(By Brandon Hansen/Chewelah Independent) Chewelah K9 Rebel and Officer Matt Miller get helicopter training to help round out training for policing pup… Rebel got his wings. The Chewelah Police Department’s newest addition has been undergoing a 10-week, 400-hour patrol school to better serve the community as a K9. “A big portion of the training is […]
(By Jamie Henneman/Chewelah Independent) Potential improvements discussed… As the Chewelah School District project of installing a new track at Snyder Field progresses, estimates show funds may be available after the track for additional improvements at the location. Current budget estimates show the district may have as much as $59,000 left over after the track is installed. […]
(By Brandon Hansen/Chewelah Independent) Despite wet spring, firefighters have been busy stamping out sparks… Stevens County got its first taste of wildfire danger when a brush fire threatened a Stevens County home west of Addy last Tuesday evening. Driven by the wind, the Beck Road Fire north of Addy-Gifford Road was first reported Tuesday (June […]
Here are Stevens County Court Reports for Superior Court on June 29, 2017…
Low Putts April 19 – Carole Jones & Marylin Brewer (18) April 26 – Nancy Hockly (17) May 3 – Carole Jones (15) May 17 – Marylin Brewer (16) May 24 – Helga Atwood (16) May 31 – Ally Canning & Carol Johnson (17) Chip Ins April 19 – Lois Rumley #1 hole, Nancy Giessen […]
(By Staff Reports/Chewelah Independent) With a limited supply of agricultural property listed, land values have mostly been increasing in the Northwest, the Agri-Times Northwest is reporting. Despite fewer sales in 2013 and 2015, it’s not an indication of weak demand but rather supply constraints as many transactions are happening between landlords and tenants, the newspaper […]
(By Irv Schick/Stevens County Fire District 4) FYI Within the last 100 years, in the United States, six of the top ten most damaging single fire events involving structures were Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) fires. What is the Wildland Urban Interface? On an individual homeowner’s scale, the WUI is an area where human made infrastructure […]
(By WA Fire Marshall) Washington state allows fireworks June 28 through Wednesday, July 5… Consumer firework sales across the state will begin at noon on Wednesday, June 28, and continue until 9 p.m. on July 5. State Fire Marshal Charles P. LeBlanc reminds residents to “know the laws before purchasing and discharging fireworks,” and “only […]
(By Brandon Hansen/Editor-in-Chief of the Chewelah Independent) If you don’t maintain it, you usually end up up losing it. A common issue we’re finding out in this country and this area specifically is if no money is put into improving and maintaining a building, infrastructure or program, it generally crumbles to the point where it’s […]
Here are Letters to the Editor for June 29, 2017…
Peter Frisvold 1921-2017 Peter Martin Frisvold (95) passed away in Walla Walla, WA on June 4, 2017. He was born in Addy, WA on September 13, 1921 to Charles and Mabel (Egland) Frisvold. Pete graduated from Jenkins High School (Chewelah) in 1940. He joined the Coast Guard during World War II. While stationed in Garibaldi, Oregon […]
(By WIAA) Lukas Kubik is an eighth grader at Jenkins Junior High in Chewelah, Wash. He participates in basketball, cross country, and track and field, and is planning on being a part of FFA in high school this upcoming fall. Kubik is described as a positive student and athlete, who is able to lift up […]
(Police Blotter by Chewelah Chief of Police Mark Burrows) The Chewelah PD handled approximately 50 calls last week & here’s your report. Seventeen of the calls were traffic stops, traffic situations, and a minor collision. An abandoned vehicle; a citizen requested an area check after smelling smoke; and an agency assist to the in Valley […]
(By Jamie Henneman/Chewelah Independent) Headstone to be dedicated at Evergreen Cemetery… A project to dedicate a headstone to area men who died in the Civil War all started with the discovery of a set of neat boxes tied with cotton string in the Stevens County Auditor’s records that held a letter to the Stevens County […]
(By Geno Ludwig/Chewelah Independent) AA Legion squad upends Mead, sweeps Riverside… Jensen Holloway batted a perfect 4-for-4 with three singles and a bases- clearing double as he led the Chewelah Forty-Niners to a 12-2 baseball victory over visiting Mead last Thursday evening. This win, coupled with Friday’s sweep of a doubleheader against Riverside, lengthened Chewelah’s […]
(By Staff Reports/Chewelah Independent) Fire Danger for much of Eastern Washington “Moderate” now… Washington DNR has moved up the fire danger for much of Eastern Washington to “Moderate” while much of the western part of the state is still at “Low” fire danger. Benton and Franklin counties are currently at “High” fire danger. Here is […]