Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Land ownership complicates potential sale to city, library

  March 2, 2012 in City on Page A5 A possible land deal involving the city of Spokane Valley and the Spokane County Library District will get extra scrutiny because of ties between most members of the Spokane Valley … 3

• ‘Positive’ group close to control of Valley council

  November 10, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 A group of people unhappy with the status quo who ran together on a “Positive Change” slate in the 2009 Spokane Valley City elections are a single seat away from …

• Grafos leads field in campaign funds

  October 1, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Spokane Valley City Council candidates continue to amass money as the November election approaches, and Councilman Dean Grafos is by far the biggest recipient of campaign cash in his hunt …

• Event expenses go unreported

  September 3, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V3 Confusion reigned early this week among four Spokane Valley City Council candidates over who had donated what for a joint campaign event in July, but candidates were able to quickly …

• Grafos’ campaign chest largest so far

  July 21, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The candidates for Spokane Valley City Council seats are settling into two camps – those who are supported by the council’s Positive Change members and campaign donors, and those who …

• McCaslin’s replacement wins easy approval

  May 19, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Surprising no one, the Spokane Valley City Council voted to appoint Positive Change architect Chuck Hafner to fill the council seat emptied by the death of Bob McCaslin. Hafner, 79, …

• Council picks Neill; two council candidates questioned

  May 12, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Valley City Council moved quickly Tuesday to appoint a new planning commissioner, voting unanimously to approve Steven Neill with no discussion or questions. Mayor Tom Towey, who made …

• Council to pick from 2

  May 7, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V7 The next Spokane Valley City Council member will be either Chuck Hafner, a retired school superintendent with tight ties to many current council members, or Ben Wick, an IT systems …

• Finalists picked for council seat

  April 28, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Three people will be interviewed next month for the vacant Spokane Valley City Council seat that was created by the death of Councilman Bob McCaslin. Seven people were considered during …

• Hafner will run for Spokane Valley City Council

  February 24, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V7 Retired educator Chuck Hafner has filed paperwork with the Public Disclosure Commission to run for Spokane Valley City Council in November, but he has not yet indicated which seat he …

• Crowd sees Valley council take first step to kill couplet plan

  October 28, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 A standing-room-only crowd watched Tuesday night as the Spokane Valley City Council took the first major step toward killing the Sprague/Appleway Revitalization Plan. They came even though the result was … 1