Five years since a fire blazed through Malden, the rural town is still coping with the effects: ‘People have PTSD’

by admin | Sep 15, 2025 | Blog, Stories

This article first appeared in the Spokesman-Review on Sun., Sept. 14, 2025. Written by Monica Carrillo-Casas   MALDEN, Wash. – Todd Deckard, 62, was on the phone with his brother when he started smelling smoke. Quickly, he gathered his guns and his money box and...

‘We’re moving forward’: Community building opening marks new chapter for Malden five years after fire

by admin | May 30, 2025 | Blog, Stories

This article first appeared in the Spokesman Review on May 29, 2025. By Amanda Sullender amandas@spokesman.com(509) 459-5455 MALDEN, Wash. – Five years after wildfire devastated this small town, residents on Thursday celebrated the opening of a new community center....

After losing everything in the fire, 90-year-old Malden man moves into donated home

by admin | Mar 10, 2022 | Stories

This article first appeared in The Spokesman Review on March 10, 2022, By Emma Epperly .   Sun poured through the windows of a nearly empty house as 90-year-old Jim Jacobs, tears in his eyes, looked around in awe. He finally had a home. It had been 548 days since...

Full Circle: Malden mother and daughter give back to community after losing home in fire

by admin | Nov 1, 2021 | Stories

This article first appeared in The Spokesman Review on October 31, 2021. Written by Emma Epperly . emmae@spokesman.com(509) 459-5122 The road leading into main street in Malden, Washington, looks almost normal at first glance, with a row of old weathered homes with...

House panel rejects GOP effort to include ‘MALDEN Act’ in Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending package

by admin | Sep 16, 2021 | Stories

This article first appeared in the Spokesman-Review. Article by Orion Donovan-Smith . Photos by Jess Tinsley. WASHINGTON – Late Tuesday night, House Democrats rejected a Republican effort to add legislation inspired by the fire that destroyed the Eastern Washington...