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• Regional Solid Waste crews cleaned up Pittsburg Stairs

  March 31, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S8 Plenty of volunteers responded to South Hill resident Virginia Kanikeberg’s appeal for help to clean up the Pittsburg Trail after a story about the trail ran in last Thursday’s The …

• Woman seeks help with cleanup project

  March 24, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S4 When Virginia Kanikeberg took her dog for a walk recently, she decided to explore the trail that runs from the intersection of East Eighth Avenue and Pittsburg Street north to …

• She’s known for trash talk

  December 14, 2009 in City on Page A1 If you want to avoid the wrath of Linda Buob, don’t litter. It bugs the 69-year-old so much that she picks up litter along various stretches of area highways and … 3

• More roadside trash? Blame Wash. state budget cuts

  May 29, 2009 in City Washington Ecology Department officials say budget cuts to the state’s litter fund will likely mean more trash on state highways and fewer youths hired this summer to pick up the … 2

• County Workers Clean Up Private Junkyard As Owner Protests, Employees Haul Away Old Tires, Cars, Scrap Metal

  December 5, 1997 in Idaho on Page B1 With sheriff’s deputies on hand to keep the peace, county employees began removing junk from Alden Arveson’s Garwood property Thursday. The man’s run-down cars, scrap metal and broken-down trailers met …

• Young Wolves Taking A Bite Out Of Garbage

  July 19, 1996 in Idaho on Page B1 These Dalton Gardens kids have turned into a pack of Wolves and gathered in front of their den to explain how they plan to save the world. Photo by Craig …

• Old Cars Spur Complaints; Land Owner Says He’s Victim

  May 18, 1995 in Washington Voices on Page V6 With a bald tire and fender high weeds in the engine compartment, this Ford Torino is taking up space on an empty lot at Fourth and Pines. Photo by Steve …

• Front Yard Better, But Back’s A Pit Neighbors Complain Problem Now Worse In Spite Of Cleanup In/Around: Trentwood

  May 4, 1995 in Washington Voices on Page V6 Michelle Downs, 3, swings close to the piles of trash in her neighbor’s yard. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review

• Scour Power Volunteers Clean Up Black Bay Park So Pace Of Recreation Planning Can Pick Up

  April 9, 1995 in Idaho on Page B1 Shipshape shore. Members of Unity Presbyterian Church joined other community groups and citizens for Saturday’s cleanup project of the Black Bay Park. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review <

• Woman Living In Filth Gets A Reprieve But If Cleanup Isn’t Completed, The City Will Demolish The House

  March 29, 1995 in City on Page B2 A Spokane woman whose house is so filthy it makes garbage workers sick will get more time to clean up the place. Spokane housing officials have tried since 1976 to …

• Valley Man Leads Troopers On Chase Drug Charges May Be Added; Neighbors Had Complained

  February 22, 1995 in City on Page B2 Washington State Patrol troopers take John L. Mitchell into custody Tuesday morning. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review

• Stored Cars Violate Zoning Code, Spawn Complaint Pawn Shop Owner Says Cars Are Legal In Business Zone In/Around: East Spokane

  February 2, 1995 in Washington Voices on Page V3 Cars stored at Dog Bone Pawn and Loan, E4606 First, violate county law if they are unlicenses or inoperable. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review