On the heels of last week's bank robbery are two convenience store robberies, the most recent this morning. An armed man entered the Zip Trip at 15504 E. Fourth at about 2:30 a.m. today. The clerk told police that the man brandished a black pistol…
Both Spokane Valley and Liberty Lake are back in the swing of things with council meetings Tuesday night. The Spokane Valley meeting will include a proposed resolution amending the master fee schedule, a report on lodging tax proposals, a report on railroad crossing quiet zones,…
Tyler Brink pulls his homemade ski sled and Eric Wagemann trudges his homemade "ski bike" up a hill at Valley Mission Park on Wednesday. The hill has been busy since the recent snowfall and several injuries occurred on the popular sledding hill over the weekend.…
Jerry Stout puts the finishing touches on his snowman he built in his Upriver Drive apple orchard on Thursday. "The snow is actually working, and I'm out of work, so I've got the time," remarked the 65-year-old. He found buttons in his wife's sewing kit…
No arrest has been made in yesterday's bank robbery. A K9 team was unable to track the suspect and people in a home that drew police's attention for a time turned out to be uninvolved, according to police spokesman Sgt. Dave Reagan.The robber got away…
The Sterling Savings bank near Sprague and Bowdish was robbed just before 2:30 p.m. Police are flooding the area. Dispatchers say the suspect is discribed as a white male, age 25-30, about 5' 6" tall and 130 pounds. He was reportedly wearing a dark coat,…
The jolly man himself is planning a couple of stops in the Valley area this weekend as kids start polishing their Christmas lists and trying to behave. Because he KNOWS if you've been bad or good. Santa will make an appearance at the annual Millwood…
Two contracted graders clear compact snow and ice off 15th Avenue just east of McDonald Road in Spokane Valley on Monday. SR photo/Bart RayniakThere are a few good reads in today's Valley Voice. The City of Spokane Valley's public works director believe's the city's plowing…
All traffic lights are out at the intersections of Argonne and Knox and Argonne and Broadway. Others may be out as well. A dispatcher reports that Avista had to turn off power in the area temporarily to deal with a downed power line. A deputy…
In this 2008 photo Chad Gilbert leaps onto his snow sled at the top of the sledding hill at Valley Mission Park. SR photo/Bart Rayniak.Does anyone out there have a story to tell about sledding at Valley Mission Park? I'm working on a story for…
If you are tired of looking at snow and ice, take a look at the Corbin irrigation ditch, which was constructed in the early 1920s, east of Otis Orchards in the Spokane Valley. If you know a long-time Valley resident, ask them about how the…
As always, there is something to look forward to in Thursday's Valley Voice. All this snow has been the City of Spokane Valley's first big test of its relatively new snow plow program and things have been going smoothly thanks to a mild winter breaking…
The hopes of students in the Freeman area for a snow day have not been answered. Freeman schools are running two hours late this morning. Preschool and skill center have been cancelled, however. The Liberty School District announced yesterday that it would also be running…
As you get ready to drive home, be extra careful. The scanner is humming with reports of cars sliding off the road and into ditches and snowbanks. If you're heading south from Spokane, a deputy has requested that Hatch Road be closed south of 57th…
Just a reminder that the Central Valley School District is holding a boundary review public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Greenacres Elementary, 17915 E. Fourth. The hearing will go over the proposed attendance boundary for a new elementary school to be build at Mission…
I've gotten a couple pleas for for Valley residents to follow some safety tips. The Spokane Valley Police Department is advising that thieves have broken into mailboxes at the Franciscan Apartments twice in the last month. Mail theft is often up this time of year…
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas out there. Spokesman-Review photographer Bart Rayniak took this photo at Sprague and Sullivan while he was out and about this weekend. Is it just me or does it almost look like Santa is ready to pounce?
The Washington State Patrol is investigating a two car head on collision at Trent and Starr Road that is blocking traffic. Injuries are reported, but no further information is available yet. Plan to avoid the area. I'll update with more details when they are available.3:25…
Applications for the two vacancies on the city of Spokane Valley's Planning Commission are due by 4 p.m. today, so if it's something you have considered, now is the time. The commissioners make recommendations to the city council on zoning, municipal code and environmental issues.…
SCRAPS animal protection assistant Rachel Sayer sits with a dog that was found Nov. 19 and brought into the shelter by a citizen. The dog had no microchip, no license and no ID on its collar.There was a lot to read in Saturday's Valley Voice,…
We've got a great lineup of stories coming in the Saturday Valley Voice that you can peruse while having a turkey omelet or turkey sandwich. The struggle of the Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service to get pet owners to license their pets is not…
We've got a couple interesting stories in today's Valley Voice for when you need to take a break from turkey and pumpkin pie. Starting Saturday you can head out to the Hutton Settlement off Upriver Drive and buy a u-cut or pre-cut Christmas tree for…
A few schedule notes to report. The City of Spokane Valley will close its offices Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday. The city will be open for business as usual on Monday, Nov. 29. Also remember that there will be no city council meeting…
Just heard on the scanner a report of a herd of elk at Trent and Idaho Road. Try not to hit any of them.
In honor of the white stuff currently on the ground, here' s a look back at the Ski Mor, a ski resort built by the Schafer family in the Chester Hills area near the end of 44th Avenue in the Spokane Valley. The photo was…
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