Pia Hallenberg

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The trouble behind Brown’s Park’s water-less splash pad

Thu., Sept. 1, 2016

A piece of property with no library and a splash pad with no water. Odds and ends from Spokane Valley City Council's meeting on Aug. 30.

Friday coffee in Spokane Valley

Thu., Sept. 1, 2016

Stop by and have coffee with the reporter.

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Development of former Painted Hills golf course on hold

Wed., Aug. 31, 2016

Development of the former Painted Hills golf course is on hold, awaiting an updated traffic analysis and other details from the property owners.

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Fiberglass egg still missing from Discovery Playground

Wed., Aug. 31, 2016

A giant egg lifted from its foundation at a Spokane Valley playground is still missing. The city is hoping for an anonymous tip.

The Spokane Valley blog is back from vacation

Tue., Aug. 30, 2016

It's time to get back at it - how was your summer? What have I missed? Are you going to the city council meeting tonight? And I think it's time to schedule a coffee meeting.

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Some question if Spokane Valley business group crosses political line

Wed., Aug. 10, 2016

Recent ads purchased by the Spokane Valley Business Association have raised some eyebrows. The ads, which ran in the Valley Voice, criticize some City Council members for overspending on the firing of former City Manager Mike Jackson and giving away Community Development Block Grants.

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Waste Management trains garbage truck drivers to keep watch along routes

Wed., Aug. 3, 2016

On Tuesday, about 60 drivers from Waste Management sat through an hour of training for a program called Waste Watch, which encourages drivers to become like a block watch on wheels.

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New lease for well and pump house holding up Browns Park splash pad

Wed., Aug. 3, 2016

Spokane County Water District 3 has a wellhead and a pump house located in the park, so infrastructure isn’t the issue. The problem is that the original lease of the park land where Water District 3 has its facilities expired in 2013, and the district and city haven’t agreed to a new one.

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WSU nuclear reactor program draws students, researchers – and tourists

Mon., Aug. 1, 2016

Everyone knows that Washington State University is home to the Cougars, but did you know that the Pullman campus also houses a nuclear reactor?

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Munch appointed to vacant council seat

Wed., July 27, 2016

The three contenders for the last open seat on the Spokane Valley City Council had to sit through two rounds of voting before a winner was declared.

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Many public, private events planned for annual Night Out Against Crime

Wed., July 27, 2016

National Night Out Against Crime gets neighbors together and out of their homes Tuesday evening.

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Spokane Valley racing to finish summer road projects

Wed., July 27, 2016

Big and small road construction projects dot Spokane Valley

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Volunteer equine mounted patrol works to prevent crime

Mon., July 25, 2016

Spokane Sheriff’s Department volunteer mounted patrol unit takes its horses to the mall

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Group runs second ad criticizing Spokane Valley council

Wed., July 20, 2016

An ad criticizing the Spokane Valley City Council for overspending on former City Manager Mike Jackson’s termination and for “giving away” more than $400,000 in Community Development Block Grants ran in last week’s Valley Voice.

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Three interviewed for open Valley council seat

Wed., July 20, 2016

Three candidates are interviewed for a vacant seat on Spokane Valley City Council.

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Canola field near Lind has a mysterious lark problem

Sun., July 17, 2016

Horned larks are eating canola shoots in Eastern Washington and nobody knows why.

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Council narrows applicant field to 3

Wed., July 13, 2016

The Spokane Valley City Council picked three applicants to interview for the last open seat on the council. The selection procedure Tuesday evening was quick without any discussion of the applicants among council. The applicants will be interviewed at the council meeting Tuesday. They are:

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St. Paschal Parish celebrates centennial

Wed., July 13, 2016

St. Paschal Parish celebrates its centennial this weekend.

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Thirteen people apply to fill last seat on Spokane Valley City Council

Fri., July 8, 2016

The Spokane Valley City Council has 13 applicants for the last vacant city council seat

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Valleyfest may lose Spokane Valley funding as city shifts focus

Wed., July 6, 2016

Spokane Valley discusses eliminating funding for Valleyfest and creating new community event.

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Expensive changes haunt the Sullivan Bridge project

Wed., July 6, 2016

The replacement of the Sullivan Road Bridge over the Spokane River has hit a few hurdles, most of them related to a design error committed by contractor CH2M.

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Odessa High School student wins prestigious science prize for erosion studies

Wed., July 6, 2016

MARLIN, Washington – Stacia Lesser grew up in the house where her father was born on a family farm in this tiny town about 20 minutes outside Odessa. Surrounded by arid rangeland and sagebrush, she was always interested in science – but never imagined that the key to her future was right beneath her feet.

Law enforcement and the Sullivan Road Bridge project on the agenda

Tue., July 5, 2016

Law enforcement and the Sullivan Road Bridge project on the agenda

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Valley to use consultant to find new city manager

Wed., June 29, 2016

John Whitehead, director of human resources for Spokane Valley, said a recruiter tends to have a broader network to pull from and is the most common method for hiring city managers in the state.

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Spokane County Library District won’t try again for new Valley library

Wed., June 29, 2016

County library spokesperson Jane Baker said the library district is listening to voters – who twice rejected the bond – and is moving on.