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Letters from our readers do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Independent.

FROM THE EDITOR: What are the metrics of failure in government?

February 14, 2020 Administrator 0

(BRANDON HANSEN/Managing Editor of the Chewelah Independent) Everybody has complaints about the government, but where does all the blame go? It generally gets pushed towards […]

FROM THE EDITOR: Can someone explain the gun control endgame?

February 3, 2020 Administrator 0

(BRANDON HANSEN/Managing Editor of the Chewelah Independent) With another legislative session in Olympia, there is another slate of gun control bills that have conservative Facebook […]

FROM THE EDITOR: Embrace the Stevens County Mandalorians

January 29, 2020 Administrator 0

(BRANDON HANSEN/Managing Editor of the Chewelah Independent) “Have you gotten Disney+ yet?” This was a question that has been proposed to basically everyone with internet […]

FROM THE EDITOR: Keeping up with technology? Good luck

January 23, 2020 Administrator 0

(BRANDON HANSEN/Managing Editor of the Chewelah Independent) An interesting point brought up by one of my favorite podcasters, Dan Carlin, has my brain spinning more […]

FROM THE EDITOR: Lessons we can learn from the movie Tremors

January 15, 2020 Administrator 0

(BRANDON HANSEN/Managing Editor of the Chewelah Independent) I really do apologize for the four to five years that your opinion page has been hijacked by […]

FROM THE EDITOR: New years resolutions for 2020

January 2, 2020 Administrator 0

(BRANDON HANSEN/Managing Editor of the Chewelah Independent) With a new year, we usually come up with some kind of resolution to better our life that […]

FROM THE EDITOR The curious case of Matt Shea

December 27, 2019 Administrator 0

(BRANDON HANSEN/Chewelah Independent) Oh look, another news story about Spokane Valley Representative Matt Shea! Shea, who was at least a champion of the 51st State […]

FROM THE EDITOR: Call out culture needs to be called out

December 19, 2019 Administrator 0

(BRANDON HANSEN/Managing Editor of the Chewelah Independent) Outrage seems to be our biggest export these days, despite what the latest financial report on the United […]

FROM THE EDITOR: The slow death of living history

December 12, 2019 Administrator 0

(BRANDON HANSEN/Managing Editor of the Chewelah Independent) One thing that always blew my mind was footage of Civil War veterans holding parades during the 1930s […]

Spokesman-Review editorial says Stevens County Commissioners need to go

December 6, 2019 Administrator 0

(STAFF REPORTS/Chewelah Independent) HOMELESSNESS FUNDS ISSUE: Major area newspaper says Stevens County officials need to leave office… In the latest saga of the Stevens County […]

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NOTICE

City of Chewelah flushing water lines April 5-9

The City Public Works Department will be flushing water lines city wide (not including Airport/Golf Course) Monday, April 5 through Friday, April 9 beginning at 6:30 a.m. and continuing throughout each day.

Flushing could affect the water city wide.  You may have water during this time, but it may be cloudy and/or rusty colored because of the sediment that has accumulated in the bottom of the lines during the past months.  If you have low pressure or no water, please be patient as flushing may take 15 minutes to ½ hour in your area.

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