(By National Park Service/Press Release) Effective 12:01 am Saturday, September 23, 2017, campfires will be allowed in established fire rings in campgrounds and day-use areas throughout Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area on all National Park Service managed lands. Charcoal grills will also be allowed at this time. Please remember that regulations require your campfire to be less […]
(By Staff Reports/Chewelah Independent) Chalmers bumps up season kill total to 41… Facing winless Medical Lake, the Cougars were able to quickly dispatch their NEA League foe 25-18, 25-16, 25-4 on Thursday night. Chewelah was led by Elizabeth Chalmers who had seven kills and seven aces to go along with one block. Chalmers on the […]
(By Staff Reports) Cougars pick up third victory of the season… Chewelah slammed their way past NEA League foe Riverside on Tuesday. Elizabeth Chalmers had five aces, while Elle Carpenter dished out 13 assists for the Cougars. Chewelah improved to 2-2 in league play and 3-2 overall. Lily Kirry had two blocks while Bailey Smith […]
(By Staff Reports) Colville (2-1) moved into the No. 7 spot of the latest AP Washington Prep Football Poll after their 34-7 victory over Deer Park in an early season NEA League litmus test. The Stags (2-1) tumbled out of the poll because of the loss but is still receiving votes. In the 4A poll, […]
(By Geno Ludwig/Chewelah Independent) Yards scarce against Grizzlies… It was evident at Newport last Friday night that the Chewelah Cougars were lacking in game experience. They had played only one quarter at Bridgeport, and their game at Liberty Christian was cancelled. They appeared to be unexpectedly raw against the Grizzlies, who they had totally dominated […]
(By Jamie Henneman/Chewelah Independent) Second floor of old Mt. Carmel remodeled… A ribbon cutting ceremony last Saturday officially opened a new mental health facility in Stevens County in a partnership between the county mental health services, Northeast Washington (NEW) Alliance Counseling, and Providence Mt. Carmel Hospital. The 16-bed mental health Evaluation and Treatment (E&T) inpatient […]
(By Staff Report/Chewelah Independent) County added 191 jobs from June to July… Unemployment upticked slightly in Stevens County from June to July. The unemployment rate was six percent in June and at 6.1 percent in July. Meanwhile the Washington state unemployment rate also upticked slightly from 4.5 percent in June to 4.6 percent in July. […]
(By Jamie Henneman/Chewelah Independent) Legislators refuse to share texts, emails, calendars… A group of nine media outlets is suing every member of the Washington State Legislature on claims that lawmakers are often refusing to release information like personal calendars, texts and emails in violation of the Public Records Act. In a civil lawsuit filed on […]
(By Carolyn Jones/Hands Across Nations) Chewelah youth raises money for Hands Across Nations… There’s an old saying “Take care of the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves”. 10 year old Makayla Duke, of Chewelah has been collecting pennies for a full year to give them to the needy. She calls her effort […]
110 Years Ago – September 20, 1907 The City of Chewelah will have electric lights! Bids had gone out for machinery, wire, poles, etc. and the committee was instructed to hire men to proceed with the construction of a dam. The Great Northern Company was buying hewed railroad ties for the new scale price of […]
Here are upcoming events in the Chewelah area for Sept. 23-Oct. 7, 2017.
(By Jamie Henneman/Chewelah Independent) Monday event held on Courthouse lawn… At a commemoration event on Monday, the Stevens County Commissioners kicked off “Constitution Week” at an event on the courthouse lawn in Colville to highlight the importance of adhering to basic Constitutional principles, according to Commissioner Steve Parker. The event, which included presentations from the […]
(By Staff Reports/Chewelah Independent) One flag taken from display along Main Ave… While the Flags Over Chewelah organizers placed the flags on Main Ave. last weekend in recognition of the veteran memorial event in the park, their efforts were marred by the theft of one of the flags. Organizer Del Barber reported that a […]
Here are Letters to the Editor for Sept. 21, 2017
(By Tom Purcell/Tom Purcell is a nationally syndicated humor columnist. Send your comments to Tom at Purcell@caglecartoons.com) “Help!” said the fellow, surrounded by a pile of papers. “I don’t think I’m going to make it through this 1040 tax form.” “Why is that?” I said. “The 2016 tax extension I filed is due by Oct. […]
(By Brandon Hansen/Managing Editor of the Chewelah Independent) I was finally able to carry out the longtime tradition that every Chewelan does come September every year. I put on a jacket. Yes! Fall is nigh – we think – and temperatures are now switching from sweltering to shivering. Considering the amount of smoke and rainless […]