Hands Across Nations Hosts Potluck for Ugandan
For many years, people from Chewelah and the surrounding counties have supported the Hands Across Nations work with the poor in Uganda. On Friday, March […]
Month: March 2012
Little League Sign-ups Scheduled March 26-28
Spring is upon us and that means one thing, it’s time to play ball! Little league sign-up dates are as follows: Border League March 26 […]
County Public Works Outlines 2012 Spring, Summer Maintenance Plans
Stevens County Public Works will again be busy this spring and summer providing road maintenance services to the residents of Stevens County. The activities discussed […]
US 395/SR 20 Columbia River Bridge Repairs Will Bring 68-Mile Detour
The US 395/SR 20 Columbia River bridge will get new pavement this summer as a much-needed improvement project gets under way. The work addresses more […]
Spring Sports Games Start This Week
The Chewelah tennis and softball teams were the first of the spring sports teams to open the spring sports seasons. On Monday, the Cougar tennis […]
What’s Going On With High School Theatre?
We just can’t believe what happened last week during both of the Jenkins High School plays!!! There were all sort of crazy things going on […]
Colville Broker Named REALTOR of the Year
The Northeast Washington Association of REALTORS® (NEWAR) held their annual awards and installation banquet recently at the Stevens County Fairgrounds Ag building. Darren Crossman of […]
Writing Contest Winners Announced
Recently, students in grades 1 through 8 were invited to submit poems and short stories for the Young Writer’s Contest sponsored by Chewelah Woman’s Club […]
Fire Hall Supports Junior Shooting Sport
The fire hall in Chewelah generously donated a check for $200 to the American Legion Junior Shooting sport program that officially started on March 7. […]
Finding Spring
Zach Bowman, 7, presented the first buttercup of the year to The Independent on March 9. Zach found the yellow flower at his Grandma’s house […]