Last night I didn't mention the scores of other election results, including the races in Liberty Lake. Former mayor Steve Peterson is making a comeback by trouncing opponent Josh Beckett with 74 percent of the vote. Council candidate Shane Brickner captured 664 votes to Keith…
The first numbers are in for Spokane Valley. Proposition 1, which would have changed Sprague and Appleway back to two-way streets, is losing with an overwhelming 82 percent no vote. The incumbents seem to be carrying the night, but the race between Ben Wick and…
While we wait for election results I thought I'd throw a few tidbits out there. As of today, there have been 114,332 ballots returned in Spokane County. Just over 21,000 of those belong to Spokane Valley voters, which accounts for 42.9 percent of the registered…
Aw, nuts! With winter fast approaching, a squirrel gathers acorns Monday in Corbin Park. SR photo/Colin Mulvany. (I'm posting this photo just because it's so darn cute.) I'll be hanging around later tonight to get the Spokane Valley City Council election results when they are…
The Idaho State Patrol reports that 29-year-old Spokane Valley resident Luis M. Schiaffini-Pineiro was injured in a car crash on I-90 in Post Falls late last night. An ISP press release says he was driving east in a Mazda pickup "at a speed too fast…
This isn't strictly a Spokane Valley issue, but there has been widespread interest in the proposed budget cuts at the Spokane Regional Health District. Staff and program cuts are included in the $2 million reduction. The special meeting will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in…
Centennial Middle School eighth grader Darby Howat accepts Rachel’s Challenge after the all-school assembly on Wednesday. SR photo/J. Bart Rayniak No, you didn't imagine it. I wasn't around on Friday to update the blog. That will be happening frequently on Fridays between now and the…
Trail developer Mark Pinch stops to enjoy the view from the top of the 552-acre Saltese Uplands, an area of Liberty Lake that was recently purchased through Spokane County’s Conservation Futures program. SR photo/J. Bart Rayniak One of the highlights in today's Valley Voice is…
The Valley crew has been hard at work this week getting everything ready for Thursday's Valley Voice. Reporter Lisa Leinberger checked in the local school districts (East Valley, West Valley, Central Valley and Freeman) to see how district enrollment is doing. We'll have a story…
Tonight's Spokane Valley City Council meeting looks calmer and hopefully shorter than the last couple of weeks. There are only ten items on the agenda, including a vote on a survey contract for the Sullivan bridge replacement and the comprehensive plan amendment docket. There will…
The fire reported early Monday morning at 619 N. Vista was in a vacant home that had been empty for several months, according to a press release from Spokane Valley Fire Department Capt. Pat Schaffer. When firefigthers arrived the fire had spread from the house…
The Central Valley High School Marching Band and Color Guard rehearses Tuesday for the Northwest Association for Performing Arts Championhips to be held Saturday in Hillsboro, Ore. The band made history by winning first place at the University of Oregon Festival of Bands at Autzen…
Spokane Valley Fire Department crews are responding to a report of a brush fire in Dishman Hills behind Savage Land Pizza. The first crews coming into the area are reporting a column of smoke. 3 p.m. update: Crews report a 50x50 slow moving fire.
If you know someone between the ages of 5 and 12 who enjoys a bit of a scare, check out the haunted house tonight at The Cottages at Sullivan Park (411 S. Adams Road). The haunted house will be open from 6 to 9 p.m.…
A home in the 7200 block of east Sixth was destroyed by fire early this morning. Spokane Valley Fire Department crews were dispatched at 4:12 a.m. A neighbor heard a popping noise, went outside and saw flames through a window in the home, said assistant…
The city of Spokane Valley has announced that Balfour Road between 13th and 14th is closed to all traffic until Nov. 4 for utility work. Make sure you detour around that area until it reopens. Also, there is some landscaping work going on at the…
Spokane Chiefs, from left, Collin Valcourt, Mac Engel and Tanner Mort prepare lunch Oct. 18 at the House of Charity in Spokane. The hockey players spent parts of three days volunteering and interacting with homeless people. SR photo/Dan Pelle We've got a little bit of…
Make sure you set your alarm clock tonight if you want to head over to Spokane Valley City Hall (11707 E. Sprague) to check out the Developer's Forum from 7:30 to 9 a.m. While the discussion is designed for developers, anyone is welcome to come…
Multiple Spokane Valley Fire Department crews have responded to a report of a bathroom full of smoke in a nursing home in the area Mission and Union. Police are being asked to close Mission, so avoid that area for a bit.
The proposed Spokane Valley Bike and Pedestrian Master Program is up before the Spokane Valley City Council tonight for for its final yes or no vote. The plan has been discussed frequently by the council and edited by council members but still faces some opposition.…
Spokane Valley recently installed flashing school zone speed limit signs at Chester Elementary (3525 S. Pines) and Orchard Center Elementary (7519 E. Buckeye). The new signs have flashing beacons to remind drivers to go 20 miles per hour when the speed limit is in effect,…
A regional review of the Urban Growth Area is under way and there are discussions about changing the boundaries in the Spokane Valley area. An open house is being held tonight so people can get information on what areas are impacted. The open house is…
Dracula (Michael Ashton Toth) was found lurking around the Dracula Blood Drive at Central Valley High School on Oct. 17. More than 80 students, faculty and community members participated and received a $3-off coupon to CV's"Dracula" for donating. SR photo/J. Bart Rayniak We brought you…
If you have a great idea for a jack-o-lantern design, you might want to head south tomorrow for a pumpkin carving contest in Fairfield. Just bring your own cleaned out pumpkin and carving tools to the Fairfield Community Center on Main Street at 6 p.m.…
There are a bunch of things going on this weekend, so let's start by taking a look at the annual Valley Mission Haunted Pool. (Don't worry, the pool has been drained. You won't get wet.) Organizers promise "spirits, ghosts and all manner of creepy crawlies"…
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