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Articles by Robert Whale
Council approves agreement to build regional jail
Council approves agreement to build regional jail
By Robert Whale • January 22, 2009 2:30 pm

After 2012, the City of Auburn and other cities will have nowhere to put their misdemeanor inmates. That’s because the…

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The townsfolk dressed the part of ‘hayseeds’ for a ball in this 1912 photograph taken by Arthur Condict Ballard. His collection of photos is on display at the White River Valley Museum through April 14.
Museum brings vintage images to life
By Robert Whale • January 22, 2009 1:21 pm

“The Jaytaown Stampeed att Mystique Haul Saturday night was shur a good tyme,” the May 24, 1912 Auburn Republican proclaimed…

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Council will vote on jail agreement Tuesday
Council will vote on jail agreement Tuesday
By Robert Whale • January 16, 2009 10:32 pm

After 2012, the City of Auburn and other cities will have nowhere to put their misdemeanor inmates. That’s because the…

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Demolition crews survey the tavern block during work Wednesday. The former row of taverns is being demolished to make way for downtown development.
Crews begin to clear the way for downtown...
By Robert Whale • January 14, 2009 8:13 pm

Demolition of the tavern block east of City Hall began in earnest Wednesday as workers began to knock down the…

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City considers tougher penalties for false alarms
City considers tougher penalties for false alarms
By Robert Whale • January 14, 2009 8:10 pm

False alarms account for about 99 percent of the calls police and emergency services respond to every year. And that…

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Jere Slingerland expresses her frustrations with the inaction of the various government agencies before
Flood victims vent anger, seek answers
By Robert Whale • January 14, 2009 7:34 pm

Days of grief and frustration spilled over Tuesday evening in the Alpac Elementary School gymnasium as hundreds of Pacific residents…

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City studies tougher penalties for false alarms
City studies tougher penalties for false alarms
By Robert Whale • January 9, 2009 6:36 pm

False alarms account for about 99 percent of the calls police and emergency services respond to every year. And that…

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The birding tower will stand between 24 and 28 feet tall and provide a majestic viewpoint at Auburn’s Environmental Park.
Perch with a view: Environmental Park to erect...
By Robert Whale • January 9, 2009 12:31 pm

One day the view from atop the birding tower in Auburn’s Environmental Park will take in the restored wetland with…

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Despite a downpour
Block party ushers in fresh start
By Robert Whale • January 9, 2009 12:27 pm

More than 100 people crowded under tents Wednesday afternoon to take in the rain-soaked groundbreaking of the Auburn Professional Plaza….

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Heavy rains and melting snow have caused  local flooding. Motorists try to negotiate through some floodwaters on 37th Street in Auburn.
Auburn escapes major problems as region battles flooding
By Robert Whale • January 7, 2009 5:36 pm

Flood anxieties peaked Wednesday evening, but Auburn residents began to breathe easier when the rain stopped falling Thursday morning. City…

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City restricts parking for big rigs, unattached trailers
City restricts parking for big rigs, unattached trailers
By Robert Whale • January 6, 2009 3:51 pm

Large vehicles and unattached trailers are too heavy for the unimproved shoulders of several Auburn streets to bear, and the…

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Jeannie Barber
Auburn remembers former city councilmember, activist Barber
By Robert Whale • January 3, 2009 2:59 pm

Former Auburn City Councilwoman Jeanne Barber, 83, died Jan. 1 in Texas. Barber served on the Auburn City Council from…

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Auburn man charged with allegedly smothering infant son
Auburn man charged with allegedly smothering infant son
By Robert Whale • January 2, 2009 3:36 pm

King County prosecutors have charged an Auburn man with second-degree child assault-domestic violence for allegedly smothering his 7-week-old son Dec. 3 in an attempt to quiet the baby’s crying.

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Auburn Police Sgt. Mark Caillier will be honored Monday for saving a woman in peril. It is the second medal of distinction for Caillier.
Police Sgt. Caillier to be honored for heroic...
By Robert Whale • December 31, 2008 1:48 pm

Auburn Police Sgt. Mark Caillier will be awarded his second Auburn Police Department Medal of Distinction and a citation in…

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Crews clear away the debris
Let the block party begin: Groundbreaking for new...
By Robert Whale • December 29, 2008 5:52 pm

Groundbreaking for the Auburn Professional Plaza – the three-story office building, City Hall annex and KeyBank that is to replace…

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School board agrees to put measures on March 10 ballot
School board agrees to put measures on March...
By Robert Whale • December 26, 2008 8:37 pm

On Monday, the Auburn School District board of directors passed a resolution to put before voters a bond and a levy election on March 10, each carrying lasting implications for the district for decades to come.

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Debbie Christian carries in some frozen turkeys for the Holiday Basket Giveaway at Holy Family Catholic Church on Tuesday. Christian
Auburn Reporter names Debbie Christian ‘Person of the...
By Robert Whale • December 26, 2008 8:37 pm

Over his wife’s protests, Pastor Jim Stevens hardly ever passed anyone by the side of the road who needed a ride without stopping to pick them up, or putting a couple bucks in the pocket of someone down on his luck, his daughter recalled recently.

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School board considers placing key measures on ballot
School board considers placing key measures on ballot
By Robert Whale • December 22, 2008 7:08 pm

Members of the Auburn School District board of directors were expected to pass a resolution at their regular meeting this past Monday to put before voters two special elections on March 10 – a bond and a levy with profound implications district wide.

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Bob Johnson enjoys his role as jolly Santa Claus for area children who visit the Optimist Club-supported Santa House in downtown Auburn. Justin Martinez
Auburn Optimist Club’s Santa savors his role
By Robert Whale • December 22, 2008 7:08 pm

Among Bob Johnson’s happiest memories as a downtown Santa is the little boy who climbed onto his lap, clutching a toilet paper tube.

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Jeff Oliphant plans to build the KeyBank-City Hall annex-retail and medical office building on the site of the tavern block between North Division Street and Auburn Avenue.
Oliphant hopes to launch construction project soon
By Robert Whale • December 19, 2008 4:09 pm

Construction could start as early as the early January on the office building, City Hall annex and KeyBank that is to replace the row of empty taverns just east of Auburn City Hall.

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