2025 Year in Review - Statesman-Examiner, Part One

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Across
  1. 3. Team sport of the Northport player who passed away (8)
  2. 8. Type of support Sheriff Manke sought in D.C. (7)
  3. 10. Fuzzy farm animals available in March (6)
  4. 13. A June 10th shooting in _________ resulted in one dead (6,5)
  5. 14. Number to indicate which annual Facade & Building Improvement Grant was awarded (5)
  6. 16. Number of public hearings held before the 2025 budget approval (4)
  7. 18. Northport began several upcoming developments, including a field trip to this capital (10,2)
  8. 20. Start day of the 2025 legislative session (6)
  9. 22. Last name of Travis, accused in June of the Leavenworth campsite tragedy (6)
  10. 24. Rancho Grande's proprietor - last name (6)
  11. 27. Champion Bryce at the Royal Christmas Tournament (5)
  12. 28. Toxic gas involved in the Addy home incident (8)
  13. 29. Last name of Sen. Shelly, for whom Stevens County students served as pages (5)
  14. 33. Utility company whose customers were impacted by a April 16 outage (6)
  15. 35. Type of grant offered for Colville building facades (11)
  16. 37. Duo implicated in child assault and witness tampering (6)
  17. 38. Community members and business leaders gathered at the Statesman-Examiner to celebrate the _____ anniversary of local ownership (5)
  18. 40. Incident that destroyed a home and caused a fatality (9)
  19. 42. Colville sporting goods store that closed after decades (6)
  20. 43. As announced in April, the Dominican Sisters Haven was set to open in this month (4)
  21. 44. A ________ man was arrested following a disturbing discovery (7)
  22. 46. Chamber of Commerce midday meeting (8)
  23. 47. Stevens County Sheriff Brad (5)
Down
  1. 1. Class where students make short films and edit footage - funded with new desktops (5,10)
  2. 2. First or last name of one of the new Ritzes owners (4)
  3. 4. Virtual golf practice setups (10)
  4. 5. Type of community kitchen funded by the AgWest Farm Credit Grant (10)
  5. 6. Pro Active Narcotics Enforcement team, briefly (4)
  6. 7. Stevens County's projected end-of-year dollar deficit exceeded one _____ (7)
  7. 9. Dept. responsible for natural resources and fire restrictions (3)
  8. 11. Round before the championship - Chewelah baseball advanced here (10)
  9. 12. Ballot renewal for Mary Walker (4)
  10. 15. Type of safety education now required for young drivers (7)
  11. 17. Historic Chewelah building destroyed by fire in 2023 along with Sety's Ace Hardware (4,5)
  12. 19. Rail vehicles derailed in Addy (4)
  13. 20. Type of airport with a layout plan under review (9)
  14. 21. Former employee's given name involved in sentencing case (6,4)
  15. 23. Event felt near Colville on April 2 (10)
  16. 25. For the first time in 16 years, the Washington state _____ population has declined (4)
  17. 26. City chosen for the Boys & Girls Club's new Stevens County site (8)
  18. 30. Founder Mary of the Colville Women's Center and Birthplace (6)
  19. 31. Surname of Goodwill CEO Clark who announced the Colville move (6)
  20. 32. Over 50 students joined the county's spring _______ contest (8)
  21. 33. Industry affected by the new law regarding minor employment in Washington (11)
  22. 34. Colville Security Director Tim ____________ (8)
  23. 36. Artistic institution potentially impacted by WA Senate Bill 5098 (6)
  24. 39. Colville plan update subject (7)
  25. 40. Local building group seeking new interim leadership, briefly (3)
  26. 41. Northport administrator Don Baribault's job title, who tragically died while helping Noah Herberling (14)
  27. 45. Last name of Spencer, who purchased Floener Electric (6)