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• Civil War re-enactment reverberates with camaraderie, cannons

  May 27, 2012 in City on Page B1 By the time the firing ceased, bodies littered the ground. Puffs of smoke and the acrid odor of sulfur lingered in the air, and the cavalries’ restless horses whinnied. 6

• Home had been hit before

  December 21, 2011 in City on Page A5 A teenager who was with the 13-year-old boy shot during a Monday burglary had stolen marijuana from the same home less than a week before. The boy who was shot … 1

• Report: Homeowner who shot teen suspect had pot stolen earlier

  December 20, 2011 in News, City A teenager who was with the 13-year-old boy shot during a Monday burglary had stolen marijuana from the same home less than a week before. 4

• Teacher’s vision condition offers lifelong lessons

  October 13, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S1 What she can do: Compete in the Wonder Woman Triathlon in Medical Lake, keep her class of fourth-graders at McDonald Elementary engaged and on task, supervise the busy schedules of … 2

• Airway Heights to stop using Parkwest well

  September 11, 2011 in City on Page B3 Airway Heights has agreed to stop using a well that has deprived residents outside the city of water they’re entitled to pump. An “agreed order” with the state Department of …

• Challengers for council discuss Medical Lake

  July 28, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S10 Medical Lake’s only contested race in the Aug. 16 primary election is for incumbent City Councilman Howard Jorgenson’s position. Jorgenson faces two challengers who are making their first bids for …

• Detective work pays off in quest to honor forgotten vets

  March 16, 2011 in City on Page A1 When Lyndon A. Atwood died in Clarkston six years ago, no one noticed for days. He was broke. No next of kin. The county eventually cremated him, and an acquaintance … 14

• Medical Lake site chosen for jail in 2-1 vote

  September 29, 2010 in City on Page A1 Spokane County commissioners accepted no public testimony but aired their own views on a new jail for an hour and a half Tuesday. They then voted 2-1 to confirm a … 44

• Son’s cancer motivates mom to plan walk event

  August 26, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S1 In 2006, Shelley Schneider noticed what she thought was a bug bite on her son’s stomach – but the bite didn’t go away. When she took 8-year-old Clayton to the …

• County picks Medical Lake site for new jail

  June 8, 2010 in City Spokane County Commissioners today voted to put a new jail at a site near the Medical Lake freeway interchange and a community corrections on the campus of the existing Spokane … 17

• Medical Lake family attacked with pepper spray

  May 28, 2010 in City on Page A5 A 31-year-old Medical Lake man is accused of assaulting a family with pepper spray in a dispute over a tricycle. Andrew Nelson Evans was arrested after sheriff’s deputies found a … 3

• Multitude of activities planned in Medical Lake

  May 6, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Since 1972, the Medical Lake Founder’s Day celebration has made its way down Lefevre Street and this year is no exception. Held annually on the third Saturday in June, Founder’s …

• Top jail site reaffirmed

  April 10, 2010 in City on Page B1 Once again a consulting study has concluded the best site for a new medium-security Spokane County jail is next to the existing high-security jail. A “weighted analysis” released Friday lists … 9

• Planning urged to control land use around Fairchild

  March 3, 2010 in City on Page A7 Fairchild Air Force Base needs civilian protection to survive, local government officials were told this week. Spokane County officials asked leaders in Airway Heights, Spokane and Medical Lake to join … 2

• Districts prepare to build

  February 18, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Plans to build new schools or add new classrooms are moving ahead on the West Plains. It’s a busy time for the school districts after voters approved bonds in Cheney …

• Special election ballots due today

  February 9, 2010 Balloting in six school districts and Fire Protection District No. 4 in Spokane County closes today in a special election.

• John Higgins

  February 8, 2010 in City on Page A5 The Medical Lake City Council unanimously approved a resolution last week opposing any new jail in the city. City officials also have threatened legal action if Spokane County or the … 8

• Medical Lake fights jail proposal

  February 2, 2010 in City on Page A5 Tired of feeling ignored, the Medical Lake City Council tonight will consider opposing any new corrections operation in the city. “Everybody has a say about whether a jail goes into … 3

• Medical Lake leaders object

  January 30, 2010 in City on Page A1 Medical Lake city officials said Friday they want the Pine Lodge Corrections Center for Women and no other prison. If state officials close Pine Lodge as suggested by Gov. Chris … 5

• Medical Lake to vote on school bond

  December 17, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Voters in the Medical Lake School District will decide in February whether to approve a 20-year, $15.6 million bond that would add classrooms and other improvements to two schools and …

• Quilt stitched with veterans in mind

  October 15, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page W3 The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 196 in Medical Lake is raffling off a quilt made by its members to benefit local veterans. The quilt has been displayed around the West …

• Airway Heights well aids Four Lakes area

  July 30, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page W4 Airway Heights has reduced the amount of water pumped from one of its wells to help neighboring Four Lakes Water District weather the dry season. Public Works director Brian St. …

• Four vie for Medical Lake mayor

  July 9, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page W1 During the primary election, voters will be asked to whittle their choices for mayor down to two candidates out of the four that are running for the office – Tony …

• Medical Lake sergeant pleads guilty

  April 21, 2009 in City A Medical Lake police sergeant pleaded guilty today to fourth-degree assault with sexual motivations for touching a female co-worker’s breast in January 2008, city officials announced today.

• Aquifer coming up dry

  February 5, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page W1 Local officials are now knee-deep in a $125,000 study to discover the underground shape of the dwindling West Plains aquifer. The vast aquifer is being depleted because it can’t naturally …

• ‘Simple fix’ ahead for Medical Lake High roof

  February 5, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page W3 Students at Medical Lake High School should return to class as early as Monday, according to Pam Veltri, superintendent of Medical Lake schools. Veltri gave the Medical Lake City Council …

• Plans to close Pine Lodge facility may be ‘premature,’ state official says

  January 22, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page W3 The Pine Lodge Corrections Center for Women may not close next year as previously announced by the Department of Corrections. Superintendent Walker Morton of the facility reassured the Medical Lake …

• Freezing fog making roadways icy

  January 16, 2009 in City Driving conditions in the West Plains and Medical Lake area are treacherous. A felled tree is blocking Silver Lake Road between Medical Lake - Four Lake Road and Sunny Slope …

• Spur rail opens next week

  December 25, 2008 in Voices on Page W3 The Geiger Spur, the new rail line near Airway Heights and Medical Lake, was completed in late November and officially opens Jan. 2. “I hope it brings new business to …

• State targets women’s prison in Medical Lake for closure

  December 24, 2008 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Citing the state’s budget crisis, prison officials want to close the Pine Lodge Corrections Center for Women, Washington’s only women’s prison east of the Cascades. As early as …