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SPOKANE – Travelers who use Geiger Boulevard in Spokane between Sunset Highway and Lawton Road will need to find alternate routes after an over-height load struck both east and westbound US 2 over Geiger Boulevard. Due to significant damage of the eastbound US 2 bridge structure over Geiger Boulevard, crews have made the decision out of an abundance of caution, to close Geiger Boulevard until further notice. The closure of Geiger Boulevard is necessary due to the potential f... Full story
City of Cheney – Council Position No. 3 Jacquelyn Belock 332 37.86% Ryan Delaney 93 10.60% Tim Gainer 86 9.81% Mark Posthuma 289 27.25% Justin Amyot 124 14.14% Write-in 3 0.34% Total 877 100.00% Overvotes 0 Undervotes 13 Registered voters 6,260 Turnout 14.22% Cheney SD – Director District No. 2 Chad Smith 744 18.92% Zachary Zorrozua 1,781 45.30% Suzanne G. Dolle 1,362 34.64% Write-in 45 1.14% Total 3,932 100.00% Overvotes 3 Undervotes 228 Registered voters 24,584 Turnout 16.... Full story
AIRWAY HEIGHTS -- According to a department news release, Zion J. Carter, who is suspected of shooting his wife and stepdaughter in Airway Heights on July 27, has been apprehended. He was arrested on his outstanding warrants and is being held in Pierce County....
CHENEY - A 26-year-old driver was arrested on vehicular assault charges after striking a bicyclist in the 6800 block of Curtis Road Tuesday night. According to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office, on July 20 at approximately 8 p.m., Sheriff's Deputies responded to the report of a vehicle/bicycle crash in the 6800 block of West Curtis Road. Initial information indicates a bicyclist was traveling west on West Curtis Road when she was struck from behind by a Subaru traveling in... Full story
CHENEY -- As of 8:27 p.m. July 6, State Patrol officials say they have gained a more accurate assessment of the amount of acreage burning in the Andrus Road Fire, which has been upgraded to 20% containment as of Tuesday evening. The fire has burned approximately 225 acres. State Patrol spokesman Trooper Jeff Sevigney said in a release that crews were able to not only get a better assessment today but also secure fire lines, gridded hot spots and assessed structures in the... Full story
CHENEY -- The fire that broke out yesterday morning, July 5, along Andrus Road east of Four Lakes has grown to 300 acres and is at zero containment, the Washington State Patrol said in a Tuesday, July 6 update. The fire was reported at approximately 11:30 a.m. near Andrus Road, north of the Cheney School District's administration facilities and Three Springs High School on Needham Hill, and spread quickly through the grasslands, brush and timber in the area as a result of low... Full story
FOUR LAKES -- Crews are on the scene of a wildland fire burning northeast of Cheney. According to the Department of Natural Resources fire information map, the blaze has burned roughly 30 acres of land located just north of Needham Hill between Four Lakes on the west and South Andrus Road on the east. Cheney Free Press staff report at least six fixed-wing aircraft and three helicopters are currently engaged in fighting the fire. Update 5:50 p.m. -- According to a release from...
CHENEY — Eastern Washington University student-athletes chalked up a cumulative spring quarter grade point average of 3.33 – extending a streak of consecutive quarters above 3.0 that stretches back 14 years. Concluding a year of online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic, 11 of EWU’s 12 programs had at least a 3.23 GPA in the spring quarter, including five with at least a 3.55. Women’s golf and cross country had the top GPAs at 3.86 and 3.79, respectively. The men’s sports were led by tennis at 3.58. Eastern’s 302 student...
OLYMPIA - Following an extremely dry couple of months, the Department of Ecology has issued a drought advisory for most of Washington state, including all areas east of the Cascade Mountains, portions of southwest Washington and the Washington coast. March through April was the fourth driest such period for Washington state since 1895. There are growing concerns for farmers and ranchers in Eastern Washington. Early observations of crop stress and expectations for reduced...
OLYMPIA — A bill sponsored by 6th District Sen. Jeff Holy, R-Cheney, helping health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic took effect immediately upon Gov. Jay Inslee’s signing of the measure May 12. The law created by Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5190 will extend unemployment-insurance eligibility to health-care workers who must leave work to quarantine during a public-health emergency. It also will provide presumptive workers’ compensation coverage for health-care workers who contract the disease that is the subje...
CHENEY – A local swimmer has been named Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Athlete of the Week. Blackhawk’s junior Jade Gere earned the honor as a member of the Cheney High School girls swim and dive team. Gere finished the season strong for her team by capturing league and district championship titles, the WIAA reported. In the Greater Spokane League’s 2A District Tournament, she won all four of her events and was named Swimmer of the Meet. She posted state-qualifying times in the 100m breaststroke and 100m...
SPOKANE — The following undergraduate students have achieved Provost’s Honor Roll status for the fall 2020 semester at Whitworth University. To be named to the list, undergraduate students must maintain a grade-point average of 3.75 or better during the semester. Cheney students named to the Honor Roll are Cole Hinrichs and Megahn Short. Medical Lake students named to the Honor Roll are Justyce Brant, Sierra Brock, Megan Goertz and Emma Ransom. Located in Spokane, Whitworth is a private, liberal arts university aff...
SPOKANE – Former West Plains Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Toby Broemmeling has been named the new director of business development at business coaching and consulting services firm Champion Empire. According to a news release, Broemmeling will oversee development of the organization’s strategic partnerships and establish strong long-term relationships with clients. Broemmeling recently stepped down as executive director of the West Plains Chamber of Commerce in October where he served in that capacity since Jan...
