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Spokane Valley archive for Jan. 28, 2011

FRIDAY, JAN. 28, 2011

''Eve,'' the Itty Bitty School Bus Kitty, is held by Freeman Transportation Supervisor Charlotte Trejbal. (J. Bart Rayniak)

Coming on Saturday

''Eve,'' the Itty Bitty School Bus Kitty, is held by Freeman Transportation Supervisor Charlotte Trejbal. SR photo/J. Bart Rayniak This week's Saturday Valley Voice is packed. Reporter Lisa Leinberger will check in with the "Itty Bitty School Bus Kitty" that was found and adopted by…

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Freeman superintendent retiring

Freeman School District superintendent Sergio Hernandez has announced that he will retire when his contract comes up for renewal on June 30. He has led the district since July 2006 and oversaw a successful bond campaign that resulted in a new high school and work…

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Senate candidate arrested

Olympia reporter Jim Camden has a story in today's paper (which is also getting a lot of comments online) about the arrest of Roy Murry in Las Vegas for carrying a concealed weapon this week. Murry is one of the three men the Spokane County…

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                   (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)

Spokane Valley wildlife

Over the years Spokane Valley has become more and more urban. Sometimes we forget that there really is a lot of wildlife out there if we just look. Spokesman-Review photographer Jesse Tinsley spotted this beaver swimming in the Spokane River near the Barker Road bridge…

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Mako, the Spokane Valley Fire Department arson dog, poses with fire investigator Rick Freier and a student at the Sunrise Elementary Science Fair this week. (Photo courtesy Spokane Valley Fire Department)

Sunrise Elementary students meet Mako

Spokane Valley Fire Department arson dog Mako poses with fire investigator Rick Freier and a student at the Sunrise Elementary science fair Thursday night. The photo is courtesy of the Spokane Valley Fire Department. It looks like Mako the arson dog had a good time…

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