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Newport business owners share concerns with city council

3 weeks ago | pendoreillerivervalley.com | Gabrielle Feliciano

NEWPORT — Two Newport business owners shared their concerns about city infrastructure with the Newport City Council at its Monday, June 2 meeting. They were Kristin Yake and Troy Moody, co-owners of My Sidewalk Cafe at 300 S. Washington Ave. Moody is also a Planning Commissioner.
Croswhite takes second place medal

3 weeks ago | pendoreillerivervalley.com | Sophia Aldous

Grizzlies show up strong at stateYAKIMA – Newport track and field ran, vaulted, jumped and threw their way into the top ten at the annual 2B track and field championships at Zaepfel Stadium at Eisenhower High School in Yakima May 29-31. Lucas Croswhite won second place in the 110-meter hurdles with a personal record of 15.55. He also took eighth in pole vault at 11-feet. Damien Hamberg placed sixth in high jump at 5 feet 10 inches.
‘Serving like Jesus served the people around him’

3 weeks ago | pendoreillerivervalley.com | Sophia Aldous

NEWPORT – There’s a new face at the pulpit at Newport Community Church. Drew Eylander has been chosen as the new pastor, having started in May after running a full-time ministry in Richland, Wash. for the past 11 years. “They’re very sweet people with lots of joy,” Eylander said of getting to know the congregation. “People love to laugh, they care about each other, and care about the church.”The church has been searching for a pastor for a couple of years now.
Tennis duo plays hard at state tourney

1 month ago | pendoreillerivervalley.com | Don Gronning

YAKIMA — The state-qualifying Newport doubles of Emmalee Doughty and Olivia Sears started their state tournament well, winning the first set 6-3 over a Forest Ridge team. But Forest Ridge came back to win the second set, then won the final set 7-6 (7-1). That put Newport in a match with Lake Roosevelt. They never got their momentum back, losing in straight sets. Newport coach Brandon McDaniel says state tournament play is different level of intensity and pressure that’s hard to replicate.
Sheriff to seek third term

1 month ago | pendoreillerivervalley.com | Don Gronning

Continuity, department retirements a concernNEWPORT — Two-term Pend Oreille County Sheriff Glenn Blakeslee says he will run for another term in 2026. He had previously said he would only serve two terms. “There’s a lot of staff retirements between now and the end of ‘26,” he says. “So that’s part of it.
County-shaped cookie cutters debut

1 month ago | pendoreillerivervalley.com | Don Gronning

NEWPORT — People coming to the Pend Oreille County Historical Society Museum in Newport want to buy things that that represent Pend Oreille County. The museum came up with Pend Oreille County-shaped cookie cutters. “It was my brother’s idea,” museum president Sue Mauro told county commissioners Monday, May 19, referring to her brother Tom Owen. “We’re going to try to have more things people can buy.”The cookie cutters are made on a 3D printer and sell for $4 each at the museum.
Cusick sewer rates likely to rise

1 month ago | pendoreillerivervalley.com | Don Gronning

Increase rates qualify town for large loans, grantCUSICK — After initially voting against a sewer rate increase, the Cusick Town Council voted 4-1 to seek an increase at its meeting Tuesday, May 20. Council members Afton Servas, Donna Dana Roger Brown and Jasmine Fitzhugh voted yes. Jon Adams voted no. “We’ll advertise it two weeks, then hopefully adopt it June 10,” Cusick Mayor Tina Alford said. If the council votes to approve the increase, it will go into effect July 1, she said.
Grizzly Discovery Center vital

1 month ago | pendoreillerivervalley.com | Gabrielle Feliciano

Newport’s federally funded after-school program ‘on chopping block’NEWPORT — Andie Flavel has more than a few stories about the Grizzly Discovery Center, the Newport School District’s K-8 after- school program. Flavel and her husband work full time and do not have many family members who can babysit in the Newport area, so they enrolled their sons Aksel and Ronan in GDC as early as kindergarten.
It passed: Voters approve West Bonner levy

1 month ago | pendoreillerivervalley.com | Sophia Aldous

PRIEST RIVER — The general feeling after the West Bonner County School District passed its levy Tuesday, May 20 was a celebratory one when the board of trustees met for their regular board meeting May 21. Chair Ann Yount did a little happy dance in her seat, and staff and community members expressed their gratitude after the maintenance and operations levy received 2,101 yes votes, or 54.54%, to 1,751 no votes, or 45.46%.
Sears, Doughty make it to state in tennis

1 month ago | pendoreillerivervalley.com | Don Gronning

SPOKANE VALLEY — Emmalee Doughty and Olivia Sears teamed up to qualify for the state 1B/2B tennis tournament, set for May 23–24 in Yakima. Doughty and Sears qualified in girls doubles after a grueling Saturday at the District tournament at West Valley High School, Saturday, May 17 in Spokane Valley. “Both days we had the last match played,” Newport Coach Brandon McDaniel says. The previous Saturday was the first day of the district tournament played at East Valley High School, May 10.