🌱 Northeast Spokane Nuisance Home Cleaned Up + Free N95 Masks

Spokane WA

04 February, 2022

4:58 PM

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Happy Saturday, Spokane! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note. First, today's weather: Cloudy. High: 39 Low: 29. Here are the top three stories in Spokane today: You can catch Sam Hunt playing at the Northern Quest Resort and Casino this September. The country musician is scheduled to perform in Spokane on Saturday, Sept. 17. Tickets will range between $79-$149 and pre-sale tickets go on sale on Feb. 9 and 10. (KXLY Spokane) 33 tons of trash were hauled away from a nuisance home that caused many problems for neighbors in northeast Spokane. There was a lot of effort by police to try and work with the homeowner, including infractions, financial incentives, warnings, and mental health and drug counselors sent to the property, however, none of this worked. Now, the city is trying to find a new owner to rehabilitate the property by working with the homeowner and a bank to do so. (KXLY Spokane)Some pharmacies in Spokane are offering free, non-surgical N95 masks. The pharmacies have begun receiving the masks from the federal government and are distributing them to the public as part of a federal effort to limit the spread of COVID-19 amid a surge of the highly transmissible omicron variant. Some locations offering three free masks on first come, first serve basis include Albertsons Inc., Safeway, Rite Aid, and Walmart. (KREM.com) Today in Spokane: Free AARP Tax Aide, At Spokane County Library District (10:00 AM) Creativebug: Intro To Lace Knitting, At North Spokane Library (2:30 PM) From my notebook: Did you know the Spokane Public Library Digital Archive features photos from both Idaho and Washington towns? Here is a photo of Sherman Street in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. (Instagram) Spokane Firefighter units were on the scene of a working fire in the area of Fairview and Maple on Thursday. (Facebook) Do you have a shop or a barn that needs rodent control? SpokAnimal C.A.R.E. has just the solution for you! These cats aren't fond of living indoors, so they would be perfect for pest control. (Facebook) More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Events: Taxes in Retirement Webinar (February 7) Courage Counts: Own Your Story to Lead More Inclusively (February 9) Add your event Loving the Spokane Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved: Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe Get your local business listed in front of readers Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday off right. See you all tomorrow morning for another update! — Sean Peek About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.