Stevens County News

More busy work for firefighters in Eastern Washington Sunday. They responded to several small brush fires including one near Northwest Boulevard in North Spokane.

Posted: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 3:35 p.m. PDT State imposes outdoor burning restrictions OLYMPIA - The state has imposed outdoor burning restrictions in northeast Washington, including Okanogan and Ferry counties.

Get ready for the warmest temperatures so far this year. Meteorologist Jason Kadah says our sunny weather will continue as we warm up to a high of 90 on Friday and then 91 on Saturday for the 4th of July.

Fire crews are mopping up after a home burned to the ground Monday afternoon. DNR, Stevens County Fire District 1 and Spokane County Fire District 4 crews responded to the scene fully involved structure fire at Staley Rd.

Stevens County firefighters, with assistance from Spokane County firefighters, are responding to a structure fire that is spreading near Deer Park.

Depressed prices not seen since 1961 BY JAMIE HENNEMAN S-E Staff Reporter Area dairy farmers are having a bit of dj vu this summer, as the price they are getting for their milk has not been this low since 1961.

Two informational meetings on the freeway progress will be Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Northwood Middle School, 13120 N. Pittsburg St., and on July 15 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Rogers High School, 1622 E. Wellesley Ave.

Sunny weather today will be sandwiched between a pair of Pacific cold fronts that already are drying out the atmosphere and bringing more typical conditions for the middle of June.

If you must visit the Midnite Mine site in Stevens County, don't spend a lot of time there.

Warm weather has pushed the fire danger in several Eastern Washington counties from low to moderate, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources announced Friday.

A Northport, Wash., man is charged with attempted murder and first-degree burglary with a firearm after allegedly shooting a neighbor in a dispute over a gate.

Fire crews in Stevens County are responding to a fire which started near the Spokane County Line Tuesday night.

To paraphrase Shakespeare, something is rotten in the remote northeast corner of Washington state.

Two separate reports, both critical of the state's child welfare system in northeastern Washington, were released Wednesday by agencies investigating an unusually high number of complaints against the Colville office of the Washington Division of Children and Family Services.

Stevens County Fire District 1 may have to close three fire stations due to budget shortages.

Demonstrators take a stand on steps of Stevens County Courthouse BY SOPHIA ALDOUS S-E Staff Reporter Between 150 to 200 protestors stood out front of the Stevens County Courthouse last Wednesday to protest the economic stimulus bill being considered by Congress.

A custodian who sued her school district after being forced to clean up the bloody scene of a student suicide had her lawsuit reinstated Tuesday by the Washington Court of Appeals.

A Stevens County couple escaped without injuries when a fire early Saturday destroyed the home they were renting near Waitts Lake.

Photo: Colleen Beimer, from Bonney Lake, cries while holding a picture of her grandchildren.

Scot Stuart's name has been in The Spokesman-Review a handful of times as a public defender in Omak, but never in his moonlighting capacity as a softball coach.