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WILLIAMS LAKE, Wash. – Sullivan Family Farms is holding the grand opening of its farm stand this Saturday, Sept. 12, at 14411 W. Williams Lake Road. The grand opening takes place from 9 a.m. – noon, and will feature prizes such as T-shirts, sunflower bunches, locally made pop tarts, cookies and a grand prize spring subscription to customers who come early. According to a news release, the farm was founded by Louise Sullivan, her sons and their families. In her recovery process from a long-term abusive relationship, Sul...
CHENEY -- Officials with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources are reporting that a fire which broke out this afternoon, Aug. 19, near Chapman Lake south of Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge now has a line around the entire perimeter of the 64-acre blaze. Crews will use the line to continue containment and mop-up operations. No evacuations orders were in place as of four hours ago. Chapman Lake is 13.2 miles south of Cheney and just east of the Cheney-Plaza Road. It is approximately 2.5 miles east of Badger...
CHENEY -- State mobilization has been approved for a series of fires burning near Badger and Williams Lake. The fires broke out several hours ago and have led to evacuations of residents in the area. According to the Stare Fire Marshal's Office, the fire is burning over 200 acres in the area, with Department of Natural Resources, Spokane County Fire District 3 and other area resources onsite. Williams Lake Road is closed, and DNR officials have told media sources that some structures are threatened....
EASTERN WASHINGTON -- The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for the region, with residents warned to expect "dangerously hot" hot temperatures from Sunday -- Tuesday. Temperatures are expected to climb into the 90s and even low 100s before dropping back into the 80s and 90s by Wednesday. The extreme heat can lead to significant increases in heat-related illnesses, and residents are advised to stay hydrated and seek air conditioning inside or shade...
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Two West Plains-area residents have joined more than 7,000 students representing all 50 states and 73 countries who recently earned degrees as part of Oregon State University’s class of 2020. Molly E. Jarrells, Cheney, was awarded a bachelor of science degree in natural resources. Zeth W. Swanger, Medical Lake, received a bachelor of science degree in agricultural sciences. While Oregon State’s traditional commencement ceremonies were postponed in keeping with the university’s measures to help reduce...
TYLER – One person was injured in a single-vehicle rollover accident early this morning on Interstate 90 near its intersection with State Route 904 at milepost 257. According to a Washington State Patrol press memo, at approximately 1:15 a.m. June 3, 75-year-old Louis R. Walter of Olympia, Wash. was eastbound in a white Ford F-150 pickup truck when he drifted off the road to the right. His wheels went off the roadway and he overcorrected to the left, sending the vehicle across the lanes to the median. Walter than o...
CHENEY – Emmanuel Lutheran Church has been awarded $500 from the Lutheran Disaster Response program of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ECLA). According to a June 8 news release, the church intends to apply the funding to its Free Community Pantry program to expand food purchases for residents in need. “The ELCA’s motto is ‘God’s Work, Our Hands,’ and we are happy to do as God calls us,” Emmanuel Lutheran pastor Arianna Arends said in a statement. “To provide a no-questions-asked, open 24-7 option for those needi...
CHENEY — The hardware haul was large for the Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team, but none bigger than the one senior Mason Peatling deservedly garnered. Peatling capped a dominating run through the Big Sky Conference by being selected as the Most Valuable Player by the conference’s 11 head coaches, the league announced on Tuesday, March 10. He becomes the fifth Eagle to win the award in EWU’s 33 seasons as a member of the conference. “Mason is as deserving of the MVP as any player I’ve ever been around,” Ea...
CHENEY — The Big Sky Conference announced Tuesday, March 10, that third-year Eastern Washington University men’s basketball coach Shantay Legans had been named the conference’s Coach of the Year as a result of balloting by the league’s 11 head coaches. “I’m so humbled to receive the Big Sky Coach of the Year Award, especially among the group of outstanding coaches in this conference,” Legans said in a news release. “But make no mistake, this is a team award. Coaches are only as good as their players and staff, and I ha...
CHENEY — Eastern Washington made fellow Big Sky Conference coaches look good and the media not so much in the pool of experts. The Eagles broke away from a 59-all tie near the midpoint of the second half with a 10-0 run and outscored Weber State 19-10 down the stretch Feb. 7 to earn a 78-69 victory and win the outright Big Sky Conference title on Senior Day at Reese Court. Back in October, conference coaches predicted the Eagles had the necessary horses to battle their way to...
CHENEY — The most dynamic decade in Eastern Washington University football history officially came to a close on Saturday Feb. 29 with the awards ceremony honoring the 2019 team. The team, which finished 7-5 overall and 6-2 in the Big Sky Conference in a three-way tie for third, missed the postseason, but racked up some impressive statistics in head coach Aaron Best’s third season. Eastern also closed with its 13th-straight winning season and went undefeated at home on the...
County property taxes collected at Spokane Valley City Hall SPOKANE VALLEY – The Spokane County Treasurer’s Office will begin collecting tax payments for Spokane County property tax bills this Friday, Oct. 4, at Spokane Valley City Hall, located at 10210 E. Sprague Ave. As previously announced by the Treasurer’s Office and Spokane Valley, property tax payments will be accepted every Friday in the month of October from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at City Hall leading up to the Oct. 31 payment deadline. Currently, taxpayers making...
