The Independent (Chewelah, WA)

11/11/2025

To All our Veterans, thank you for your service.

11/09/2025

Good morning Chewelah here is your weather for the week, hope everyone has a great week.

11/04/2025

Automatic voter registration issue identified in Ferry and Stevens counties

On Friday, Oct. 31, the Office of the Secretary of State (OSOS) identified that automatic voter registrations (AVR) were not processed in Ferry and Stevens counties between July 16, 2024, and Oct. 31, 2025.

An AVR is submitted automatically when a person applying for state government services provides proof of citizenship. However, each application still requires county election administrator review.

The processing error affected 6,783 total applicants. While many of these belonged to currently registered voters, 924 eligible voters with unprocessed applications may still be unregistered.

After receiving a concern from a voter, the OSOS Elections Division audited voter registrations received from the Department of Licensing (DOL) to find the backlog of AVRs in both counties due to an administrative error.

This issue has been resolved and both counties are processing AVRs. OSOS is working with county elections partners to ensure this administrative error is avoided in the future.

The OSOS recommends that voters who have not received their ballot visit their county elections office. Voters can obtain a replacement ballot or register to vote in person at their county elections office until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Voters may confirm their voter registration status at any time at VoteWA.gov.

Read the full news release here: https://bit.ly/47l8ivo

November 03, 2025 OLYMPIA — On Friday, Oct. 31, the Office of the Secretary of State (OSOS) identified that automatic voter registrations (AVR) were not processed in Ferry and Stevens counties between July 16, 2024, and Oct. 31, 2025.  An AVR is submitted automatically when a person applying for ...

11/02/2025

Good morning, Chewelah, here is your weekly forecast, a lot of rain headed our way so stay safe and have a great week.

10/31/2025

BooFest is today! 3:30-5:30 p.m. in downtown Chewelah!

10/31/2025

Halloween Photos Wanted!!!

10/29/2025

The Chewelah Independent is out in local stores - check out SpokoFuel, HICO, Valley Drug, Akers United Drug, and Safeway for a copy of this week's newspaper. You can also subscribe by calling 935-8422 or email [email protected].

10/26/2025

Good afternoon, Chewelah. Here is the forecast for the week. A reminder that this Friday is Halloween. Stay safe.

10/25/2025

Your halftime score chewelah, 22 Davenport, 6.

10/24/2025

Good morning chewelah
Sports: Today, the Chewelah Football team will host the Davenport Gorillas, starting at 7 pm. This will be the last home game of the season. Also, it will be a homecoming game. Come out and support your Chewelah High School football team.

Another Note:
I’ve been to every home game this season, and I can honestly say the hard work and dedication these boys put into every match is incredible. They leave everything on the field each week. It would be great to see a big turnout to support them — they truly deserve it!

10/23/2025

Good Morning, sports fans. Come out tonight and support your Chewelah High School volleyball team as they host Northwest Christian. This will be their last home game of the season, and it's also senior night. JV 5:00 | V 6:30. Hope to see you there.

10/19/2025

Hello Chewelah, this week's sports are the Lady Cougars Varsity volleyball team, which is playing its last home game against Northwest Christian on October 23, 2025. Come support your Lady Cougars and all seniors at their last home game.

Also, this Friday, Chewelah Football will play Davenport at 7 p.m. at Snyder Field. This will be a homecoming game. Come support your Chewelah Football players.