Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Ruling upheld in sewage death

  May 27, 2011 in City on Page A5 The state’s highest court on Thursday upheld a $6.5 million ruling against an engineering firm found responsible for the implosion of a sewage digester that killed a Spokane sewer plant … 1

• Lawsuit over river discharges could be boon for wetland

  August 24, 2010 in City on Page A1 A lawsuit over river discharges threatens the January 2012 startup of a new Spokane County sewage treatment plant, so officials are working on a backup. Plan B, restoration of a … 6

• City, county tense over contracts

  October 1, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V1 A harsh exchange Tuesday revealed that Spokane Valley’s contracts for county service are in more peril than previously acknowledged. County Commissioner Mark Richard said after Tuesday’s City Council meeting that … 1

• Accord on sewer proposal

  July 4, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Spokane Valley City Attorney Mike Connelly got a pat on the back Tuesday for diplomacy on a contentious issue that could have plugged every toilet in the city. City Council …

• County offers cash to attract bidders

  December 6, 2008 in City on Page A9 State auditors believe Spokane County may have made an illegal promise to the losing bidder of a proposed sewage treatment plant. In 2006, the county agreed to pay up to …