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  • Community Briefs

    Clare McGraw, Valley News Herald|Updated Jan 7, 2025

    City Council holds meeting SPOKANE VALLEY – On Tuesday, Jan. 7, the City Council will be holding a regular meeting in the City Hall Council Chambers at 10210 East Sprague Avenue. The public is invited to join in person or at the regularly scheduled zoom meeting at 6:00 p.m. Interested residents can find the agendas, minutes and videos at spokanevalleywa.gov. Members of the public may provide comments at all regular meetings, and, unless specified, after most action items. Attendees can give in-person comments at the time s...

  • Halloween Stories

    Allan Gainer, Cheney Free Press|Updated Oct 30, 2024
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    CHENEY – As Halloween approaches, Cheney’s most infamous ghost stories come to life once again. Whether rooted in fact or pure legend, these eerie tales have become part of the town’s folklore. Here are three of the most well-known ghost stories that continue to haunt Cheney’s history. The First Recorded Ghost Story In 1909, Elizabeth McLanahan made headlines in the Spokesman Review with her claim of a ghost haunting her Cheney home. McLanahan, a widow who earned a modest living doing laundry, was so troubled by the mysteriou...