Archives | October 2021

Friday, Oct. 1

• Amy Hagstrom Miller: What it’s like operating a Texas abortion clinic under the state’s new ban

• Bringing back city-run police force, promoting tourism among issues in Medical Lake mayoral race between Shirley Maike, Terri Cooper

• Bonner County to conduct 2020 election audit as part of Idaho’s effort to rebut ‘freight train’ of Mike Lindell fraud claims

• ‘Itching to celebrate’: The spooky season has arrived in Spokane as Halloween lovers decorate early

• ‘We won’t forget’: Spokane Tribe honors children who died at boarding schools

All stories for Oct. 1, 2021 »

Saturday, Oct. 2

• Doctors warn of growing COVID-19 risks for Idaho kids

• Idaho teacher to vie for Miss USA crown

• Benjamin L. Ginsberg: Don’t be afraid of the election audits - they may be our only ticket out of this mess

• Recap and highlights: Washington State defense suffocates Cal, Cougars pick up first Pac-12 win

• Wondering what those advisory votes on your ballot are about? We’ve got answers

All stories for Oct. 2, 2021 »

Sunday, Oct. 3

• Remote work projections are on the increase in U.S. managers survey

• Motley Fool: Revolutionary skin tests, anyone?

• Michelle Singletary:

• From paints to plastics, a chemical shortage ignites prices

• 5 ways to maximize your Social Security payments

All stories for Oct. 3, 2021 »

Monday, Oct. 4

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Republicans ‘Make Bigotry Great Again’

• 100 years ago in the Inland Northwest: Bank robbers shoot teenage teller in Spangle

• Education in growth: Project Learning Garden is planted by students and adults at Shiloh Hills Elementary

• Will new pedestrian trail reach for the sky? Bicycle Advisory Board leader hates both routes WSDOT is proposing for Children of the Sun

• Political newcomer to take on former school board president in Mead School Board race

All stories for Oct. 4, 2021 »

Tuesday, Oct. 5

• Apartment List: Spokane rents drop in September, breaking 9-month streak of monthly increases

• 100 Years Ago Today: Deputies find ‘clew’ related to Spangle bank robbery

• Salvation Army, again, will wait for shelter funding

• Study says more than half of police killings in USA are unreported, Black Americans most likely to die in situations

• Washington COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to decrease while Kootenai Health hits record high of COVID-19 patients

All stories for Oct. 5, 2021 »

Wednesday, Oct. 6

• Longtime Nine Mile Falls School Board member faces challenge

• 12-year incumbent on Cheney School Board, Suzanne Dolle, faces Zachary Zorrozua, who calls for change

• Gardner Cave was lost in a poker game? Don’t bet on it

• About 160 staff at Eastern State Hospital bumping up against vaccine mandate

• Crawford State Park quietly turned 100 this year. Never heard of it or its attraction, Gardner Cave? Apparently, you’re not alone

All stories for Oct. 6, 2021 »

Thursday, Oct. 7

• Deer Park mayoral candidates favor sticking with sheriff’s office

• Chiropractor challenges longtime incumbent for Spokane County Fire District 9 commissioner

• Fire District 13 commissioner touts community ties, experience in bid for reelection

• Spokane County sets record with $1.3 billion in new construction in 2021: ‘Demand was just enormous’

• Roads, internet at forefront of issues for Medical Lake City Council candidates

All stories for Oct. 7, 2021 »

Friday, Oct. 8

• MultiCare looks for Washington volunteers for COVID-19 booster trial

• 100 years ago in Spokane: The city’s jitney-streetcar rivalry boiled over with a crash involving the two transportation methods

• Weekly jobless claims in Spokane County reach pandemic-era low

• Housing coming to vacant lots near Underhill Park, but some neighbors say building will disrupt natural area

• Presho’s Place: New owners of Green Bluff orchard settle in after challenging start

All stories for Oct. 8, 2021 »

Saturday, Oct. 9

• Recap and highlights: Washington State pulls off upset of Oregon State 31-24 in high-scoring second half

• COVID-19 case rates remain high in Inland Northwest

• As Biden restores national monuments, Western Republicans tout alternative conservation plan

• Rural hospitals treat record numbers of COVID-19 patients

• Cheney to vote on police, fire levy

All stories for Oct. 9, 2021 »

Sunday, Oct. 10

• Motley Fool: Renewable energy for the win

• Carla Fried: Car buying – What the ads and salespeople don’t tell you

• Michelle Singletary: How Facebook and Instagram can lead to bad spending habits

• Geffken, Bedford vie for Spokane Public Schools seat

• Cantwell, McMorris Rodgers in key roles as Congress looks to crack down on Facebook

All stories for Oct. 10, 2021 »

Monday, Oct. 11

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Dear Mike Pence

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Witness says victim was alive and unharmed after he fought with accused murderer

