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The Cheney City Council agreed to a $10,000 annual renewal of a contract with Eastern Washington University Athletics for advertising of the city’s Light Department at university athletic contests. Light Department director Joe Noland said the...

Most comedians spend years touring the hinterlands of dimly lit, smoky, stale-beer smelling small comedy bars before hopefully – and luckily – finding success under the bright lights of Los...

Lack of a quorum forced the cancellation of the June 10 Cheney Planning Commission meeting. Planning administrative secretary Sue Beeman said in an email that several commissioners had sent notifications that they would not be able to attend the mont...

A bomb threat led to the evacuation of Eastern Washington University’s Fine Arts complex last Wednesday morning, sending some classes into nearby Sutton Park and other outside locations. EWU media...

Sophie Schwalbe delivers the valedictorian address at the Cheney High School graduation ceremony Friday, June 7 at EWU’s Reese Court....

If it’s summer – almost – then it must mean it’s time for street projects, and this year the city of Cheney has several slated for the hot months. The largest of the single projects is the $375,000 North Sixth Street preservation project...

Journeyman forecaster Laurie Nisbet prepares to release a weather balloon at the National Weather Service Rambo Road station May 17. The post behind Nisbet holds a radiosonde instrument package...

I don’t know about you folks but I’m tired of the upsell. I realize that’s what our consumerism society is all about, buying more whether we need it or not. After all, bigger is always better. But I’m tired of it, especially when it comes to...

There’s a saying: “If you don’t like the weather, wait 10 minutes. It will change.” How it changes and what it changes into is the main reason why warning coordination meteorologist Andy...

Next time you’re at an American Legion or West Plains Little League baseball game, a Pop Warner football contest, or some other sporting event outside of school please take a moment and look around. Find somebody who is coaching, doing...

The Cheney City Council unanimously approved a $96,663 contract with Itron that city officials believe should make electric and water usage more manageable and cost effective. The global supplier of fixed communications networks for automatic and...

Senior midfielder Daniel Bogart (center) leads his Blackhawks in hoisting the trophy after defeating Tyee High School 2-1 in overtime last Saturday to win the boys 2A soccer state championship. It...

Spokane County Sheriffs Office and Cheney Police Department investigators combined resources to help arrest a man responsible for at least four robberies of area McDonald’s restaurants over a three-week period in May. Law enforcement officers from...

Imperial Styling Salon owner Amy King wants Cheney residents to know that the salon’s barbershop is very much up and running at its long-time location at 424 First St. It’s just been re-arranged...

In the end, it took two kicks and four feet to ease the pain of four years of frustration for the Cheney High School boys’ soccer team in the state 2A title game. The first came from midfielder Mica...

Cheney girls track and field head coach Tom Stralser knew at the beginning of the season that the Blackhawks were going to be a good, big-meet team. Turns out he was right. With just seven athletes...

If all goes according to plan, Cheney residents should see no difference in the re-organized structure of its Police Department – not even discolored areas on uniform sleeves where stripes used to be. After a review and discussions with the Police...

Participants at Sunday’s We Run for Boston stand during the national anthem. The run, organized by Cheney High School juniors Mariah Brenton and Amanda Lomax raised money and showed support for the...

Eastern Washington University students will remain on the quarter system rather than begin a switch to semesters, at least for the immediate future. At last Thursday’s regular board of trustees, meeting members agreed to accept a recommendation...

Seven first place finishes propelled the Cheney girls track and field squad to a third-place finish last Friday at the regional gluing meet with teams from the Central Washington Athletic Conference. And while that’s something to celebrate, given...

When it comes to making hotel reservations for the 2A state boys soccer Final Four next weekend, Cheney High head coach Mark Kiver has it easier than many other teams. “I called the hotel and they...

Cheney High School student-athletes, juniors Mariah Brenton and Amanda Lomax had a very simple reason for organizing Sunday’s fundraiser to help victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. “We just want to let them know that Cheney was supporting...

Cheney’s City Council unanimously approved a pair of ordinances Tuesday night, one making changes to some wages and another that paid bills for budgeted projects and services. Human resource manager Mark Schuller explained the ordinance fixing...

Unseasonably hot temperatures last week helped bring out the area wildflowers, such as this field of lupins along Cheney-Plaza Road. Temperatures have since returned to a more seasonable...

Cheney planning commissioners found out at their regular monthly meeting Monday that they are now under new management. Two managers to be precise. City Administrator Arlene Fisher told commissioners that the departure of Community Development...