▁and ▁the ▁Mon roe ▁Street ▁Dam . ▁The ▁Up river ▁Dam ▁is ▁owned ▁and ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Sp ok ane , ▁and ▁generates ▁the ▁electric ity ▁needed ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁municipal ▁water ▁supply ' s ▁pressure ▁p umps . ▁The ▁power ▁generated ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁that ▁is ▁sold ▁to ▁Av ista ▁Util ities . ▁The ▁Upper ▁F alls ▁and ▁Mon roe ▁Street ▁d ams ▁are ▁owned ▁and ▁operated ▁by ▁Av ista ▁Util ities , ▁and ▁have ▁respective ▁generation ▁capac ities ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁ 1 5 ▁M W . ▁ ▁Media ▁ ▁New sp aper ▁service ▁in ▁Sp ok ane ▁is ▁provided ▁by ▁its ▁only ▁major ▁daily ▁newspaper , ▁The ▁Sp okes man - Re view , ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁daily ▁circul ation ▁of ▁ 7 6 , 2 9 1 ▁and ▁Sunday ▁circul ation ▁of ▁ 9 5 , 9 3 9 . ▁The ▁Sp okes man - Re view ▁was ▁formed ▁from ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁F alls ▁Review ▁( 1 8 8 3 – 1 8 9 4 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Sp okes man ▁( 1 8 9 0 – 1 8 9 3 ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁and ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁under ▁the ▁present ▁name ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁It ▁later ▁absor bed ▁the ▁compet ing ▁afternoon ▁paper ▁The ▁Sp ok ane ▁Daily ▁Chron icle , ▁a ▁significant ▁newspaper ▁that ▁existed ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁until ▁ 1