Health Care

Nurses poised to improve environmental health

WSU professor is leader in new awareness efforts

August 30, 2018

As evidenced by this summer's wildfire season, the health of the environment is often closely connected to human health. Beth Schenk, adjunct faculty member at WSU's College of Nursing and leader of nursing research for Providence St. Joseph Health

Excelsior receives $2 million state health facilities grant

Nonprofit says funds to be used to increase size of planned new structure

August 16, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Spokane nonprofit Excelsior Youth Center has been awarded a $2 million Behavioral Health Facilities grant. Andrew Hill, president at Excelsior, located at 3754 W. Indian Trail Road, says the youth center plans to use the funding to double projected

Evergreen Fountains addition complete

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August 2, 2018

Staff Report

Weather forecaster buys barre studio

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August 2, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Leslie Lowe, Spokane TV weather forecaster and co-anchor of KHQ's Wakeup Show, now owns the Pure Barre studio at 13910 E. Indiana, in Spokane Valley. Pure Barre is a workout method in which participants perform small isometric movements using a ballet

BeYoutiful's second shop opens on Third

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August 2, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Jessie Veselka, the owner of BeYoutiful Bath Bombs & More, says she has opened a second location, called BeYoutiful Too, in the newly remodeled Third & Washington building, at 327 W. Third. Veselka opened the original BeYoutiful shop last year on the

Pathology lab consolidates Tri-Cities-area operations

Valley-based Incyte to have 38 employees in Richland

August 2, 2018

Kristina Lord

Prospects of faster patient test results and streamlined corporate operations have prompted a Spokane Valley-based pathology services provider to open a laboratory in Richland, Wash. Incyte Diagnostics has been working on a $1.6 million renovation of a

Spokane practice to join MultiCare

Partnership expected to expand access, coordination of care

August 2, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Spokane Internal Medicine will join the MultiCare Rockwood Clinic in November. Founded in 1979 by three physicians, Spokane Internal Medicine is a primary care clinic that offers both internal medicine and adult primary care services to the communities

Fieldstone Memory Care construction starts on South Hill

$12.5M project to include 48 units, other amenities

August 2, 2018

Samantha Peone

Construction has started on the $12.5 million Fieldstone Memory Care assisted-living facility at 4515 S. Freya on Spokane's South Hill, says Justin Younker, principal of Yakima, Wash.-based Cascadia Senior Living LLC. The company does business as and

Valley concern helps widows find independence

Widows Might nonprofit offers resources, guidance

August 2, 2018

Virginia Thomas

Twenty years ago, Wes Teterud and his wife, Adrienne, started Widows Might in the basement of a local church, with the goal of the Spokane Valley nonprofit to provide guidance and resources on practical matters for widows who might not have support from

Retiring in Lilacs

Senior-living community offers activities, events

August 2, 2018

Samantha Peone

Larry Enloe thinks everybody should look into Lilac Plaza Retirement Community LLC. 'I love it â€¦ they have everything,â€ says Enloe, who has resident of the 14-floor independent-living retirement community for nine years. Enloe says he likes to car