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  • West Plains Police News

    Updated Aug 2, 2018

    CHENEY July 23 Third degree theft was reported on the 400 block of Fifth Street. Items taken from a vehicle. An abandoned auto, a white Dodge Intrepid, was impounded on the 200 block of Walker Street. July 24 Jerry Van Bavel, 79, was arrested for driving while under the influence (DUI) on the 400 block of West First Street. Third-degree theft was reported on the 900 block of Fourth Street. Hubcap rims were taken. A neighborhood dispute was reported on the 1500 block of West First Street. Second-degree burglary was reported...

  • Sports Briefs

    Updated Aug 2, 2018

    TRACK & FIELD EWU women on All-Academic track team Four Eastern Washington University women’s track and field student-athletes have been selected to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic team for the 2017-18 school year. Representing EWU among the 874 women selected were Erin Clark, Madison Doepker, Paula Gil-Echevarria and Kari Hamilton. They competed on a team with a collective 3.47 grade point average. Eastern’s women’s team has been honored by the USTFCCCA for 11-st...

  • 2018-19 EWU Men's Nonconference Basketball Schedule

    Updated Aug 2, 2018

    Day – Date – Opponent – Site – Time Tuesday – Nov. 6 – at Syracuse – Syracuse, N.Y. – TBA Friday – Nov. 9 – at Oregon – Eugene, Ore. – TBA Friday – Nov. 16 – Green Bay, 4:45 p.m. (approx..) –UMKC vs. Morehead State, 2:35 p.m. Saturday – Nov. 17 – UMKC or Morehead State# 3:15 p.m. (approx..) – Consolation or Championship Game, 1:05 p.m. – Consolation or Championship Game, 3:15 p.m. (approximately) . . . EWU will play in this game regardless of outcomes on 11/16 Tuesday – Nov. 27 – at Washington – Seattle – TBA Sunday – Dec....

  • Eastern men open basketball season at Syracuse

    Updated Aug 2, 2018

    FROM NEWS SERVICE REPORTS It will be another year of challenge after challenge for the Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team when the Eagles embark upon their 2018-19 non-conference schedule. The schedule was announced July 30 by EWU, and includes game times for all home games — subject to change for television considerations. Eastern also still needs to fill one game against a non-NCAA Division I opponent, tentatively scheduled for Dec. 21. Eastern will play 11 games — four at home and seven on the road — pri...

  • Medical Lake girls win Summer Fest title

    PAUL DELANEY, Staff Reporter|Updated Aug 2, 2018

    There are probably not any apologies coming from the hosts of the Medical Lake Summer Fest basketball tournament staged July 27 – 29. The Cardinal girls won their varsity bracket with a 40-27 win over Columbia River and the Medical Lake boys varsity team were runners up to Cashmere following a 59-51 loss in the title game. The Medical Lake girls are the defending Northeast A League champions and made their second consecutive strip to the 1A state tournament last winter. B...

  • Here's to bars, beers, cocktail napkins and all the great ideas that emerge

    PAUL DELANEY, Staff Reporter|Updated Aug 2, 2018

    I always knew that many ideas — possibly even a few good and some even great ones —are hatched over a beer or two or more? Problem is the bar napkins get wet, the ink runs and memories somehow fade unless somehow the voice texting is engaged on the iPhone. Sure enough, mentalfloss.com has a list and it’s pretty impressive. In 1966, Rollin King owned a small commuter air service in San Antonio, Texas and had been discussing the idea of a commuter service between San Anton...

  • EWU camp opens; Gage Gubrud is honored

    Updated Aug 2, 2018

    First practice is Aug. 5 The Eastern Washington University football team will begin practices for the 2018 season the first week of August on the Sports and Recreation Center practice fields in Cheney. Players will report on Thursday, Aug. 2 for orientation and conditioning, then the team will practice together for the first time on Sunday, Aug. 5 at 3 p.m. Eastern will practice in pads for the first time on Tuesday, Aug. 7 at 3 p.m. Because the NCAA no longer allows two-a-day practices, Eastern will practice together for...

  • County construction at Craig/SR902

    PAUL DELANEY|Updated Aug 2, 2018

    The corner of State Route 902 and Craig Road has been a busy place lately when it comes to construction projects. Hidden behind a berm and sunken into a former gravel pit on the southeast corner of the intersection, Spokane County has been in the process of constructing what it calls the Craig Road Shop and Herbicide Building. The $2.9 million project is moving towards a targeted completion at the end of November....

  • Three Ice Age Floods Institute hikes are scheduled

    Updated Aug 2, 2018

    Two Saturday hikes offered by the Cheney-Spokane Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute are scheduled Aug. 18 and Sept. 29 for Hangman Creek. The Ice Age Floods left behind some unique landforms and geologic features here and these outings will help explain what happened. This easy two mile long loop hike will traverse the lower Hangman Creek canyon with frequent stops to discuss the Ice Age Floods so well displayed here. The hike will include geology, cultural history, and updates on the Hangman Creek trail project. Hikes...