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Estrellado seeks spot on board
Marcie Estrellado, a 10-year Cheney School Board member and incumbent for District Position 1 may be running unopposed, but her determination and admiration for her school board duties are at an all time high. “I really love b... — Updated 10/24/2013
Browne wants to return to CSD board
Residents of the Cheney area might be asking what can Browne do for you? Taking over the Cheney School Board District 3 position in January after previous incumbent Kerry O’Connor resigned, Henry Browne is looking to pick up r... — Updated 10/24/2013
Overhauser seeks her fourth term on Cheney City Council Position 4
Teresa Overhauser, a three-term incumbent for City Council Position 4, believes she still has plenty more to offer to the city of Cheney. “It has been three terms and I really feel like I can still make a difference,” Ove... — Updated 10/10/2013
Cheney School Board approves annual I-grant application for bilingual instruction
The Cheney School Board approved an annual I-grant application for the State Transitional Bilingual Instructional program at their Sept. 11 meeting. This will ensure language services are provided to students who do not speak... — Updated 10/3/2013
Cheney Trading's Miller hopes to 'bag' a championship
Cheney Trading Company customers take notice. Next time courtesy clerk Mel Miller asks you if you prefer paper or plastic, appreciate the skill and technique that it took to get your eggs and bread bagged quickly and safely and... — Updated 10/3/2013
Three join Cheney Fire Department
The Cheney Fire Department has welcomed three local college students to their resident firefighter program, bringing their total outfit to the maximum of six residents. Nineteen-year old Cole Gerard and 18-year-old Slater Stanbaugh... — Updated 10/3/2013
Owl brings Hoot to Cheney downtown
Local pharmacies generally don’t couple as the fashion center of a town, but that is exactly what Owl Pharmacy is trying accomplish in Cheney with the opening of their new clothing... — Updated 9/12/2013
Health care act created Froyo
Cheney residents owe it to “Obamacare” for bringing frozen yogurt to Cheney. Seriously. As outlandish as it may sound, Stephen Kraft, the general manager of the Froyo Earth chain wh... — Updated 9/6/2013
Eye on the ball
A member of the Cheney Blackhawks’ football team goes through drills this past Tuesday afternoon as the team prepares to meet East Valley of Yakima Friday on the road in their s... — Updated 9/6/2013
Cooling off period
Temperatures ranging from the high 80s to the low to mid 90s have made Cheney’s pool a popular place to hang out the past several weeks.... — Updated 8/22/2013
Isaiah Rigo races way into Cheney's heart
At 14-years old, Otter Pops, video games and lake days consume most kids’ summers. But for Isaiah Rigo, he was busy competing at the 2013 International Paralympic World C... — Updated 8/15/2013
Hegney wins August Yard of the Month
Colleen Hegney (right) stands with Gardners of Cheney members Ralph and Sandy Laws and Kiwanis Club’s Pat Isbell as she is presented the Gardener’s of Cheney “Yard of the Month... — Updated 8/15/2013
Meyer's 'spring fling' helps Shock quarterback rediscover love for game
The grass has been ripped up and replaced by red turf: the field changed from Woodward to Roos. But no matter the changes, Eastern Washington University will always be home to Erik... — Updated 8/1/2013
J&M Fabrication building themselves quite the reputation
J&M Fabrication runs like much of the work Justin Miller and his employees perform: a few individual parts welded together to create something much greater. What is now a six-man... — Updated 8/1/2013
Spencer applies finish to SHC Woodworking Co.
Richard Spencer is used to putting things back together. Since 1989, the Shadle Park graduate has been putting his woodworking talents on display building furniture, cabinetry and performing repairs and modifications, which... — Updated 7/25/2013
Call of the wild: Turnbull holds waterfowl hunts this fall
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is calling all area youths to the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge to participate in the 2013 fall waterfowl hunt. And just how any huntsman would have it, the registration will come in the form... — Updated 7/18/2013
Klink's undergoes name, tenant change
Regulars of Klink’s Resort at Williams Lake may notice something slightly different this summer season. While everything may appear the same at first glance, the wildly popular Klink’s restaurant has undergone a tenant change and... — Updated 7/18/2013
Cheney graduate reaches 'Breaking Pointe'
At 21-years-old most people are experiencing the highs and lows of impending adult life and the stressful process of preparing to pursue the “American Dream.” But unlike most 21-yea... — Updated 6/26/2013
Cheney war veteran selected as finalist by 'People' and MLB
On June 9, Cheney resident and Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran Phil Kiver was chosen as a finalist for People magazine and Major League Baseball’s “Tribute for Heroes,” campa... — Updated 6/21/2013
Generating local excitement
It might be a busy summer for the Cheney Farmer’s Market if last Tuesday was any indication of how the rest of the season will play out. The market, which opened June 11 in the City Hall parking lot at 609 Second St., provides a... — Updated 6/21/2013