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Daily editionFriday, October 30th, 2026

Good morning, Spokane Valley.

The Daily Spokane Valley Team

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Here’s your local news at a glance for Friday, the 30th of October.

Culture

  1. The Black Jacket Symphony will perform Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet in its entirety Saturday at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox (arena-level lights, video, and audio).

    New lead singer Don Chaffin will front the band, and they will follow the album with a greatest-hits set.

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  2. Archie Chen and Rhona Gouldson-Chen will perform a Living Piano matinee of French repertoire, including Debussy and Fauré, Sunday at the Hamilton Studio Listening Room on the Young Chang grand that helped launch Chen's musical career.

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  3. The Spokane Hobbit House in west Spokane is decorated for Halloween now and will switch to Christmas in November, with an ornament exchange and donations collected this year for Innovia's Wildfire Relief Fund.

    Visitors can view the under-100-sqft hobbit hole from the street (open year-round).

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Education

  1. East Valley High worked with district crews and local businesses to repair leaky roofs after Wednesday afternoon’s storms flooded six classrooms, and repairs from Servpro, McDonald Miller, ESD 101, USIP, Garland DBS, Fisher Roofing & school staff let classes resume Thursday.

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Health

  1. A federal judge has blocked the administration's June 2026 Medicaid work-rule change that Washington said would make it harder for medically frail people to keep Apple Health coverage; the court vacated the new definition, issued a permanent injunction, and paused enforcement for six months (about 1.9 million people covered).

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Sports

  1. Spokane Velocity will travel to Madison to face Forward Madison at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Breese Stevens Field as the fifth-seeded Velocity seek a breakthrough semifinal run after two straight final losses.

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  2. Eastern Washington women's basketball is entering the season with four returning starters and aims to earn its first winning record since the 2023-24 NCAA Tournament run, led by coach Joddie Gleason and rebound leader Kourtney Grossman (415 rebounds last season, a Big Sky single-season record).

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  3. Lakeside High School advanced to the 5G Friday Night Lights final after winning its semifinal and will play for the championship later this season.

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  4. Whitworth men's basketball rebuilt its roster with 11 new players, including four junior-college transfers, and will open the regular season Nov. 6 at Mary Hardin-Baylor as the new-look Pirates integrate a brand-new starting five and a recently hired top assistant.

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  5. Spokane Community College men's team opens its season in the Pierce College Tournament on Nov. 20 after returning sophomores Jack Del Mese and Javonte Boles join a largely new roster.

    Spokane women start Nov. 15 vs. Peninsula led by sophomores Karis Santucci and Macy Cummings; North Idaho men open Nov. 4 and women Nov. 5.

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  6. A McLennan County judge denied a temporary restraining order for Gonzaga wing Chauncey Wiggins, leaving him provisionally ineligible for Monday's season opener against Purdue in Las Vegas (Judge Ryan Luna heard arguments Thursday).

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  7. Gonzaga was the unanimous preseason pick to win the Pac-12 in a media poll released Thursday, getting all 17 first-place votes as it begins its first Pac-12 season.

    Senior Braden Huff and sophomore Davis Fogle were the Zags' two selections on the league's 2026-27 Impact List.

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