretsen, Johnathan Albright, Zahraa Alnajati, Alexa Aman, Julianna Amante, Michael Arata, Sergei Ashikhmin, Chloe Atha, Sam Atkar, Ariana Avdicevic, Isabella Avery, Lucas Barajas, Alixandra Baremore, Michelle Barter, Natalie Barton, Corey Basden, Ethan Bauer, Alisa Belich, Ethan Bensing, Brooke Berg, Emilija Blake, Alauna Blu, Zac Borthwick, Maia Boyd, Gabe Briggs, Natalie Brown, Grace Bruno, Megan Bumgarner, Alexandra Burger, Nicholas Burlakov, Michael Bushyeager, Maddie...
Valley Herald LIBERTY LAKE - The movies at Pavillion Park are sponsored each summer by the city of Liberty Lake, Kiwanis Club of Liberty Lake, and Spokane Teachers Credit Union, with concessions available by the Kiwanis. Movies start at dusk. Here is list of movies occurring at Liberty Lake parks during the summer of 2023: Saturday, July 22: “Space Jam: A New Legacy” (at Orchard Park) Saturday, July 29: “Soul” (at Pavillion Park) Friday, Aug. 11: “Top Gun” (at Pavillion Park) Saturday, Aug. 12: “Top Gun: Maverick” (at...
LIBERTY LAKE - On July 8 a special race for special needs kids, hosted by the Spokane Valley Rotary, was held at Pavillion Park in Liberty Lake. Each Racer was paired with a vetted and experienced driver for each race. The free event was open to the community and about 10 racers, in two heats, participated. After the race, a free barbeque was held for participants and guests. Proceeds from the sponsors were donated to Joya and the HOPE School. Jim Lusk, a long-time Rotarian...
