The new Liberty Lake council held its first meeting Tuesday – and already experienced a shakeup. Newly sworn-in Mayor Steve Peterson announced that Councilman Ryan Romney, who was not in attendance Tuesday, resigned his seat effective Jan. 1. Read more

Three races in Liberty Lake have been decided this week – Proposition 1, which would have changed the form of government from a strong mayor/council form to a city administrator-led council, failed with an overwhelming 69.5 percent of the voters rejecting the measure. Former Mayor Steve Peterson defeated current Councilman Josh Beckett for mayor by almost 75 percent of the votes. “We’re very happy,” Peterson said. “We’re delighted.” Read more