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• Panhandling ban paying off, Spokane Valley leaders say

  September 16, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Panhandlers have been a familiar sight at busy intersections in Spokane Valley for years. Now, however, tough new rules against panhandling seem to have encouraged them to move down the … 2

• Medical marijuana dispensary owner faces drug charges

  September 15, 2010 in City on Page A5 A Greenacres man who operated a medical marijuana dispensary about 100 feet from a Washington State Patrol office could face felony drug charges in the latest example of Spokane County’s … 20

• Creach interred near childhood home in Oklahoma

  September 3, 2010 in City on Page A7 Wayne Scott Creach was laid to rest Thursday on a hillside cemetery in a plot that overlooks the tiny Oklahoma town and nearby farm where the pastor and Spokane Valley … 73

• Deputy’s approved vacation stalls interview about shooting

  September 2, 2010 in City on Page A1 The interview that could explain why a deputy shot and killed a Spokane Valley pastor will come Friday morning – after the deputy returns from a weeklong vacation approved by … 93

• Son offers insight into pastor’s fatal encounter

  September 1, 2010 in City on Page A1 Spokane Valley pastor Wayne Scott Creach and his wife had a prearranged system for when the business owner encountered trespassers on the couple’s sprawling nursery and greenhouse complex in Spokane … 79

• Valley officer kills pastor at nursery

    August 27, 2010 in City on Page A1 A pastor and widely recognized Spokane Valley businessman, concerned that a prowler was on his property late Wednesday, got out of bed, apparently armed himself with a pistol and headed … 47

• New job, same beat

  May 1, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Valley Police Precinct has a new second in command, but Lt. Matt Lyons didn’t have to go far to take his new position. He just had to switch …

• Group initiates donation request

  December 5, 2009 in City on Page B5 A social service nonprofit has helped make Spokane a more humane place since 1988 by identifying and treating young victims of abuse and neglect. Now, in tough economic times, Partners …

• Nonprofit seeking public donations for first time

  December 4, 2009 in City A social service nonprofit has helped make Spokane a more humane place since 1988 by diagnosing and treating young victims of abuse and neglect. 2