Articles from the November 2, 2023 edition


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  • West Valley wins district title

    Matthew Stephens, Valley Herald|Updated Nov 2, 2023

    SPOKANE VALLEY – Sophomore Jenna Howe brought home a hat-trick in the 2023 District 8 2A Championship Game on Nov. 1 in the 7-1 win over Clarkston. Howe led the offensive attack with three goals on the day. Sophomore Kyia Siilva also scored a pair of goals, and topped her stats off with an assist as well. Claire Busse had a goal and an assist, and senior Daphine Van Wey also scored once. Lauren Matthew got three assists during the championship win, and Jaedyn Green got a p...

  • Titans blanked by Panthers

    Matthew Stephen, Valley Herald|Updated Nov 2, 2023

    SPOKANE VALLEY – The Mead Panthers took home the district playoff win against University High School on Oct. 28. The Panthers won 2-0 behind goals from Sierra Mollotte and Teryn Gardner. The game was very physical with both teams playing aggressively. An injury stoppage in the first half came after University's Carsyn Gildehaus went down with an apparent head injury after colliding with her teammate while trying to head butt the ball. Another stoppage was called before h...

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  • Are we there yet?

    Matthew Stephens, Valley Herald|Updated Nov 2, 2023

    Teams raced beds across the parking lot as part of the Liberty Launch Academy Launch into Fall event on Oct. 28....

  • Tragic house fire claims lives of two children

    Clare McGraw, Valley Herald|Updated Nov 2, 2023

    SPOKANE VALLEY – On October 30, 2023, in the early morning hours, a devastating house fire erupted on the 9800 block of East Dalton Avenue. This tragic incident claimed the lives of two children and two dogs and left a profound impact on both the community and the first responders. At approximately 2:48 AM, the Spokane Valley Fire Department responded to a 911 call reporting a house fire. Upon arrival, they were met with a horrifying scene as visible flames engulfed the r...

  • Detectives recover large amounts of illegal drugs and cash

    Keely Fournier, Valley Herald|Updated Nov 2, 2023

    SPOKANE VALLEY - Primary suspect Ryan J. Lund, 41, was booked into the Spokane County Jail on multiple felony drug charges on Oct. 24. Patrol deputies, the investigators and the S.W.A.T. team arrested Lund near E. Trent Ave and N. Pines Road. He was served a search warrant to find additional drugs. Lund had been a primary suspect to an ongoing drug investigation by law enforcement. During the investigation information indicated Lund was selling blue pills suspected to contain Fentanyl. He was also suspected of selling...

  • COVID-19 Strike Force announces indictment of Spokane Valley couple

    Keely Fournier, Valley Herald|Updated Nov 2, 2023

    Spokane Valley- Couple indicted by Covid-19 strike team, Raymond Hilderbrand 53, and Jennifer Hilderbrand 52. The indictment included eight counts of fraud in connection with fraudulently-obtained EIDL. The indictment alleges the couple applied and received $363,000 in Economic Injury Disaster loan funding. The funding was for his company, Hilderbrand auto service, with the intent to steal, defraud, and convert the money from the EIDL loan for the couples use in Powerline Enterprise LLC. The indictment also claims Jennifer...

  • Man arrested for domestic violence

    Keely Fournier, Valley Herald|Updated Nov 2, 2023

    SPOKANE VALLEY - Tyler J. Bowman, 35, was arrested and charged with three accounts of 1st degree assault domestic violence on Oct 24. At approximately 9:00 a.m., two independent callers reported arguing and multiple shots fired in E Broadway Ave and N Burns Road area in Spokane Valley. Deputies responded and found Bowman in a residence in the area, when deputies contacted Bowman he complied and walked out with his arms raised. When Bowman was asked about the shots fired he replied it was his house, when he was asked to...

  • Mobile meth lab found during bust

    Keely Fournier, Valley Herald|Updated Nov 2, 2023

    SPOKANE VALLEY - Two convicted felons are arrested for distribution and position of a controlled substance, two fire arms, and a suspected mobile meth lab. Christopher. M. Gibbs, 48, was charged for possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, and sits in Spokane County Jail with a $100,000 bond set by Spokane County Superior Court Judge J. High-Edward Gibbs was also charged with three counts of drug possession, and two counts of illegally being in possession of a gun. Alexandra. J. Slack, 28, was arrested and...

  • Ridgeline falls to Mt. Spokane

    Matthew Stephens, Valley Herald|Updated Nov 2, 2023

    LIBERTY LAKE – The Ridgeline girls varsity soccer dropped a heartbreaking playoff loss in a shootout on Oct. 28. The Mt. Spokane Wildcats beat the Falcons 3-2. Preslie Young struck first for Ridgeline at the 22-minute mark with Quinn Mueller on the assist, but the Wildcats bounced right back with sophomore Breanna Caul scoring for Mt. Spokane five minutes later. The game was a hard-fought match and went into halftime tied at one point each. Mt. Spokane did bring more offensive...

  • Felon found with over a dozen firearms sentenced to 7 years

    Clare McGraw, Cheney Free Press|Updated Nov 2, 2023

    SPOKANE – Zachary Wade Bennett, a 41-year-old resident of Spokane Valley, has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for Felon in Possession of a Firearm, announced United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice. Upon his release, Bennett will also face three years of federal supervision. The case unfolded when Spokane County Sheriff’s detectives received information in September 2020, suggesting that Bennett, a convicted felon, was engaged in drug-related activities and h...

  • Sav Goodman earns President's Scholarship

    Valley Herald|Updated Nov 2, 2023

    BEREA, OH - Sav Goodman of Spokane Valley was among over 700 first-year students welcomed to the Baldwin Wallace University campus this fall. These students earned more than $13.1 million in merit scholarships. Goodman, a graduate of Central Valley High School majoring in neuroscience and sociology, earned a $21,000 President’s Scholarship based on outstanding academic achievements in high school. The university’s merit scholarships are awarded to full-time students and are renewable up to four years with good academic and...

  • Post Falls boat ramp to close for season

    Annual closure for safety|Updated Nov 2, 2023

    SPOKANE VALLEY - The Q’emiln Park boat launch ramp on the Spokane River in Post Falls, Idaho, will be closed for the season beginning Monday, Nov. 13. The ramp is typically closed each year in mid-November due to weather conditions and dropping water levels. The boat launch must remain closed for safety reasons for much of the fall through spring. Generally, the ramp re-opens in the late spring or early summer, depending on the amount of inflow into Coeur d’Alene Lake. Please remember water levels and conditions around the...