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  Former meth addict found new beginning at mission, in kitchen


  November 24, 2011 in City on Page A1 Few people have more to give thanks for than Kimmi Halbrook, who served up a heaping helping of gratitude with every plate she prepared at the annual Union Gospel Mission … 3

• Children found at meth raid

  September 29, 2011 in City on Page A6 Two children were taken from a squalid home in Mead early Monday during a methamphetamine raid that netted two arrests. Child Protective Services took custody of a 7-year-old girl and … 1

• Two kids in state custody after Mead meth raid

  September 28, 2011 in City Two children were taken from a squalid home in Mead this morning during a methamphetamine raid that netted two arrests. 4

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  Repeat offender Hall pleads guilty to federal drug charge

  January 27, 2011 in City on Page A6 One of Spokane’s most notorious career criminals has pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge. Eddie Ray Hall, 46, faces five to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty Jan. … 3

• Man faces drug charges after raid

  December 16, 2010 in City on Page A9 A Spokane man was arrested Tuesday with a half-ounce of methamphetamine, $5,000 and a quantity of hydrocodone. Gerald A. Oglesbee, 41, was booked into Spokane County Jail on three counts …

• Budget cuts eliminate survey used for drug prevention programs

  September 12, 2010 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Idaho has made much of a startling statistic – that teen meth use in the state dropped 52 percent from 2007 to 2009. It’s the largest percentage drop …

• Awards recognize anti-meth art

  August 22, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I5 The Idaho Meth Project recently announced winners of the “Paint the State” competition, in which local teens had the opportunity to paint the powerful “Not Even Once” campaign through their …

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  Developer enters not-guilty plea

  June 17, 2010 in City on Page A7 A Spokane land developer pleaded not guilty to several felonies related to an alleged drug and stolen property ring investigators believe he ran from his Long Lake home. 1

• Idaho teen meth use drops 52% from 2007 to 2009

  June 15, 2010 in Idaho The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest youth risk survey shows methamphetamine use among Idaho teens dropped 52 percent between 2007 and 2009.

• Four sentenced for drug crimes

  June 10, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A7 Four associates of an ex-Coeur d’Alene meth dealer serving 13 years in federal prison were sentenced to their own prison terms this week.

• Man charged with counterfeiting

  May 19, 2010 in City on Page A6 A Spokane man is accused of manufacturing counterfeit money, then spending the bills last summer.

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  Two sought after Pend Oreille Co. meth lab busts

  April 7, 2010 in City on Page A5 Two men are wanted after deputies found clandestine meth labs and stolen vehicles at a home in Pend Oreille County. Suspect Shad A. Johnson, 38, was already sought by authorities …

• Drug investigation nets suspected pornography

  April 1, 2010 in City on Page A5 A drug investigation uncovered suspected child pornography at a Spokane Valley apartment this week.

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  Developer’s case probed

  October 1, 2009 in City on Page A7 A massive investigation into a suspected drug and stolen property ring has led to allegations of a methamphetamine- and sex-fueled criminal enterprise operated by a once-prominent Spokane land developer. The … 4

• Meth survey says risks seem not to deter teens

  January 28, 2009 in City on Page A8 BOISE – A new survey by the Idaho Meth Project shows that more state teens believe it’s risky to use methamphetamine than in 2007, but that belief doesn’t yet appear …

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  Realtor’s arrest highlights perils of meth

  January 18, 2009 in City on Page A1 Joseph G. Ward earned a master’s degree in business from Gonzaga University, spent time as a heralded super stock race car driver and ascended to the top of the land-development … 5

• Idaho Meth Project spreads cautionary tales

  February 15, 2008 in Idaho on Page B3 Some teenagers in this rural North Idaho town want to know more about methamphetamine so they’re never tempted to use the highly addictive, easy-to-access drug. That’s the response the director …