WEST PLAINS – The Amazon Fulfillment Center on Geiger Boulevard officially opened last Sunday, almost two years after breaking ground on the West Plains. The 640,000-square-foot facility near the Interstate 90/Medical Lake exit is currently planning on bringing more than 2,000 full-time jobs to the area, with up to 3,000 planned during the holiday season. To commemorate the opening of its $181 million facility, the Seattle-based e-commerce company donated “in-kind” products and $25,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank. The company...
Enrollment is open for Washington’s GET Program Olympia—The state’s GET program is now open for a new enrollment period, providing Washington families an opportunity to start saving for future college costs while their children are young. The 2018-2019 enrollment period runs through May 31, 2019. Since it’s opening in 1998, The Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) program has distributed over $1 billion to more than 50,000 students who have used their GET accounts to attend college in all 50 states and 15 foreign countri...
Emma Vanderhyden's corner kick goal in the 95th minute of overtime gave Eastern Washington a 1-0 non-conference soccer victory over Cal State Bakersfield at home on Friday, Aug. 17, to open its season at the EWU Soccer Field. "There was some really good stuff today, we had a lot of possession throughout the entire match," EWU head coach Chad Bodnar said, who earned his 50th career victory in the first game of his fifth season at Eastern. Bodnar said the misses were likely the...
Armored truck involved in SR 904 accident Icy conditions due to the heavy snowfall last Wednesday led to a one-vehicle accident on State Route 904 involving a lot of money. At approximately 11:30 a.m. a Loomis armored truck heading towards Cheney slid off the roadway near the SR 904 intersection with Meadow Lake Road, about three miles north of Cheney and rolled. Washington State Patrol officials said one of the occupants in the truck experienced non-life threatening injuries and was transported to a local medical center for...
In the span of one week, Eastern Washington University basketball teams had two brand new all-time scoring records broken. The most recent came Feb. 1 when Delaney Hodgins became the EWU womens' basketball all-time leading scorer, lifting the team to an 83-76 Big Sky Conference victory over Sacramento State. Hodgins needed 15 points to break the record, set by her older sister and former teammate Hayley Hodgins nearly two years ago. Hodgins broke her big sister's record of...
Feed Cheney and the Souper Bowl of Caring Feb. 4 is Super Bowl Sunday and volunteers with the nonprofit organization Feed Cheney are inviting the community to take part in the annual “Souper Bowl of Caring” to raise funds helping support local free food and grocery distribution efforts. The goal of the Souper Bowl of Caring, a nationwide fundraiser, is to create community awareness of Feed Cheney’s mission and how to get involved. All donations made to Feed Cheney will be used towards the $500 monthly food and supply expen...
Eastern Washington University President Mary Cullinan has named veteran athletics administrator Lynn Hickey to serve as EWU's interim athletic director while the university begins a national search to permanently fill the position. Hickey, who will begin her duties at Eastern Feb. 12 replaces Bil Chaves, who took a similar post with the University of North Dakota. "I am very happy to bring a leader with Ms. Hickey's experience to our university," Cullinan said in a news...
Moore earns degree from Stephen F. Austin Kelsey Moore of Fairchild Air Force Base received a bachelor of science in human sciences from Stephen F. Austin State University, in Nacogdoches, Texas, during commencement exercises in May. Simonsen graduates from George Fox University, Pendelton makes dean’s list Cheney High School alumna Kelly Simonsen recently graduated from George Fox University with a bachelor of arts in history. She was one of 900 undergraduate, adult degree and graduate-level students who received diplomas in...
Cheney Public Schools has selected Carla Hudson as the next principal of Betz Elementary School. Hudson is a 1988 graduate of the University of North Texas, received her post-graduate university education diploma from Rhodes University in South Africa in 2000 and completed her masters of education in school leadership at Washington State University in 2011. Hudson has served as the K-12 principal for the Wilbur School District since 2011. During her time in Wilbur, she was president of the Bi-County Principal’s Association a...
The Cheney Middle School Future Business Leaders of America chapter competed at the 2017 State Business Leadership Conference in Spokane April 19-22. The chapter sent seven competitors to the conference representing one of the only five middle school chapters in the state. Of the seven CMS students who competed, four made it to finals in their events and were ranked in the top 15 in the state in their categories. The top four individuals or groups from each national...
Cheney and Medical Lake scholars honored Students from Cheney and Medical Lake high schools were among the many graduating seniors honored at the 25th annual Spokane Scholars Banquet, April 17, at the Spokane Convention Center. Students are listed as follows by name and subject. Cheney Andrew Jenkins, science; Sydney Zaph, social studies; Rylie Pease, math; Callan Hosmer, fine arts; Caitlyn Strong, English and Amanda Hosmer, world languages. Medical Lake Connor Hart, English; Nick Isherwood, fine arts; Gabriel Mangione,...
Alcohol abuse subject of Airway Heights meeting April is Alcohol Awareness Month. On Tuesday, April 18, from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. the Washington State Al-Anon Family Groups, District 2 Public Outreach will be presenting “Do You Love an Alcoholic? Al-Anon is For You.” The presentation will be at Spokane County Library Airway Heights Branch located at 1213 S. Lundstrom St. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 16.3 million people aged 12 or older are heavy alcohol users in the United States. It is estim...
