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A place we call home

May 23, 2013

Editor’s note: The following story from Colville High School senior Brogan Bateman is part of her Senior Project requirement for graduation. Her story, titled The Place We Call Home, chronicles her life in a small town in Northeast Washington.

What does a day in your life look like?

May 22, 2013

What are you doing Saturday, June 8th? Take a snapshot of anything you are doing that day and send it to the Statesman Examiner by June 12th and we'll put it in the 'A Day in the Life...'Special Section! It can be a picture of whatever you happen to be doing: coffee break, doctor's appointment, yard work, graduation, hanging out with friends, etc.! Send your .jpeg and caption to comp1@statesmanexaminer.com. 'A Day in the Life...' publishes June 19, so be sure to be a part of it!

Rescuers search for man from overturned boat

May 21, 2013

Stevens County Dispatch received a call around 1:20 p.m. Tuesday afternoon that a man went into the water after his boat overturned near Barney's Junction bridge. The caller indicated that the man was not wearing a life vest. National Park Service, U.S. Border Patrol and Stevens County Sheriff's Department personnel are currently searching for the man. Ferry County Sheriff's Department has been notified of the situation, according to Stevens County Sheriff Kendle Allen.
"We really don't know anything else at this point," says Allen. "We will continue to search."

‘I know that this is a bad thing that I’ve done’

May 20, 2013

A 10-year-old boy who plotted to kill a classmate at Fort Colville Elementary School in Colville was sentenced to three to five years in a juvenile detention facility last Wednesday by Stevens County Superior Court Judge Allen Nielson.
The boy plead guilty just before the start of his trial in April. He was charged with conspiracy to commit murder, juvenile in possession of a firearm and witness tampering.
The boy's attorney, Helen Dee Hokom, indicated they plan to appeal.

Colville Fish Hatchery gets new lease on life

May 15, 2013

A plan to transform the idle Colville Fish Hatchery into an educational and vocational learning center got the green light late last month.
The venerable hatchery, located on a little more than 19 pristine acres along Highway 20 and Third Avenue in east Colville, was acquired by the state of Washington from Stevens County back in 1933 and operated by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for nearly 80 years before it was closed in 2010.

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