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STATE NEWS: House approves ban on certain police use-of-force tactics

March 2, 2021 Administrator 0

(SYDNEY BROWN/Washington State Journal) A ban on the use of chokeholds, military equipment, and most types of car chases by law enforcement passed the House […]

WDFW drafts rules to enforce fish passage statewide

March 1, 2021 Administrator 0

(CLAUDIA YAW/Centralia Chronicle) Rules drafted by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to address the more than 19,000 barriers to fish passage across […]

Maycumber bill would create apprenticeship programs in schools across the state

February 26, 2021 Administrator 0

(PRESS RELEASE/Washington State Republicans) Legislation was introduced in Olympia this week to create apprenticeship programs in every Education Service District (ESD) throughout the state. Rep. […]

Washington State Patrol looking to hire 60 new troopers this year

February 25, 2021 Administrator 0

(EMILY FITZGERALD/Centralia Chronicle) Employment: Agency seeks to increase diversity, build community trust… The Washington State Patrol (WSP) has made changes to its recruitment program in […]

STATE NEWS: Washington’s plastic bag ban on hold during COVID-19

February 25, 2021 Administrator 0

(HANNAH KRIEG/Crosscut.com) State legislature passed the ban on single-use plastic bags with bipartisan support in 2020, but the pandemic has delayed it’s implementation… On March […]

STATE NEWS: Police accountability bills push through Legislature

February 24, 2021 Administrator 0

(SYDNEY BROWN/Washington State Journal) Limits proposed on use of lethal force, better training, higher qualifications endorsed… Lawmakers in Olympia are trying to address racial equity, […]

Overdose deaths in Washington show alarming trend in 2020; fentanyl partly to blame

February 23, 2021 Administrator 0

(PRESS RELEASE/Washington Department of Health) Overdose deaths accelerated in Washington in 2020, increasing by 38% in the first half of 2020 compared to the first […]

Inslee signs COVID-19 relief bill, allocating $2.2 billion in federal funding

February 22, 2021 Administrator 0

(PATRIC HAERLE/Washington State Journal) Additional relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is on its way Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill into law Feb. […]

STATE NEWS: Revised capital gains tax advances

February 18, 2021 Administrator 0

(SYDNEY BROWN/Washington State Journal) A capital gains excise tax moved one step closer to approval Feb. 17 despite opposition from Republican lawmakers who call the […]

Washington Republican propose spending plan without raising taxes.

February 18, 2021 Administrator 0

(PATRIC HAERLE/Washington State Journal)  Plan ends bonus for National Board Certified teachers, budget balanced without new taxes… House Republicans released their proposed state budget Feb. […]

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  • New charges for suspects in Valley murder case February 17, 2022
  • Suspects to be returned to Stevens County, will face charges in Rasmussen murder case February 15, 2022
  • Arrests made in disappearance of Valley Man February 8, 2022
  • STATE NEWS: House passes $6 billion capital works budget April 7, 2021
  • Chewelah School Board approves plan for high school to open four days a week April 6, 2021
  • NEA LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Lakeside sweeps Riverside, Freeman topples Medical Lake April 6, 2021
  • Two dead in Stevens County Trailer Fire April 6, 2021
  • NE 1B SOFTBALL: Springdale sweeps Republic to open season April 5, 2021
  • Sweeping childcare reform moving in Washington legislature April 4, 2021
  • Transitional kindergarten class to open at Valley School District April 4, 2021
  • All Washington residents over 16 eligible for vaccine April 15 April 4, 2021
  • COOKING WITH MORGAN: Mexican Chicken, Sweet and Black Bean Skillet April 3, 2021
  • CHEWELAH PERFORMING ARTS: Park Avenue Players presents Molly Sweeney April 3, 2021
  • REMEMBER WHEN: Vandals hit Valley in 2001, first Maytag washing machine for sale in 1951 April 2, 2021
  • Northeastern Washington Humane Society Meeting at Addy Grange April 2, 2021
  • USFWS conducting prescribed burn at Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge April 2, 2021
  • IN MEMORY: Marilyn Ruth Plotts April 2, 2021
  • Miller awarded law enforcement awards and purple heart April 2, 2021
  • Chewelah City Public Works Department will be flushing water lines April 5-9 April 2, 2021
  • UNEMPLOYMENT: NE Washington counties had unemployment rates the same or lower than pre-pandemic levels April 1, 2021
  • Fully vaccinated Washington residents test positive for COVID-19 March 31, 2021
  • Chewelah School District moving to K-8 in-person learning four days a week March 31, 2021
  • 2001 CHEWELAH BOYS BASKETBALL STATE TITLE TEAM: March Madness comes home March 31, 2021
  • Stevens County Sheriff’s Office reports wolf hit and killed on Highway 395 March 31, 2021
  • LEAGUE CHAMPS: Chewelah defense powers Cougars to NE 2B title March 27, 2021

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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