Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Small towns struggle to pay rising sheriff’s bill

  December 22, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The arrival of the bill from the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office can be an annual occurrence of heartburn for some small towns in south Spokane County that contract with the …

• Fire departments, districts regroup from failed levies

  November 19, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V6 Fire departments and districts in the Spokane Valley area were taking stock this week and trying to determine how to move forward after levy and bond requests on the November … 1

• Area bonds and levies mostly fail

  November 17, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S2 Fire departments and fire districts in the area surrounding Spokane Valley largely came away from the polls with disappointing results as several levy and bond requests failed. The exception was …

• Area bonds and levies mostly fail

  November 12, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Fire departments and fire districts in the area surrounding Spokane Valley largely came away from the polls with disappointing results this week as several levy and bond requests failed. The …

• Southeast Spokane Fair this weekend in Rockford

  September 22, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 If it’s time for Valleyfest, it is also time for the Southeast Spokane County Fair in Rockford. The two events have been held mostly on the same weekend for 20 …

• Highway 27 from Tekoa to Rockford designated Scenic Byway

  June 23, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Rockford Mayor Micki Harnois hopes that the new designation of Highway 27 from Rockford to Tekoa as a scenic byway will help boost businesses and tourism in her small south …

• Panoramic Palouse

  June 18, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Rockford Mayor Micki Harnois hopes that the new designation of Highway 27 from Rockford to Tekoa as a scenic byway will help boost businesses and tourism in her small south …

• Proposal increases county commission from 3 people to 5

  March 17, 2011 in City on Page A5 Voters may get a chance to decide whether Spokane County needs more than three commissioners to run local government, the number it’s had since Washington became a U.S. territory in … 12

• Food bank fills need in south Spokane County

  March 3, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S5 When the North Palouse Community Food Bank opened its doors on a recent Thursday afternoon, an immediate rush of local residents came into the small, chilly room to browse the …

• Food bank fills need in south Spokane County

  February 24, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 When the North Palouse Community Food Bank opened its doors on a recent Thursday afternoon, an immediate rush of local residents came into the small, chilly room to browse the …

• Sheriff caps policing fee increase for south Spokane County

  January 27, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V5 Every year the small towns in southern Spokane County get a bill from the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office to cover the cost of deputies responding to calls. The cost usually …

• 80 acre blaze near Rockford contained

  August 19, 2010 in News A combine clipped a low-hanging power line that started an 80-acre blaze south of Rockford on Thursday.

• Building a city’s identity

  December 12, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The small town of Rockford straddles Highways 278 and 27 and has fewer than 500 residents, but thousands of people regularly drive through on their way to the Coeur d’Alene …