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Jonathan Brunt

Jonathan Brunt

Current Position: Asst. Managing Editor (Govt)

Jonathan Brunt joined The Spokesman-Review in 2004. He is the government editor. He previously was a reporter who covered Spokane City Hall, Spokane County government and public safety.

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News >  Spokane

Gift helps needy kids enjoy summer swims

Three hundred children will get a chance to swim in Spokane’s pools thanks to a last-minute donation by a local credit union. The Make A Splash program, which raised $38,000 to pay for swim passes for the poor in Spokane, Spokane County and Spokane Valley, ran out of passes allocated for Spokane kids in less than a week.
News >  Spokane

Noxious weed at dog park a burr in the fur

At least by its name, houndstongue seems like the perfect plant to adorn a dog park. But the non-native weed, which spreads easily in animal fur and is toxic to cattle, is forcing the closure of Spokane’s only dog park for two days this week as officials work to eradicate it.
News >  Spokane

Face Time: Riverfront Park foreman keeps icon running, accurate

Last month, the clock on the Great Northern Railway tower in Riverfront Park was stopped temporarily for repairs. The clock was fixed by Dave Stillman, a city fleet services foreman, whose father was a clock repairman, and Dave Randolph, Riverfront Park’s maintenance foreman. Except for a gap of about eight years, Randolph has been charged with maintaining the clock since the 1980s.
News >  Spokane

Spokane City Council approves plan for more recycling

Spokane residents will soon get the ability to recycle more at the curb under a 10-year contract approved Monday by the Spokane City Council. The council voted 6-1 to approve a deal with Waste Management Inc. that will allow the city to overhaul its two-decade-old recycling system.
News >  Spokane

Broader recycling options coming to Spokane

Spokane residents will soon get the ability to recycle more at the curb under a 10-year contract approved Monday by the Spokane City Council. The council voted 6-1 to approve a deal with Waste Management Inc. that will allow the city to overhaul its two-decade-old recycling system.
News >  Spokane

Indian Canyon has unintended water hazard at driving range

For much of the spring, the driving range at Indian Canyon Golf Course was more suitable for paddling a canoe than practicing for a round of golf. The range was covered in water – 3 feet deep or more in places. The standing water is mostly gone now, but there’s still some mud and a nasty odor when it rains, golf officials say.
Sports

Indian Canyon has unintended water hazard at its driving range

For much of the spring, the driving range at Indian Canyon Golf Course was more suitable for paddling a canoe than practicing for a round of golf. City officials suspect storm water runoff from a nearby Spokane County road may be causing the problem; county officials aren’t so sure.
News >  Spokane

Ex-mayor to run for council president

Former Mayor Dennis Hession shook up Spokane politics on Thursday by announcing his entry into the race for City Council president. He joins City Councilman Steve Corker and Ben Stuckart, the executive director of Communities in Schools, in the race to lead the city’s legislative branch.
A&E >  Entertainment

Hession joins race for Spokane City Council president

Former Mayor Dennis Hession shook up Spokane politics today by announcing his entry in the race for City Council president. He joins City Councilman Steve Corker and Ben Stuckart, the executive director of Communities in Schools in the race to lead the city’s legislative branch.
News >  Spokane

Two enter mayoral race

Spokane voters gained two more choices for mayor on Wednesday, and one of them already tops the list for fundraising. David Condon, former district director for U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, and former debt collector Robert Kroboth filed to run in the Aug. 16 primary for mayor. They join incumbent Mary Verner; Mike Noder, who co-owns a local demolition business; and perennial political candidate Barbara Lampert.
News >  Spokane

Perennial candidate enters mayoral race

Barbara Lampert wants to balance the city of Spokane’s budget while at the same time hiring an additional 100 police officers. The candidate, who runs for office every year, filed Tuesday to run for Spokane mayor and paid the $1,693.58 filing fee (1 percent of the mayor’s salary). She said she would balance the budget by cutting city administration, forcing pay cuts and freezing salaries.

Lampert running again — this time for mayor

Barbara Lampert wants to balance the city of Spokane’s budget while at the same time hiring an additional 100 police officers. The candidate, who runs for office every year, filed to run for Spokane mayor on Tuesday and paid the $1,693.58 filing fee (1 percent of the mayor’s salary). She said she would balance the budget by cutting city administration, forcing pay cuts and freezing salaries.