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Since 1987 Kevin and Carol Schroeder have expanded their business, Spokane Pro Care to be the flourishing business of over 10,000 customers that it is today. What was started and operated from their...

Community

By Kim Morrow

Composting Workshop

Stevens County Department of Public Works, Solid Waste Division is holding a FREE composting/vermi-composting workshop to anyone interested. The workshop will be held at the Lake Spokane Middle School on June 1st, 2013 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. A...

By Barry Bishop

Blackwood Legacy Returns To Nine Mile Falls

The Blackwood Legacy Quartet, direct from Nashville, will be presenting a special concert event in our community this month. Boasting an unbroken lineage to the Dove and Grammy-award winning Blackwood Brothers, the Mansion Records artists link the...

County

Stevens County Fire District 1 Report

9-May EMS Lyon and Moss 9-May EMS Tarbert 9-May Lgl Brn Sailor Road 11-May EMS Bittrich Antler 11-May EMS Hwy 395 MM 184 11-May Lgl Brn Swenson 11-May Ill Burn Snowbird 11-May EMS Shore Road 12-May EMS 4700 Block 231 12-May EMS Sunrise 14-May EMS...

Stevens County Sheriff's Report

5/11 Traffic Sit 64xx Short Dr. 5/11 Disturbance 65xx Long Lake Dr. 5/12 Traffic Acc 164xx N. Sagewood Rd. 5/12 Mal Mis 59xx Hwy 291 5/12 Susp Veh 57xx Jergens Rd. 5/13 H911 63xx Sundown Rd. 5/13 ATV 162xx Lakeside Rd. 5/13 Runaway 66xx Long Lake...

By DNR

Wildfire Prevention For Memorial Day Weekend

OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is urging people to exercise caution with fire this Memorial Day Weekend. Wildfire season has started here in Washington, and there have already been over 91 wildfires across...

By Craig Chamberlin

DUI Boating Laws Get Tougher

OLYMPIA – May 16, 2013 – Governor Jay Inslee signed the boating safety bill (Senate Bill 5437) today, a three-part bill that changes Washington’s boating safety laws and gets tough on boaters operating under the influence. The law changes go...

By Debbie Simock

Avista Urges Caution When Recreating On Lakes And Rivers This Spring

SPOKANE, Wash. – May 8, 2013: If this spring’s unseasonably warm weather is drawing you to the lake or river this weekend, Avista reminds you to exercise caution as snowmelt is causing high, swift and cold river flows. While the water may look...

Columns

By Bill Madison, Stevens County Fire Commissioner

Awards Banquet

Each year the fire department takes a brief “time out” to recognize the hard work and efforts of our dedicated staffs at an annual awards banquet. This year’s banquet was held on May 11th at...

By Danny ODell, www.explosivelyfit.com

Diet, Obesity And Your Heart Health

What you eat has a definite role in how healthy your heart is. Too much salt is a major dietary failure in our society and it is contributing to many healthcare issues that could be avoided. One...

By SCCAT Volunteer

SCCAT/COP Shop/RESOURCE CENTER

Lakeside C.O.P. Shop would like to acknowledge another person in our community for his generosity. When Undersheriff Webb and her assistant were setting up to issue concealed weapons permits, the...

By Tim Rasmussen, Stevens County Prosecuting Attorney

Prosecutor's Desk

Recently a reader asked why sentences vary from one person to another. I agreed that different sentences are sometimes given for the same criminal conduct. Sentencing can be complex, but here are...

By Michael Mullin, First Priority Financial

Conventional Loan or FHA, Which Is Better?

Since 2008 FHA has been the predominant loan choice for home buyers wanting to put as little down as possible. The 5% down payment required of Conventional loans was often an obstacle and the FHA...

Opinion

By Dana Michie, Editor Publisher

Ring Central

If you have tried to call the Outpost over the last couple of weeks, you would have heard a message indicating that the number was unavailable at this time. Since we are no longer in a commercial...

Cultural Diversity

I have thought about this subject for a long time, over 40 years. I have tried to ignore, I’ve tried to educate, I’ve tried to understand—prejudice and judgment seem to keep rearing its ugly head. It is sad when prejudice and judgment begins...

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