REMEMBER WHEN: Vandals hit Valley in 2001, first Maytag washing machine for sale in 1951
Here is Remember When for March 25, 2021…
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Northeastern Washington Humane Society Meeting at Addy Grange
(PRESS RELEASE/NE Washington Humane Society) The NE Washington Humane Society will be meeting next month for its first time since the pandemic began on April […]
USFWS conducting prescribed burn at Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge
(PRESS RELEASE/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be conducting prescribed burning at Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge from […]
IN MEMORY: Marilyn Ruth Plotts
Marilyn Ruth Plotts, age 75, a longtime resident of Chewelah, WA, passed away peacefully on March 17, 2021 at her home in Meridian, Idaho. Marilyn […]
Miller awarded law enforcement awards and purple heart
Chewelah Police Officer Matt Miller stands with Chewelah Mayor Dorothy Knauss. (Polly Triplett photo) (BRANDON HANSEN/Chewelah Independent) HONORED: Chewelah’s Matt Miller wins local and regional […]
Chewelah City Public Works Department will be flushing water lines April 5-9
(PRESS RELEASE/City of Chewelah) The City Public Works Department will be flushing water lines citywide (not including Airport/Golf Course) Monday, April 5 through Friday, April […]
UNEMPLOYMENT: NE Washington counties had unemployment rates the same or lower than pre-pandemic levels
(BRANDON HANSEN/Chewelah Independent) Despite lower unemployment rate, labor forces in all three NE Washington counties have shrank… At least on the surface, the NE Tri […]
Fully vaccinated Washington residents test positive for COVID-19
(PRESS RELEASE/Washington State Department of Health) Scientists call these “vaccine breakthrough” cases, which are expected with any vaccine… The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) […]
Chewelah School District moving to K-8 in-person learning four days a week
(BRANDON HANSEN/Chewelah Independent) BRINGING KIDS BACK: Chewelah School Board votes to return most kids back to school… Momentum continues to build in Washington state’s educational […]
2001 CHEWELAH BOYS BASKETBALL STATE TITLE TEAM: March Madness comes home
(GENO LUDWIG/Chewelah Independent) 20 years ago, a group of kids from Chewelah stunned the state by winning the 2A state title in boys basketball… It […]