Recent stories by Nina

• Chickens OK after coop fire

  February 11, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V2 No chickens were harmed in a chicken coop fire that broke out in a Spokane Valley shed Wednesday morning. “No casualties to the chickens,” said Spokane Valley Fire Department Assistant …

• City mulls street fixes

  February 11, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The need to pay for street preservation ran headlong into the Spokane Valley City Council’s often-stated opposition to new taxes during the council’s winter retreat on Tuesday. No one argued …

• Development discussed

  February 11, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V5 Economic development, and the role of City Hall, was also a large part of the discusion at the council’s retreat. Councilman Ben Wick said the city should sit down with …

• Fundraiser lunch Sunday for MOPS

  February 11, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V4 The Spokane Valley Church of the Nazarene is planning two special events on Sunday. A spaghetti lunch fundraiser will be served in the early afternoon, and the church will host …

• Spokane Valley council OKs Evergreen project

  February 9, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Residents along south Evergreen Road will have the street in front of their homes fully repaved this summer after Vera Water and Power installs a new water line underneath the …

• Vehicle prowlers hit Liberty Lake

  February 9, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V7 Vehicles prowls appear to be on the rise again in Liberty Lake, with one reported on Jan. 30 and two reported on Feb. 2. The recent increase doesn’t seem to …

• Auction to help kids attend camp

  February 4, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V5 Several Valley churches are coming together for an annual auction that raises money to send church youth to summer camp at Camp Lutherhaven on Lake Coeur d’Alene and the Shoshone …

• CVB seeks lion’s share of lodging tax group funds

  February 4, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V4 The majority of the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee wants to give nearly all the city’s lodging tax money to the Spokane Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau and only two of …

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  Fire destroys semi trailer

  February 4, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V3 Spokane Valley Fire Department crews were “back to normal” the week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1, Assistant Fire Marshal Bill Clifford said, responding to 189 calls ranging from natural gas leaks …

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  Police test drive body cameras

    February 4, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 It was just another day on patrol recently for Liberty Lake police Officer Mike Bogenreif as he watched for speeders, checked fenced construction sites and offered to help a woman … 4

• Railroad quiet zone study bumped off 2012 budget

  February 4, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V2 In a split decision Tuesday, the Spokane Valley City Council decided not to consider funding a railroad quiet zone study in 2012. The discussion began in 2010 when a group … 1

• Trench will be dug on Evergreen for new water line

  February 2, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 A lengthy discussion Tuesday about whether Spokane Valley should repave a section of Evergreen Road that will be dug up for a new water line seemed to leave several City …

• Vandals spray paint signs, building, fence in Liberty Lake

  February 2, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Someone with a few cans of spray paint caused some headaches Sunday when graffiti was reported at several locations in Liberty Lake. Paint was found on street signs along Valleyway, …

• Hit and run victim dies

  January 29, 2012 in News, City The Spokane Police Department verified Sunday that the man hit by a car at Market Avenue and Providence Street at 2 a.m. Saturday has died of his injuries. He has … 2

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  Bridge options on deck

  January 28, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Wednesday night’s public meeting on construction options for the west Sullivan Road bridge drew a crowd of city staff, a group of Boy Scouts working on a badge and at …

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  Eastpoint adds 1,000-seat auditorium

  January 28, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Sunday is being billed as the ninth anniversary grand reopening celebration at Eastpoint Church in Spokane Valley, which will have worship services at 9 and 10:45 a.m. in a new …

• Snow adds to calls for Valley fire crews

  January 28, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Two days of snowy weather helped boost the number of calls responded to by Spokane Valley Fire Department crews the week of Jan. 19 through Wednesday to a higher than …

• Fire Department response times evaluated

  January 26, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Spokane Valley Fire Department commissioners heard a mostly favorable report Monday on how often the department met its response-time goals in 2011. Response times for each type of call between …

• Liberty Lake police easily nab suspect

  January 26, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V5 It was really inevitable that Liberty Lake police would arrest an armed robbery suspect at 2 a.m. on Jan. 18. Not only did the robbery occur at Guardian Angel Homes …

• No appeal of Ponderosa Ridge

  January 21, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The final plat of a controversial development in the Ponderosa neighborhood was approved unanimously by Spokane County commissioners in November and the neighborhood group opposed to the development has said … 1

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