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SeaPort Airlines will fly from Felts Field to Olympia starting Jan. 8

If you've ever lost a whole day driving to the Legislature, this one's for you. SeaPort Airlines is launching a seasonal route between Spokane's Felts Field and Olympia Regional Airport, timed to the legislative session.

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SeaPort's Olympia route comes with a $279 fare

$279
for a one-way ticket out of Felts Field
22 years
since Olympia's airport last had regional air service
500
passengers each way, daily, between Spokane and western Washington

Sources: Spokane Journal of Business, The Olympian

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  • Housing fundsIf you run a nonprofit that serves people without housing, the City of Spokane and Spokane County are accepting requests for proposals for $40 million.

    If you run a nonprofit that serves people without housing, the City of Spokane and Spokane County are accepting requests for proposals for $40 million. Funds will come through human services grants, consolidated homeless grants, emergency solutions grants, homeless prevention and more. City spokesperson Erin Hut told KXLY the city wants "more folks get access to the resources they need and get into stability."

    News Notes · Today’s editionSources: NonStop Local KHQ, KXLY.com

  • Transfer stationA fire closed the Valley Transfer Station Thursday morning after employees reported hearing multiple explosions before seeing flames inside a compactor.

    A fire closed the Valley Transfer Station Thursday morning after employees reported hearing multiple explosions before seeing flames inside a compactor. No injuries were reported, and the county said it was expected to reopen later Thursday. The county sent the public to the Waste to Energy Facility on South Geiger Road and the North County Transfer Station in Colbert, and the cause was still being investigated.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSources: NonStop Local KHQ, KXLY.com

  • Art salePaintings by Kathleen Gemberling Adkison go on sale at 11 a.m.

    Paintings by Kathleen Gemberling Adkison go on sale at 11 a.m. today at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, with proceeds going to Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners' wildfire relief and recovery funds. Two of the four have sold, for $5,000 and $2,500, and the MAC's Wes Jessup hopes to raise $18,500 once all are gone.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: The Spokesman-Review

  • State meetsA Spokesman-Review preview says Eastern Washington cross country teams race Saturday at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco, where Spokane-area boys teams could win titles in five classifications.

    A Spokesman-Review preview says Eastern Washington cross country teams race Saturday at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco, where Spokane-area boys teams could win titles in five classifications. The 4A boys go at 3 p.m., with Mead the defending champ.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: The Spokesman-Review

  • Airway HeightsCommunity Frameworks broke ground Thursday at 13318 W.

    Community Frameworks broke ground Thursday at 13318 W. 2nd Ave. on seven single-family homes, the start of a Highland Village project that will eventually include more than 90 affordable rental units.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: The Spokesman-Review

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SeaPort will fly Spokane to Olympia, and Lakeside needs your vote

Plus, $40 million for homelessness and housing services is open for applications.

The TLDR

  1. SeaPort will fly Felts Field to Olympia starting Jan. 8
  2. Lakeside High trails in the $1 million field vote, which ends Sunday
  3. $40 million in homelessness and housing funding is open for applications
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