• Drought conditions improve slightly in Northeast Washington

• Teresa Landa faces challenge from write-in candidate for seat on Central Valley School Board

• Getting There: Closure of residential bridge over I-90 divides west Spokane neighborhood

All stories for Oct. 11, 2021 »

Tuesday, Oct. 12

• Toymakers race to get products on shelves amid supply clogs

• Shale oil is booming again in the Permian

• 100 years ago: Pasco police chief worries about ‘women hoboes’; mom dies attempting to rescue toddler from train’s path

• U.S. borders to open in November to vaccinated travelers from Canada, Mexico

• 15-20 people dying each day in Washington from COVID-19

All stories for Oct. 12, 2021 »

Wednesday, Oct. 13

• China exports up 28% in September; surplus with US grows

• Race for Liberty Lake mayor features two candidates with experience at top post

• Latah mayoral candidates lay out plans for community development

• Sundee Frazier speaks on historic Black family roots in Spokane in historical fiction book ‘Mighty Inside’

• From ‘fair’ to ‘crazy’: Public weighs in on Spokane County commissioner redistricting maps

All stories for Oct. 13, 2021 »

Thursday, Oct. 14

• West Valley School Board candidates disagree on levies approved this year

• Somebody needs you: Winter clothing, household items needed

• Combating inactivity: Physical therapy and balance center sees increase in patients after lengthy pandemic idleness

• Growth, public safety key issues in race for Liberty Lake City Council

• ‘There is definitely going to be a void’: Longtime KHQ-TV anchor Dan Kleckner to sign off on Thursday

All stories for Oct. 14, 2021 »

Friday, Oct. 15

• North Idaho home designed by DIY Network show ‘Blog Cabin’ hits the market for $4.5 million

• ‘Claim the victory’: Facing pancreatic cancer, former Washington State RB Derek Sparks is trying to stiff-arm the biggest challenge of his life

• Goldman Sachs’ profits jump 60% helped by deal-making frenzy

• A Grip on Sports: As Dodgers move on, baseball deals with another controversy that should have been addressed a while ago

• Resilient shoppers push retail sales up 0.7% in September

All stories for Oct. 15, 2021 »

Saturday, Oct. 16

• McGeachin’s office says it can’t find invoices for legal bills

• Group of Idaho legislators sign letter calling for 50-state audit, scrubbing voter rolls

• Recap and highlights: Washington State wins back-and-forth battle with Stanford to extend Pac-12 win streak to three games

• Miles of smiles: SmileMobile provides dental services to Spokane’s Marshallese community

• ‘Gas attendants in the sky’: How Fairchild Air Force Base operators refuel planes mid-flight

All stories for Oct. 16, 2021 »

Sunday, Oct. 17

• Business beat

• Carla Fried: Paying for college – essential list of dos and don’ts

• Motley Fool: A growing software giant

• Michelle Singletary:

• 2021 isn’t your typical off-year election thanks to pandemic politics

All stories for Oct. 17, 2021 »

Monday, Oct. 18

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Manslaughter trial for teen who struck pedestrian produces finger-pointing

• Tiny dancer with heart: Liberty Lake’s Jack Kramer, 7, who’s had three surgeries, impresses in ‘Military Kids Have Talent’

• Getting There: Planners agree on a Highway 195 corridor wish list, but neighborhood leaders aren’t satisfied

• Colin Powell, exemplary general stained by Iraq claims, dies

• Industrial production falls 1.3% as effects from Ida linger

All stories for Oct. 18, 2021 »

Tuesday, Oct. 19

• Climate report: Africa’s rare glaciers soon to disappear

• China says moon rocks offer new clues to volcanic activity

• LaserMaxx Spokane opening in former Laser Quest space in downtown Spokane

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Jury acquits man accused of killing pedestrian

• City Council backs Salvation Army shelter, but with a catch

All stories for Oct. 19, 2021 »

Wednesday, Oct. 20

• Game of chicken: Spokane County considers allowing hens in suburban settings

• The mountains are speckled with golden larches during October

• Homesteading family’s lasting legacy realized in agreement to return nearly 10,000 acres of habitat to Colville Tribes in conservation deal

• Sun Country Airlines launches nonstop service between Minneapolis, Spokane

• Analysis: Nick Rolovich’s firing by Washington State has consequences, and not just for him

All stories for Oct. 20, 2021 »

Thursday, Oct. 21

• Someday, Vandersloot’s jersey will hang from Gonzaga’s rafters: ‘She’s just special’

• Head start: Here are winter safety tips to get ahead of an expected snowier season

• The Bad Seed now open in historic Hillyard Branch Library building

• Some neighbors hope to drum up financial, political support to prevent housing development near Underhill Park

• Weathercatch: Unusually mellow October far cry from sopping-wet month in 2016

All stories for Oct. 21, 2021 »

