Valley gets new mayor
The Spokane Valley City Council on Tuesday unanimously elected Diana Wilhite to replace Mike DeVleming as mayor. DeVleming, who will remain on the City Council, is stepping down as mayor to spend more time with his family.
Spokane Valley has a council-manager form of government, in which the mayor has the same voting power as the other six council members, but performs more ceremonial tasks and hears more feedback from citizens.