Oakesdale siren tops new incubator space

The long-awaited Oakesdale business incubator has met with one hitch; the office is directly under the city fire siren.

The siren lets out an ear-splitting alarm once a day, blasted out over this rural town of 350 people. Oakesdale city council at their last meeting discussed what to do about the situation.

The old-school siren scream can be heard daily all over town at noon.

City clerk Mary DeGon said the city called Avista to see what could be done about the siren.

Avista representatives pointed out moving the structure to another location would mean finding an adequate power source. The cur...