Daniel Person

The Spokane Park Board will consider a memorial for Otto Zehm on Monday, as was called for in a settlement between the city and Zehm’s estate. Mayor David Condon has recommended that a picnic shelter or similar facility in Mission Park be dedicated to Zehm, including a plaque that would read “In Memory of Otto Zehm.”

A wolf killed one sheep and injured two others on a small Nine Mile Falls ranch earlier this month, the state’s wildlife agency said Friday, marking the first wolf attack on livestock in Spokane County since at least the early 1950s. Steve Pozzanghera, eastern region director for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, said Friday two brothers woke up June 16 to see their flock of about 15 sheep in the pasture and away from the pen area where they normally gather in the morning.

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Reardan’s police chief has been cleared of wrongdoing in a Dec. 19 cemetery shootout that left a man dead. The Lincoln County Prosecutor’s Office said Friday it was closing the case after an investigation found that gunman John R. Merrick, 54, opened fire on Chief Gary Redmond, who then returned fire and sought cover.

The remains of a Spokane soldier who went missing in 1950 during the Korean War have been identified, the Department of Defense said Friday. Army Sgt. 1st Class Richard L. Harris was 23 when the 2nd Infantry Division was attacked by Chinese forces north of Kujang, North Korea, on Nov. 26, 1950. During the battle – named the Battle of the Chongchon – 676 Americans were killed and more than 2,000 were captured, among them Harris, who was reported missing four days later.

The remains of Spokane soldier who went missing in 1950 in Korea have been identified, the Department of Defense said today.