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CHENEY Jan. 4 Second-degree burglary was reported on the 200 block of Betz Road. Tires from a storage unit were taken. An adult/child was reported missing on the 2400 block of University Lane. A woman dropped off her child with her mother, the child’s grandmother. The grandmother contacted police and reported that last time she heard from her daughter was Jan. 5. The daughter may be in Stevens County. Third-degree malicious mischief was reported on the 700 block of Salnave Road. There was graffiti on a stop sign. Jan. 5 A 1...
Last Monday, Jan. 18, people across the United States celebrated the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a holiday that celebrated its 30-year anniversary. The holiday was first observed in 1986, three years President Ronald Reagan signed it into law. On The King Center’s website, Coretta Scott King, King’s widow, explained that the holiday honors many aspects about her late husband’s philosophy. I attended my first MLK rally and march in downtown Spokane on Monday morning and it was quite an exper...
When our Ukrainian neighbors moved into a rundown trailer a decade ago, two large dogs started running loose on our property. Oh man, we thought, more people who move to the country and let their dogs run rampant. So we grumbled, talked to other neighbors and stewed about it for a few days. Finally I decided to say something and armed myself with a jar of homemade grape juice to “welcome” them to the neighborhood — and also kindly ask them to keep their dogs under control. Fast-forward several years. About eight people of al...
The following editorial was published in the Jan. 16 Orange County Register. It does not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the Cheney Free Press editorial board. New York state offers a classic example of the failings of “sin taxes.” Facing a budget crunch in 2010, the Legislature increased the cigarette excise tax by $1.60 per pack (58 percent), to a total of $4.35 per pack, by far the highest cigarette tax in the nation. In New York City, which additionally imposes its own $1.50 excise tax, on top of the $1....
BASKETBALL College Big Sky Conference Standings Men (Through Jan. 18, 2016) School Conf. Pct. All Pct. Hm. Aw. Stk. Montana 6-0 1.000 11-6 .647 7-0 4-6 W7 Weber St. 5-0 1.000 13-5 0.722 7-1 3-3 W8 Idaho 3-2 .600 11-7 0.611 5-3 5-3 L1 E. Wash. 3-2 .600 9-8 0.529 6-0 2-7 W3 N. Dakota 3-3 .500 8-9 0.471 5-4 2-4 L1 Idaho State 2-3 .400 7-10 0.412 4-2 2-7 W1 Port. State 2-3 .400 6-10 0.375 4-4 2-6 L2 S. Utah 2-3 .400 4-11 0.267 2-4 2-7 W1 Mont. State 2-4 .333 7-11 0.389 2-2 3-8 L3 N. Colorado 2-4 .333 5-13 0.278 5-6 0-7 W1 Sac....
Weir repeats as state’s top broadcaster A year after winning his initial award, Eastern Washington University radio play-by-play voice Larry Weir has been selected as a repeat winner by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA) as the 2015 Sportscaster of the Year for the state of Washington. The “Voice of the Eagles” since 1991, Weir recently completed his 25th season calling the play-by-play for Eagle football games and is currently in his 23rd for basketball. Weir is one of only three broad...
Head coach Gregg Smith thinks his Cheney High School boys’ basketball team is on the cusp of a recipe for winning, but lacks one small ingredient — knowing how to finish close games. In four of the last five games, the Blackhawks have been close in the final minute or two, but haven’t found a way to seal a game they can put in the win column. It’s not something that can be readily taught with X’s and O’s on the chalkboard. “It’s an experience thing,” Smith said. Both of Cheney’s losses last week point to finishing. The Blac...
The Medical Lake girl’s two-game winning streak from a week ago turned into a new three-game losing streak. The Cardinals dropped a pair of Northeast A League contests 56-36 at Lakeside Jan. 12 and at home 43-34 to Riverside Jan. 16. Last Thursday they fell to Cheney 59-41 in the annual Golden Feather Spirit Game. However in falling to 2-5 in league play and 3-9 overall Cardinals’ head coach Kyle Lundberg is not concerned his team might have stepped backwards. “Not at all,...
COLLEGE BASKETBALL Men Thursday, Jan. 21, EWU at Montana State, 6:05 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, EWU at Montana, 6:05 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, EWU hosts Portland State, 6:05 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, EWU hosts Sacramento State, 12:05 p.m. Women Thursday, Jan. 21, EWU hosts Montana State, 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, EWU hosts Montana, 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, EWU at Portland State, 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, EWU at Sacramento State, 2:05 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Boys Thursday, Jan. 21, Cheney hosts Pullman, 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22,...
The Cheney Boys Basketball Association is holding their Live Dessert and Silent Auction event this Saturday, Jan. 23. They are short on donated gift coupons or items for the silent auction. The proceeds of this event go to help the basketball programs. You can include logos and flyers/business cards with your donated items. Please contact Julie Smith at cheneybba1@gmail.com....
It was another busy week for the Cheney High wrestling team, who lost a Great Northern League match to defending champion Clarkston, 46-32, Jan. 13, then traveled to Ellensburg and competed in the Ray Westberg Invite, Jan. 16, where Michael Ferguson (220 pounds) and Garrett Pederson (285) won their divisions. “We knew it was a tough environment to go into,” head coach Brad Rasmussen said, referring to the Clarkston dual. “The kids were giving it everything they had.” After Brendon Miller (138) scored the first pin for the...
The Cheney High boys swim team continued to grind through the later part of their season after a 95-73 loss to Selah, Jan. 12. Despite losing in points there were several big moments for the Blackhawks. Trevor Babcock won the 100-yard freestyle in 51.76 seconds. He also won the 200 freestyle (1:54.77). Scott Nadeau won the 200 individual medley (2:09.69) and 100 butterfly (57.80). Ethan Sugimura took first in the 100 backstroke (1:08.36). Other top individual finishers for Cheney include Arseniy Tepp finishing second in the...
By AL STOVER Staff Reporter The Cheney High gymnastics team secured another second place finish at the Jan. 13 Greater Spokane meet with 133.8 points, trailing behind winner Mt. Spokane’s 171.70. Alexis Miller led her team, placing eighth in all around scores with 30.700 points while Katie Clemens was 10th with 29.175. In individual events, Miller was seventh in the balance beam (8.450), ninth in uneven bars (7.00) and 10th in the floor exercise (7.80). Clemens was ninth in the floor exercise (7.950) and 10th in the b...
Off to its best Big Sky Conference start in six seasons, the Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team welcomes league foes Montana State and Montana to Reese Court for a pair of conference contests this week. Eastern (11-6, 5-0 Big Sky) will take on Montana State tonight (Thursday, Jan. 21), at 6 p.m. PST, before facing Montana on Saturday, Jan. 23, at 2 p.m. The Eagles’ match-up with the Bobcats on Thursday night will see two undefeated Big Sky squads square off for the right to be the league’s undisputed first...
The home cooking recipes the Eastern Washington men's basketball team served up last week received rave reviews. The Eagles rolled to a pair of convincing Big Sky Conference victories at Reese Court, 106-80 over Southern Utah Jan. 14 and 96-73 Jan. 16 against Northern Arizona. That ran the Eagles' win streak to three after a Jan. 9 win over Idaho. Eastern will hit the road for games tonight (Jan. 21) in Bozeman at Montana State and Saturday versus Montana in Missoula. Both...
