Big things have been happening at the Interplayers Theatre in Downtown Spokane. In the last year and a half they have seen both physical and administrative remodels. However, it may not have been enough to keep the non-profit a float, and now Interplayers has until May 31st to raise $150,000 to keep the curtain from closing for good.

When Pamela Brown took over as Executive Director in the fall of 2011 she was greeted by an administrative nightmare. There were no books, and the records from 30 years of board meetings were in disarray. The theater was $80,000 in debt and the building was in desperate need of repair. Brown, along with Artistic Director, Reed McColm, went to work and the results are extraordinary.

A prolific criminal involved in an assault with another individual was arrested by sheriff's deputies in Spokane Valley Tuesday after he pulled a gun on a man who punched him in the face.

Kevin Chastain, 34, was spotted near the intersection of Sprague and Pines shortly after authorities got the report of the fight call around 1 p.m. Tuesday near 4th and Pines. Deputies, since Chastain was reportedly armed, ordered him to get on the ground, to which Chastain responded by running across Sprague Avenue, dropping a backpack he was carrying.

Chastain then ran behind a truck, throwing a handgun to the ground and continued running, throwing away a plastic baggie a few moments later.

The deputy chasing him caught up to Chastain, deployed his taser and took him into custody.

Deputies retrieved the handgun Chastain had thrown away and detectives determined it had been stolen. A test done on the white powder found inside the baggie confirmed it was methamphetamine. Chastain said he had a drug problem and it was meth in the baggie.

Rob Chase, Spokane County Treasurer, would like to remind Spokane County taxpayers that first half property taxes are due by April 30 per Washington State law. If payments are mailed to the Treasurer's Office through the U.S. POstal Service, they muct be postmarked on or before the due date (RCW 1.12.070)

Mr. Chase also alerts the publlic to be careful that payments are dropped in a U.S. Postal Service box or station early enough so they are postmarked before the tax deadline. State law dictates that County Treasurers recognize only the cancellation date applied by the U.S. Postal Service to determine timeliness of payments.

Payment options include ACH, debit and credit cards via the Internet, in office, or through our phone system by calling (509) 477-4713 and pressing options #2. Please visit our website at www.spokanecounty.org/treasurer

Attention: Our normal business hours are from 8:30am-4pm, Monday through Thursday and 8:3-am-1:00pm Friday.

Payments can be mailed to the Treasurer's Office at the following address:

Spokane County Treasurer

P.O Box 199