The moratorium on applications for licenses, permits or approvals for any intensive behavioral health treatment facilities (IBHTF), specialized dementia care facilities or other behavioral health facilities is back on the agenda for the March 6, 2024, meeting of the Chewelah City Council. Th… Read moreMoratorium extension for behavioral health facilities is back on agenda

The Stevens County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) issued an alert on their Facebook page at 5:14 p.m. on Saturday, January 6, 2024, stating: “There is police activity with an armed subject in the vicinity of Chewelah Police Department and City Hall. Stay away from the area. Local residents shelter … Read moreStandoff at Chewelah Municipal Building ends peacefully

Chewelah women sentenced for involvement in drug ring Read moreCrime Briefs - December 21, 2023

On December 22, the Columbia Community Creamery on Highway 395 in downtown Chewelah will be holding a ribbon-cutting for something that may sound unusual: a milk vending machine. While that may seem odd, these machines are “very popular in Europe (they are built in Switzerland),” Creamery pr… Read moreMilk machine ribbon-cutting Dec. 22