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🌱 What the latest $1.4 million ruling means for Mead schools
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In today's newsletter:
- What the latest $1.4 million ruling means for Mead schools
- How Mead's teams fared in a busy night of GSL action
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- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 47 degrees.
- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 68, low: 44.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Mead School District on the hook for another $1.4 million in attorney's fees in hazing lawsuit payout (spokesman.com) — Mead residents should know the school district now owes an additional $1.4 million in attorney fees tied to the 2023 Mead High School football hazing case, on top of a $17 million jury award. The money will come from the district's insurer, while officials say they've expanded anti-hazing training, clarified reporting procedures, and revamped an online system for reporting harassment and bullying. 
• Grace Hannum paces Mt. Spokane slowpitch over University; Brooke Rogers scores winning goal for Mead girls soccer (spokesman.com) — Mead High School athletes were in the thick of Monday's Greater Spokane League action, with the Panthers falling in a slowpitch slugfest to Deer Park but edging Cheney in girls soccer on a late Brooke Rogers goal. Local rivals like Mt. Spokane, Rogers, and Ferris also logged big performances, giving Mead-area fans plenty to track as league play heats up.
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Indian Trail - Indian Trail Events
3:30 pm - Boys 7/8th Football vs Highland Middle School (Spokane)
Mountainside Middle School, 4717 E Day Mt. Spokane Rd, COLBERT
4:00 pm - Girls 7/8th Softball vs Colville Junior High School - JV
Mountainside Middle School, 4717 E Day Mt. Spokane Rd, COLBERT
4:00 pm - Girls 7/8th Softball vs Colville Junior High School - Varsity
Mountainside Middle School, 4717 E Day Mt. Spokane Rd, COLBERT
4:00 pm - Coed 6/7/8th Cross Country @ Medical Lake Middle School
Mountainside Middle School, 200 E Barker, Medical Lake
4:00 pm - Liberty Park Writing Workshop
Liberty Park - Liberty Park Events
5:30 pm - Town Hall - North
Spokane School District, 4327 N Ash St, Spokane
6:00 pm - Genealogy Help: Drop-In!
Central - Inland Northwest Special Collection
10:00 am - Family Storytime Play & Learn
Liberty Park - Liberty Park Events
10:00 am - Kindergarten Countdown Storytime
Hillyard - Hillyard Events Hillyard - Hillyard Events
10:00 am - Boys 8th Football vs Joel E. Ferris High School
Mountainside Middle School, 4717 E Day Mt. Spokane Rd, COLBERT
4:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- North40 Outfitters posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate - Tack And Animal Health in Mead. Apply here.
- Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate at Walmart in Spokane, Washington in Spokane. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mead here.
🗞 Nearby News
Spokane
- Some of Spokane Public Schools' online infrastructure restored (tri-cityherald.com)
- Spokane council eyes another 0.1% sales tax hike, this time without voter input (spokesman.com)
- Street smart (colorado.edu)
Spokane Valley
- Spokane Valley train underpass and roundabout project in its final stretch (kxly920.com)
- Two Republicans vie for spot to represent Spokane Valley in Olympia (spokesman.com)
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