Water main maintenance scheduled for Suncrest

Submitted by Camille Troxel on Tuesday, May 7th, 11:24 am

Residents in the Suncrest area of Stevens County may notice some extra water running down the road way for the next couple of days. Stevens Public Utility District will be flushing the water mains in the area this week.

This is a routine water flush that Stevens PUD completes every year or every two years depending on the area. Suncrest is the last stop for this year. Because there are around 1,500 customers in the area, it will take two days as opposed to one to complete the maintenance.

Don't worry if you live in the area, your water services won't be impacted during the flush. Crews will open fire hydrants and let water run for a few minutes to flush the mains. Other than noticing some extra water running down the street it shouldn't affect residents at all and water won't be shut off. The flush has been scheduled for over a month and the timing with our recent warm weather is just a coincidence.

If you have questions about water services in your area visit http://stevenspud.org

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Jenkins High School makes film about abuse prevention

Submitted by Camille Troxel on Friday, May 3rd, 11:16 am

Every year, The Family Support Center in Colville works with area high school students to educate them on abusive relationships and how they can prevent them. This year, students at Jenkins High School in Chewlah decided to step it up a notch. Alex Mueller, of The Family Support Center, tells us about "Brenda's Story".

It's a dynamic story of an abused teen girl, Brenda, trapped in a dead-end abusive relationship. As the story unfolds, you see the manipulation, put-downs, and torment as it happens to this young girl. You see her boyfriend constantly pressing her to have sex with him as he threatens to ruin her reputation if she won't concede to sex and revealing text messages. But there is hope to this story. I won’t give away the ending…you’ll just have to watch the film!

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Girl Scouts asking for support during Idaho Gives

Submitted by Camille Troxel on Monday, April 29th, 4:49 pm

Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho is hoping the region will jump on board and donate during the first ever Idaho Gives campaign.

Idaho Gives is a 24 hour giving campaign sponsored by the Idaho Nonprofit Center. The event gives donors the opportunity to give to any of the 531 participating non profits across Idaho. For every $10 donation made groups will be entered to win a Golden Ticket prize. The more donors that GSEWNI gets, the more chances they have to win prize money.

Groups have also been divided by size into three separate scoreboards. Each scoreboard carries an additional $5,000 worth of prize money that will be divided between the top five money raisers at the end of the day. Idaho Gives also features an Everybody Wins Award, this award takes a general pool of money and divides it by the percentage if the total raised. For example, if Girl Scouts raises one percent of the total for the entire campaign, then they receive one percent of the Everybody Wins Award.

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Commission approves wolf killing

Submitted by KXLY Web Staff

Friday, April 26th, 2013, 3:46pm

A state commission has approved the killing of gray wolves that are caught in the act of attacking livestock or pets.

The state Fish and Wildlife Commission on Friday approved a temporary emergency rule allowing pet and livestock owners to immediately kill one wolf if it is attacking their property.

Commissioners voted unanimously for the rule, noting there have been recent and escalating reports of wolf attacks on pets and livestock.

Wolf numbers have grown rapidly in Washington in recent years as the animals migrate into the state from other states.

The commission's emergency rule can remain in effect for up to eight months. The commission also decided it will pursue a permanent rule allowing the killing of a wolf caught in the act of attacking livestock or pets.

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Race for the Cure 2013

Submitted by Camille Troxel on Tuesday, April 23rd, 11:11 am

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Underage driver causes serious three car crash in Stevens County

Submitted by KXLY Web Staff

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013, 10:34am

An underage driver was the cause of a serious three-car crash just north of the Stevens County line Monday night.

The 15-year-old male driver was headed southbound with three passengers on Highway 291 when he swerved sideways into oncoming traffic and was struck by an SUV.

The two individuals on the passenger side suffered severe injuries and were airlifted to a Spokane hospital in serious condition.

The 15-year-old driver and the passenger behind him suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were transported by ambulance.

The driver of the SUV meanwhile was unharmed, and the driver of the third car behind the SUV was transported by ambulance only as a precaution.

The 15-year-old should not have been behind the wheel. Officers said he only had an instructional permit which requires an adult 21 or older to be in the car at all times.

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Last Eastern Washington drive-in theater closing down

Submitted by KXLY Web Staff

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013, 10:33am

It's a tradition for many movie goers, but after this summer finding a drive-in movie theater may be near impossible.

You'll find it around the bend, up the gravel drive and on a large grassy field. It's the last drive-in movie theater in Eastern Washington.

"I'm third generation. My grandfather actually taught me how to be a projectionist when I was 13," said Auto Vue Drive-in Theater owner Steve Wisner.

The Auto Vue has been a Colville staple for decades with Wisner's parents buying the lot back in 1974. For some it's a tradition, a right of passage. For others it's sacred ground.

"And everybody that grew up here, grew up here in this little drive-in. Or was conceived here. It's hard to say," said a laughing Wisner.

The theater looks a little rough around the edges and it seems every season the weather and vandals beat it up a little more.

"Three years in a row. Nothing like breaking windows," said Wisner.

Soon, the decades of history will end.�

"This place is going to be ending on it's 60th anniversary," said Wisner.

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