This week's Feature Creature is a happy looking hound called Tennessee. Staff at the Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service estimate he is between one and two years old. He likes to play, walks well on the leash and appears to be house trained. He…
Members of the East Valley High School Washington Drug-Free Youth puppet troupe include from left, Cally King, Searra Cameron, Jon Merkel, Mickell Rigsby, Jessica Rabe, Morgan Hendricks and Kendall Bancroft. SR photo/J. Bart Rayniak There's a nice, thick Valley Voice to read today. Reporter Lisa…
People talk all the time about how rural Spokane Valley used to be - full of orchards and farms. But it can be a hard thing to picture while driving down a major commerical and commuter corridor like Sullivan Road. This aerial view of the…
In Thursday's Valley Voice we'll take a look at the Washington Drug Free Youth chapter at East Valley High School. It's the largest chapter in the state, though EVHS certainly isn't the largest high school. Reporter Lisa Leinberger will look at the group of teens…
The driver of an oversized load apparently forgot to double check his math yesterday and wacked the Flora overpass on westbound I-90. He hit it hard enough to rip off a chuck of concrete more than a foot wide and three inches deep, according to…
The final numbers are in from the five week Dump Hunger campaign to collect donations for local food banks. The goal was to fill a dump truck with 225,000 pounds of food. Western States Equipment branches in five western states teamed up with regional Albertson's…
Since there is no Spokane Valley City Council meeting tonight, I may head south and drop in on the Fairfield City Council meeting instead. At tonight's meeting there will be a public hearing on a proposed utility tax to raise money for street maintenance, which…
Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of a man who put a woman in a choke hold, then punched her in the face before stealing her purse and shopping bags on Sunday. The 61-year-old woman had arrived at Poppy's…
Otis Orchards Elementary kitchen manager Judy Boykin serves up chicken fried steak wth potatoes and gravy, vegetables, rolls and cookies for the senior meals lunch Feb. 3. Lunch through Valley Meals on Wheels is offered Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. SR photo/J. Bart Rayniak…
Just a quick note to remind everyone that there will be no Spokane Valley City Council meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Council members will be traveling to Olympia to meet with state legislators, so this Tuesday night everyone gets to go home early.
We'll have some great entertainment for you in Saturday's Valley Voice. In addition to an arson fire this week, the Spokane Valley Fire Department responded to a fireball seen at a local tavern. It turned out that someone had tried to clean up a gasoline…
Freeman School District Superintendent Sergio Hernandez led efforts to pass two levies and a construction bond, and directed the high school and elementary school construction projects. More than that, he said, “I hope they remember me for caring about people, caring about the students and…
There was some excitement after I left work last night. An armed man robbed the Dollar Tree store at 9211 E. Montgomery at 7:20 p.m. Witnessess said they saw him loitering around the front of the store for quite some time before he did the…
It's been mostly gray and dreary out there, so here's a look back at a bright Picture Perfect photo we published in the Valley Voice on November 4, 2007. Michele Nelson took this shot from the Centennial Trail between Barker and Flora Road. Picture Perfect…
It's been busy in Spokane Valley. Last night a Spokane Valley man allegedly stabbed his brother after the two fought. Now one brother is in jail on an attempted murder charge and the other is in serious condition in the hospital. And this morning the…
I'm back at the keyboard after a long day spent with the Spokane Valley City Council in various meetings yesterday. You'll see my story on the regular city council meeting in Thursday's Valley Voice and the story on the council retreat will be in on…
Tuesday is nothing but meetings, meetings and more meetings. The East Valley School District board of directors will meet at 6 p.m. tomorrow at the District Administration Center, 12325 E. Grace. The board may vote on whether to put a bond on a ballot this…
Christ Lutheran Church has hired certified teacher Holly Moro to assist in Homework Helpers, an after-school program. Here, she helps Summit sixth-grader Lauren Walker (back to camera) with a math problem as first-graders Kate Walker, left, and Taylor Looker watch. SR photo/J. Bart Rayniak Monday…
Last week Spokane Valley city councilman Bill Gothmann filed his candidate registration paperwork with the Public Disclosure Commission. He will run for re-election to his council seat in the November elections. He is the first council member to announce a re-election campaign. Read here for…
In the mood for pancakes, scrambled eggs and sausage but don't want to cook? A breakfast will be served Sunday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Otis Orchards to benefit Valley Meals on Wheels. The Knights of Columbus are hosting the meal, which is by…
The Valley Voice will be the thing to read tomorrow to find out what's going on in the Valley. Christ Lutheran Church has started a new Homework Helpers ministry after school on Tuesdays. Students at Centennial Middle School used their Spirit Week to raise nearly…
The Rockford City Council is planning a special meeting Monday for a council reatreat. Items on the tentative agenda include capital improvements, water and sewer lagoon funds, the project list for next year's Community Development Block Grant funds, water issues, city contracts and the drainage…
We haven't had a historic photo for a while, so here's a look back at the ranching culture that used to be so prevalent in the Valley area. This haying picture was taken on the James Day Ranch at Newman Lake circa early 1920s. The…
Two accidents were just reported. A car hit a bus at Sprague and Sullivan and a car hit a cement truck on Sullivan two blocks south of Sprague. Plan to avoid that area while things get cleaned up.
Tomorrow is the last day to buy tickets for the fourth annual West Valley Track and Field Crab Feed fundraiser featuring fresh Dungeness crab flown in from the Oregon coast. The meal is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 11, from 6-7 p.m. at West Valley High…
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