Friday, Oct. 22

• Along came a spider … and it opened a door: A special arachnid is emerging in the Northwest just in time for Halloween

• North 40 Outfitters now open on the West Plains

• Faced with equity concerns, EWU athletics aims to focus on ‘revenue problem,’ not spending

• U.S. officials warn that China could dominate advanced technologies

• ‘With open minds,’ Murray, Inslee detail process to consider breaching Snake River dams

All stories for Oct. 22, 2021 »

Saturday, Oct. 23

• Health misinformation was an Idaho-grown product for years – now it has a body count

• Recap and highlights: Extra point mishap proves costly as Washington State falls to BYU 21-19

• Inslee heads to airport to welcome Afghan refugees arriving in Washington while many more are on their way

• Welcome to Hope Meadows: Amid Spokane County’s frenzied housing market, Habitat for Humanity continues to build affordable homes

• Washington Supreme Court weighing fate of racist covenants in Spokane home deeds

All stories for Oct. 23, 2021 »

Sunday, Oct. 24

• Gabby Giffords: The stabbing of a British MP is another example of how violence eats away at democracy

• Coeur d’Alene mayor candidates disagree on how to handle growth, but find common ground on pandemic mandates

• Idaho Legislature’s budget committee talks fire funding, kindergarten and labor woes

• ‘Such a traumatic experience’: Nampa toddler recovering after COVID nearly causes liver failure

• Jennifer D. Jenkins: I’m a Florida school board member. This is how protesters come after me.

All stories for Oct. 24, 2021 »

Monday, Oct. 25

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Condoleezza Rice wants to move on

• 100 years ago in North Idaho: Robbers hit St. Joe bank for second time in three months

• People or profit? Facebook papers show deep conflict within

• Quilts for kids’ books: Pend Oreille Library supporters, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library collaborate on fundraiser for children in 99156

• Getting There: Roundabout, traffic light slated for Ray-Freya as city looks to update network around Ferris

All stories for Oct. 25, 2021 »

Tuesday, Oct. 26

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Police say boys were responsible for rash of burglaries

• Could a homeless shelter be coming to Spokane Valley? New law makes it far more likely

• A grieving family asked a Sacred Heart specialist to ‘tell everyone COVID is real.’ She did through a poem.

• ‘Angel of mercy’: CHAS Health worker Ilze Zarins-Ilgen has built trust with Spokane’s homeless population

• Report: More than 1,000 kids have lost a caregiver to COVID-19 in Washington

All stories for Oct. 26, 2021 »

Wednesday, Oct. 27

• Suzanne Ostersmith makes a difference with dance

• 100 Years Ago Today: Spokane, academics back alternative to Grand Coulee Dam

• NIC board majority pushing plan to hire its own attorney; item on today’s agenda

• As wildfires intensify, emergency management leaders call on FEMA to invest in mitigation efforts and disaster relief

• ‘No communication’: Applicants for North Idaho College interim president role say they weren’t interviewed

All stories for Oct. 27, 2021 »

Thursday, Oct. 28

• Outside campaign spending on Spokane City Council races grows to unprecedented level

• Care on multiple fronts: ALS patients see variety of specialists in one-stop afternoon clinic

• Spiceology products to be sold in select Nordstrom stores nationwide

• Weathercatch: Sometimes Mother Nature plays tricks on Halloween

• Spokane unveils plan to continue Spokane Parks water-saving projects

All stories for Oct. 28, 2021 »

Friday, Oct. 29

• Spokane Valley City Council sends $182,000 to nonprofits, economic development agencies

• Christmas Bureau deadline for advance voucher applications near; more volunteers sought to help with in-person event

• Calvary Baptist Church’s First Lady Doris G. Andrews serves faith and community

• Supply and demand: Soft white wheat prices reaching 14-year high after slow production year

• U.S. consumer spending up a modest 0.6% with inflation high

All stories for Oct. 29, 2021 »

Saturday, Oct. 30

• Bobby Wagner giving to needy families for Halloween, while having to right his Seahawks

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• Recap and highlights: Washington State cruises to 34-21 win over Arizona State after commanding first half

• ‘Just a fun place to be’: Holiday ice rink set to open in downtown Coeur d’Alene on Saturday

• Spokane ski swap draws long line of customers as other swaps get canceled by pandemic

All stories for Oct. 30, 2021 »

Sunday, Oct. 31

• Carla Fried: Medicare – what they don’t tell you

• Motley Fool: Take two – or more – shares

• MIchelle Singletary: Inflation: How to spend less – or even make more money – as prices rise

• Outfitting overload: North 40 – the go-to for everything – opens ‘huge’ new Airway Heights store

• St. Ignatius Hospital’s new owners aim for a balance between community and creepy with the long-abandoned building in Colfax. Can it be done?

All stories for Oct. 31, 2021 »