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Cheney Workshop Will Help Set Priorities For Services

Residents of Cheney will get a chance to decide what levels of city service they want in the future during a workshop next Wednesday. The session will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Cheney High School cafeteria. "We want people to tell us what they want. It's their city," said Glenn Scholten, Cheney city planner.
News >  Weather

Soggy Autumn Fills Seasonal Ponds Earlier Than Usual

While the onslaught of icy weather paralyzed much of the region with power outages and icy roads, conditions on the wetlands around Spokane are "ducky." Lakes, streams and ponds on the West Plains and south Spokane County are quickly filling with water.
News >  Washington Voices

Experts Advise Not To Rush In Repairing Damaged Trees

Last week's ice storm, which destroyed or damaged thousands of trees, drastically changed the appearance of many neighborhoods. "Spokane is not going to look the same for a long time," said Tonie Fitzgerald, an agent with the Spokane County Cooperative Extension office.
News >  Weather

Ice Storm Largely Bypasses South County

While much of South Spokane was crippled by last week's ice storm, some outlying areas to the south and southwest of the city escaped relatively unscathed. The worst of the freezing rain stayed along the Spokane River Valley and areas to the north. Little of the frigid air that froze raindrops to the trees in Spokane penetrated beyond the hills to the south and west of downtown.
News >  Nation/World

Heavy Snowfall Could Make Holiday Travel Dangerous

Travelers are being warned to expect snow on Thanksgiving Day. The National Weather Service on Monday issued a special statement warning of potentially heavy snowfall Thursday and Friday. The heaviest amounts are expected in the mountains.

Work Continues On Park On West 14th Avenue

Construction work is moving ahead this fall on development of a still-to-be-named neighborhood park in historic Cannon's Addition. Nelson Landscaping Service Inc. of Spokane is grading the site at the west end of 14th Avenue and installing curbs, walkways and a sewer line.
News >  Spokane

Bracing For Snow Storm Watch Warns Of 4 To 6 Inches

James McMartin of Spokane talks to Washington State Patrol officers after the truck he was driving jackknifed Monday in snowy conditions on Highway 195 about eight miles south of Spokane. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review

Cannon’s Addition Council Will Form

Neighborhood organizers living in Cannon's Addition want to stop crime, build parks, ease traffic congestion and help manage growth. Their newly recognized neighborhood council could be the ticket to accomplish their goals.

South Side Home Prices Slip Over Past Year

While home prices across Spokane County increased modestly over the past year, buyers are getting more concessions from sellers on the South Side, sales people said.

Busy Boulevards Traffic Congestion Is Worsening Across The South Side, But Some East Central Residents Are Helping Find Solutions

1. A group of students bound for Sheridan Elementary School cross Freya under the watchful eyes of a crossing guard. Traffic in the area has increased dramatically since Thor-Freya became a major arterial. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review 2. Sheridan Elementary students cross Freya while morning rush-hour traffic backs up to the south. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review

Food Supplants Books At Ex-Library

The first Spokane Food Bank outlet on the South Hill opened last week in the old Manito branch library at 404 E. 30th. The outlet is operated by Manito Presbyterian Church, which last summer purchased the former library for its social-service programs. Hours for the food bank are 10 a.m. to noon on Saturdays only, but plans call for expanding hours to Tuesdays early next year.

Manito Presbyterian Buys Former Library Building

A Spokane restaurant and microbrewery owner has sold his purchase rights to the former Manito branch library to a church after his plans for a South Side brew pub fell flat. Manito Presbyterian Church will use the library for social service programs, including an expanded food and clothing bank and a neighborhood youth center.

City Sets Leaf Cleanup Schedule

City street crews will start their annual fall leaf cleanup next Monday, but city officials are asking residents not to rake or dump yard leaves into the streets. To save money on leaf cleanup, the city last year ended the practice of picking up yard leaves placed curbside.