Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Property values fall for year two

  June 2, 2011 in City on Page A5 The silver lining in newly released Spokane County property values is that they didn’t decline as much as last year’s. The county’s overall assessed value fell for the second year … 26

• State auditor criticizes Spokane County Assessor’s Office

  April 25, 2011 in News New construction overlooked, coding errors missed 3

• Assessor office requests traced to ex-employee

  March 26, 2011 in City on Page A5 Anonymous requests for hundreds of thousands of Spokane County assessor’s records have been traced to a former employee. Appraiser Josh Bungen, who resigned Jan. 5, used untraceable Hotmail email addresses … 19

• Assessor, treasure shuffle deputies after county election

  February 19, 2011 in City on Page B2 The Spokane County assessor’s and treasurer’s offices have new chief deputies as well as new elected department heads. Treasurer Rob Chase planned to retain Chief Deputy Treasurer Bob Wrigley, but …

• 70 percent of homes in county lose value

  June 3, 2010 in City on Page A1 Nearly 70 percent of the houses in Spokane County have declined in value, according to notices that homeowners began receiving Wednesday. Chief Deputy Assessor Kevin Best said he and Assessor … 13

• 70 percent of Spokane County houses drop in value

  June 2, 2010 in City Nearly 70 percent of the houses in Spokane County have declined in value, according to notices that homeowners began receiving Wednesday. 7

• Aerial photos stir up debate

  May 5, 2010 in City on Page A5 TACOMA – Pierce County has identified more than 3,200 illegal garages and other structures under a controversial program that uses aerial photographs to spot buildings constructed without a permit. Gordon … 1

• City real estate agent files run for Spokane County assessor

  April 30, 2010 in City on Page A9 A municipal real estate agent and apocalyptic author is the latest candidate hoping to unseat Spokane County Assessor Ralph Baker. Terry L. Cook, 62, registered his Republican candidacy with the … 32

• Short-handed assessor wants help from above

  January 13, 2010 in City on Page A1 Spokane County residents may want to avoid backyard sunbathing in April. That’s when county Assessor Ralph Baker wants to take a series of high-resolution, low-altitude aerial photographs that promise to … 9