Quarterback Eric Barriere has joined the list of Eastern Washington University football All-Americans, as he was honored Dec. 18)as an honorable mention selection on the Hero Sports NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Sophomore All-America team. In addition, kicker Roldan Alcobendas, center Spencer Blackburn and nose tackle Jay-Tee Tiuli were chosen by STATS to its All-America squad, a week after that same trio earned honors from the Associated Press. Alcobendas was earned first team honors from STATS, while Tiuli was on t...
Trulove to speak at PEG meeting Former Cheney Mayor Tom Trulove will be the guest speaker at the Sept. 18 meeting of the People for Effective Government (PEG), a Spokane based non-partisan group of center-left and center-right voters who are committed to changing the current polarized and dysfunctional political climate to one of civility and common sense. Dr. Trulove is a five-term former Cheney mayor and professor of economics, emeritus, at Eastern Washington University. The topic of his talk is “Experiences in Effective G...
The defense set the tone early, and eventually held the offensive unit to 269 yards and just a pair of scores as the Eastern Washington University football team concluded preseason practices with a 57-play scrimmage Saturday, Aug. 25 at Roos Field. The offense managed just 42 yards on its first 20 plays, and the defense was solid after that in holding the offense to an average of 4.7 yards per play. The defense had interceptions by senior linebacker Ketner Kupp and sophomore...
After nearly two weeks of preseason training, a new era for Eastern Washington University volleyball under first-year head coach Leslie Flores-Cloud officially begins this week when preseason matches get underway at the Titan Classic at Cal State Fullerton University. The Eagles open against the University of Massachusetts at Lowell on Friday, Aug. 24. "I'm really excited. The girls are buying in to what I'm teaching them as a far as a culture piece and what we're doing...
There were victories on both sides of the ball, but 506 yards of offense stood out as the Eastern Washington University football team concluded its first two weeks of preseason practices with an 85-play scrimmage Saturday, Aug. 18 at Roos Field. With preseason All-America quarterback Gage Gubrud leading the way, the Eagles completed 24 of 41 passes for 372 yards, with big plays through the air of 55, 42, 41 and 36 yards. The offense also had 134 rushing yards on 44 carries....
Just eight votes separate the two Big Sky Conference rivals who will settle things on the field Oct. 13 in Ogden, Utah. But there is a great deal of football to be played in the weeks leading up to that showdown. Eastern is picked to win the Big Sky Conference title by the league’s head coaches and media, and Weber State is EWU’s only 2018 opponent ranked in the top 25 in the AFCA poll. Montana is No. 25, but the Eagles and Grizzlies don’t play this season. Three other league teams EWU does play received enough votes by th...
The Eastern Washington University football team has been ranked ninth in the STATS preseason top 25 poll announced Aug. 6. That poll, as well as a poll of coaches now conducted by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), will be released on a weekly basis once the season begins in September. Picked to win the Big Sky Conference title by the league’s head coaches and media, just one of EWU’s 2018 opponents are ranked in the top 25. Weber State is No. 8, while three others received enough votes to rank in the top 31...
The two-time defending Big Sky Conference champions were selected to defend their title, as the Eastern Washington University soccer team was picked to finish first in the Big Sky preseason soccer poll for the second-straight season, the conference announced Aug. 7. The poll is voted on by the league’s 10 head coaches who cannot vote for their own team. The Eagles totaled 78 points and captured eight of the 10 first-place votes in the preseason poll. Northern Colorado was picked to finish second with 69 points and one f...
Eastern Washington University head soccer coach Chad Bodnar announced the final addition to his coaching staff on July 24. Brianna Smallidge joins the Eagles as an assistant coach after a one-year stint at CSU Bakersfield in a similar role. “I’m very excited to join the EWU family,” Smallidge said. “I want to thank Chad and Eastern Washington University for the chance to be a part of the women’s soccer program. I’m extremely humbled by this opportunity and look forward to contributing further to its success.” Before Smalli...
Eastern Washington University head volleyball coach Leslie Flores-Cloud announced the team’s 2018 schedule July 19. The 30-match slate features nine home Big Sky Conference matchups at Reese Court, in addition to four tournaments that take place all around the country. The Eagles play 12 nonconference matches on the road before opening up Big Sky play at home against Idaho on Sept. 18. Flores-Cloud enters her first year at the helm of the EWU volleyball program after five seasons as an assistant and associate head coach at D...
Six Eastern Washington University men’s basketball players – the most in the Big Sky Conference – have been honored on the 2017-18 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court announced on July 17. Graduated forward Bogdan Bliznyuk is a repeat winner, and joined fellow senior Benas Griciunas on the squad. The remainder were underclassmen — Cody Benzel, Ty Gibson, Jesse Hunt and Grant Gibb. “We are very proud of all of those players,” said Eagle head coach Shantay Legans. “To lead the league in the number of...
Eastern Washington University senior running back Sam McPherson is among 169 football players nationally who were announced by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) as nominees for the 2018 Allstate Insurance AFCA Good Works Team®. The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® has been one of the most esteemed honors in college football for more than 25 years. The student-athletes who are nominated for this award not only demonstrate a unique dedication to community...
As expected, the 2018-19 schedule of games in the Big Sky Conference for the Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team will have a few twists and turns. The schedule was announced by the league on July 24, and includes 20 conference games for the first time since the 2013-14 and 2012-13 seasons. Those were the only years in the league’s 55-year history the schedule has included 20 conference games. The departure of North Dakota left the league with 11 members, making for a challenge in scheduling 20 games for eac...
