Millwood News

Nine people were left homeless on Friday evening after a fire damaged their house near Millwood.

Call it part shopping trip, part history lesson. A two-block corridor along Argonne Road in Millwood, beginning at Euclid and running north to Liberty, features buildings that go back to the early 1920s, ...

The Minneapolis audience giggled nonstop as the Millwood man joked about his dream pet, a "squirrelador" -part Labrador, part squirrel.

The slight rainfall outside Millwood City Hall on Monday night could have been mistaken for the applause of passing pedestrians.

Spokane County and City officials have banned recreational use on a major part of the Spokane River starting immediately.

If you're tired of waiting for that stalled train at Havana, some relief may be in sight for later this summer.

Tom Brattebo is hoping that communities throughout Spokane County will get active about idling.

“Five or six principals have received the training so far”

Note to parents: Discourage children from playing catch with bombs. Three tennis balls wrapped in duct tape were found at West Valley School District's Pasadena Park Elementary on Thursday. via The Spokesman-Review

“That's what we're here for to make the library system work for our customers”

The Spokane County Library District board of trustees met at the Spokane Valley Library on Tuesday, a week after suffering a pair of ballot defeats that would have set the wheels in motion on the construction ... via Valley News Herald

“China can't get enough recycled paper.”

Last year, Spokane sent more than 50,000 tons of garbage to a landfill more than 200 miles away because there wasn't room to burn it in the city's trash incinerator. via The Spokesman-Review

“A vent was blowing it onto my daughter's bed.”

Zonolite helped stick Brendan King with a house he doesn't like and never intended to keep. via The Spokesman-Review

“One of the questions I hear a lot is, - why are the buses so empty?'”

What would you like to see at Cheney's proposed Betz Park? It should be an aquatics park with a wave pool, slides, lazy river and other fun stuff. via Cheney Free Press

“We've been on a pretty good run for quite some time”

Sales tax collections have increased tremendously since 2004. But early collections this year indicate the boom may be over. via The Spokesman-Review

“I at least brought my philosophy and the philosophy of the fourth district to the table”

OLYMPIA _ After a decade in Olympia, state Rep. Lynn Schindler, R-Otis Orchards, says she's decided not to run for re-election this fall. via The Spokesman-Review

“With the significant environmental benefits associated with this project, Inland Empire Paper Company is taking a proactive approach towards the reduction of green house gas emissions”

Inland Empire Paper Company said that it plans to install a new Thermo-Mechanical Pulping system at its mill in Millwood, Washington. via Paper Age

Banner Bank is looking for talented and motivated Retail Branch Managers for our Millwood and Division Street Branches. via The Spokesman-Review

“I don't think it's a scare tactic. I think it's common sense”

There are just four days until 2008, and with a new year comes new laws. They range from where you can buy a pet to how much people will earn. via KXLY-TV Spokane

“Each of our employees gets a free paper at their home.”

NEW YORK Swift Newspapers' Sierra Nevada Group has found that going green can generate green. via Editor & Publisher