This year, Stephen Lalonde, a retired high school teacher, published his fifth book, 'Anissi,” the final in a trilogy for which he says had a waiting list of people ready to purchase it. He is 72 years old.

Believe in Me, formerly the Morning Star Foundation, has increased its fundraising efforts and its distribution of funds to Inland Northwest children's charities since changing its name in November, says the foundation's CEO Julie Wukelic.

Chris Cargill, director of the Washington Policy Center's Eastern Washington office, has announced he will step down in September to become the president and CEO of a new think tank organization, Mountain States Policy Center.

The city of Davenport, 36 miles west of Spokane, is expecting an influx of up to 176 new residential units in the Lincoln County seat that had a population of barely 1,700 people as of the last U.S. Census Bureau count in 2020, says

John Parker has begun his duties as the new superintendent of the Central Valley School District, taking over for Ben Small, who held the position for 14 years before retiring earlier this year.

Recent restrictions on outdoor watering by the city of Spokane have put greater emphasis on conservation-minded approaches promoted by Spokane-based Place Landscape Architecture LLC, says Joshua Tripp, founder of the growing boutique design company.

Spokane-Valley based Numerica Credit Union plans to build a new branch at 6281 N. Maple Street, south of W. Francis, near the Five Mile Shopping Center, says, Licia LeGrant, an architect with Bernardo|Wills Architects PC, of Spokane, which is designing

A new 193,000-square-foot facility is planned on 17710 E. Euclid Avenue, just north of the Union Pacific main line and roughly halfway between Flora and Barker roads.

Shari McMahan began her duties as the 27th president of Eastern Washington University the last week of June, taking the helm after David May served as interim president for almost two years.