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Beneath the Surface: Our Most Precious Resource An Interview with A&H Well Services

By Gabriel Cruden / February 27, 2026 /

When a job determines whether a family has access to something as important as clean water, integrity matters. The owners of A & H Well Services in Chewelah are dedicated…

CREATE – A Living Community Space for the Arts in Newport

By Gabriel Cruden / January 30, 2026 /

There are places in small towns that don’t announce themselves loudly. They don’t feel like institutions. They feel more like secrets passed hand to hand. The kind of place someone…

How Murals Contribute to Community and Business Presence

By Gabriel Cruden / January 2, 2026 /

          A mural can be more than decoration. For many businesses, it serves as a visual landmark that shapes how customers experience a storefront and remember…

Smoke on the Water: The Steamboats of the Pend Oreille

By Gabriel Cruden / October 31, 2025 /

By Robin Milligan If you stepped onto the Newport wharf on a warm July afternoon in 1908, the town would hum with expectation. Men in stiff jackets adjusted their hats,…

Resilience in Every Grain: Christo’s Journey Through Life and Woodworking

By Gabriel Cruden / October 3, 2025 /

By Robin Milligan Christopher Stanke, known to friends as Christo, said he has always had a deep connection to woodworking. “I like to say that I have three loves: music,…

How Dollar General is Reshaping Local Communities

By Gabriel Cruden / July 3, 2025 /

By Robin Milligan If you’ve driven Highway 2 north of Spokane lately, you’ve probably noticed something changing. There’s a new presence cropping up along the roadsides: modest yellow-and-black signs, and…

Neither a Romantic Fantasy or Scary Nightmare

By Gabriel Cruden / June 27, 2025 /

By Robin Milligan Emily Flynn-Delay is an artist of vivid and intriguing portraits living in Rosalia, Wash. While she mostly works in acrylic and oil-based paints, she actually began at…

Good Vibes and Good Coffee

By Gabriel Cruden / June 1, 2025 /

  By Robin Milligan Kelsey Fixel has lived in the Valley, Wash. area her whole life and says that it is a beautiful place to live and where she feels…

Carving Out a Niche at Peaceful Pines

By Gabriel Cruden / January 1, 2025 /

Helping Community and Carving Out a Niche at Peaceful Pines Farm By Robin Milligan “When I first started chainsaw carving professionally, I was a production carver,” Alex Schulz said. “I…

A Welcoming Place to Find the Perfect Gift

By Gabriel Cruden / June 15, 2024 /

I stepped into the Colville Hobby store, also known as the Eclectic Dragon, I knew I was in trouble. They have so many cool things on display that my eyes…