The Liberty Lake Deep Dive

The Liberty Lake Police Dept. conducted a public education campaign from the end of April through the end of June to inform residents about the state and local regulations covering the operation of micromobility vehicles. So what's been the impact, midway through the summer? Chief Damon Simmons and Deputy Chief Darin Morgan provide the updates on how the public has responded and how things have changed with drivers of e-bikes, golf carts, e-scooters, and e-motorcycles.

It's another episode on the history of Liberty Lake in commemoration of the city's 25th anniversary, as veteran staff member Georgette Rogers shares the tales of the birth and growth of the Liberty Lake Municipal Library. The library's circulation supervisor provides the stories of how the library operated with a volunteer staff, how the Story Time and Summer Reading sessions began, the operations in the library's original single-room setup in a rented building and its transition to its current home at E. Mission Avenue.

Liberty Lake is celebrating its 25th birthday with the nation's own 250th during the Founders & Fireworks event coming to Pavillion Park on July 4, 2026. Recreation coordinator Mickael Stevens returns to the microphone to cover everything that will be involved in the biggest attraction-filled 4th of July ever at Pavillion Park -- including what's being combined in from the elements of the Barefoot in the Park event that has traditionally occurred during August. Plan your 4th of July at Pavillion Park by listening ahead of time to this one!

Recreation coordinator Mickael Stevens provides a preview of allll the enhancements happening with Liberty Lake's popular Touch A Truck event for 2026. And -- because that's not the only thing going on at the start of the summer -- he also shares details about the YMCA camps, InclusaFit fitness classes, and youth and adult USTA tennis camps that are joining the local traditional lineup of youth sports camps from Skyhawks.

What was it like to try to build a new city's police department? Brian Asmus, the original chief of the Liberty Lake Police Department, tells the tales about some of the unusual things that happened in creating the LLPD from the ground floor after the city's incorporation in 2001. Find out how police staffing and resource acquisition worked during those first years, as well as some of memorable moments that happened during Brian's 19 years in heading up Liberty Lake's law enforcement and safety operations.