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Spokane Valley archive for June 9, 2011

THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2011

More city council candidates file

It's turning into a free for all for the Spokane Valley City Council seat being vacated by councilman Bill Gothmann in November. Ben Wick had previously announced he was running for the seat. Today's he's been joined by longtime SCOPE volunteer John Baldwin, retired executive…

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Above: Classic cars, marching bands and floats make their way along East Main Street during the annual Flag Day parade in Fairfield on  Saturday.  (Colin Mulvany)

Fairfield Flag Day

Classic cars, marching bands and floats make their way along East Main Street during the annual Flag Day parade in Fairfield on June 12, 2010. SR photo/Colin Mulvany For the 101st time, the small town of Fairfield will host a Flag Day celebration this weekend.…

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Election interest picking up

Here we are halfway through Thursday and a ton of new people have filed for various offices up for election in November. Yesterday morning the pickings were slim, but not any more. Two new people have filed to run for Spokane Valley City Council, both…

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Freeman School District superintendent Sergio Hernandez pauses in what will be the new lobby area of the elementary school during a tour on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Under his leadership, the district sucessfully passed two levies and a construction bond.  Hernandez has also directed the high school and elementary school construction projects.  J. BART RAYNIAK bartr@spoikesman.com (J. Rayniak / The Spokesman-Review)

Freeman says goodbye to superintendent

Freeman School District superintendent Sergio Hernandez pauses in what will be the new lobby area of the elementary school during a tour on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Under his leadership, the district sucessfully passed two levies and a construction bond. Hernandez has also directed the…

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“I like to see them all go down,” Spokane Valley Police Lt. Matt Lyons said, concerning the Spokane Valley crime rate. (J. Bart Rayniak)

Today's highlights

“I like to see them all go down,” Spokane Valley Police Lt. Matt Lyons said, concerning the Spokane Valley crime rate. SR photo/J. Bart Rayniak I have to say I sure could get used to this nice, sunny weather. But before we start our day…

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