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After having the holidays off, the Airway Heights City Council had their first meeting of 2018 on Jan. 16. The meeting began with the Parks and Recreation Department recognizing Sean Otopaulik as the 2017 volunteer of the year. "Sean started coaching basketball for our youth in 2008," Andy Gardner, Parks, Recreation and Community Services Supervisor said. "He has become a fixture in our youth sports program. There is no better coach who has made it a priority in teaching the...
Next month will mark Cheney police dispatcher Don Caterson's 19th year with the department. That longevity brings with it a lot of experience he has imparted to newer dispatchers and even some officers, one of the reasons why Caterson has been named Cheney's Dispatcher of the Year. For the Bridgeport, Conn. native, it's one of four jobs he's had since graduating from high school in 1969. Caterson first enlisted in the U.S Air Force, serving four years as a security officer....
The Spokane Regional Health District released the following information on Jan. 16 regarding the current influenza season, whish usually runs from early October through the end of May. So far to date there have been 335 influenza hospitalizations within Spokane County this season (284 A, 51 B). Additionally, 46 influenza deaths have been reported in Washington State for this season with 14 deaths reported in Spokane County. Antigenic characterization has been conducted by CDC...
County library has family passes to Mobius, Northwest MAC Spokane County Library District has a new way for library customers to visit local cultural and educational centers — family museum passes, available at all libraries. In partnership with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC) and Mobius Children’s Museum and Mobius Science Center, the Family Museum Pass Program is a single-day admission for a family of two adults and up to four children. The family museum pass for Mobius will get you into either location, or...
Fresh from selling out all tickets in its first run, the Trees of Remembrance sequel will have an expanded presence in 2018. Speaking at the Jan. 8 Cheney Merchants Association meeting, organizer Lori Musgrave from the Cheney Marketplace, told the group that the event sold out of it full compliment of tickets, 3,500. They plan to add to the number of tickets and trees that will be raffled to lucky recipients. The proceeds from the 2017 event went to a variety of veteran's...
It was a long night on the court for the Medical Lake Cardinals who lost to Cheney 69-47 in the 12th annual Golden Feather Spirit Game played Jan. 12 in Cheney. But Medical Lake played right to the end in the game. On the night, Medical Lake's students won the spirit competition for the 10th consecutive year....
Cheney raced out of the gate to lead big early and cruised to a 69-47 win over Medical Lake in the 12th annual Golden Feather Spirit Game played Jan. 12 in Cheney. On the night, however, Medical Lake's students won the spirit competition for the 10th consecutive year....
It was a long night on the court for the Medical Lake Cardinals who lost to Cheney 69-47 in the 12th annual Golden Feather Spirit Game played Jan. 12 in Cheney. But Medical Lake's students won the spirit competition for the 10th consecutive year....
The Medical Lake Cardinal girl's basketball team got a big lead and then had to experience a nail-biting finish to claim a 47-44 win the 12th annual Golden Feather Spirit Game played Jan. 12 in Cheney. With the win ML stayed undefeated at 11-0....
The Cheney High School wrestling team lost a nail biting match against West Valley on Jan. 10. The Blackhawks went on to have a successful meet at the Ray Westberg Invitational on Jan. 13 with five athletes taking home medals....
The 12th annual Golden Feather Spirit Game played Jan. 12 in Cheney packed the gym and put tons of energy into the building. Here are a few of those faces in the crowd?...
The Cheney Lady Blackhawks staged quite a fourth quarter rally but the Medical Lake Cardinals prevailed 47-44 in the 12th annual Golden Feather Spirit Game played Jan. 12 in Cheney....
A band with a history in country music that outlasts half of a century, The Charlie Daniels Band will bring their unique sound to Northern Quest Resort & Casino’s Pend Oreille Pavilion on Sunday, April 29. Show time is 7:30 p.m., with ticket prices at $45/$55/$75 and on sale Saturday, Jan. 20 at 9 a.m. Tickets can be purchased online at www.northernquest.com or by calling the Northern Quest Box Office at (509) 481-2800 or toll-free at 877-871-6772. Box Office hours are 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. seven days a week. The Charlie Dan...
Wilmot Morgan has been in the Spokane-area for a few years and has an adult home facility on the South Hill. But now he is expanding his business into the West Plains in Airway Heights with Morgan Medical Supplies and Trans at 13218 West Sunset Highway. "My wife, Elizabeth, and I always have been wondering what to do outside our adult home facility," Morgan said. "I decided I would like to do something to help seniors in this community." Morgan's business offers affordable...
Starting on Jan. 20, the "Winter Children's Matinee Series" begins at Airway Heights Village Centre Cinemas, located at 10117 West State Route 2. This program sells a strip of tickets for $5 a person for families and children to attend nine different movies for consecutive weeks until March 18. "All of the schools surrounding Airway Heights participate," Bara Contreras, manager at Village Centre Cinemas said. "We reach a wide range of schools including Wilbur, Michael...
Members of the Eastern Washington University women's basketball team stopped by a hoops practice of the Cheney Specialized Recreation and Special Olympics program at Cheney High School's Hatch Gym on Jan. 9. Several Cheney team members will be competing July 1-6 at the U.S Special Olympic Games in Seattle....
The Cheney School District’s board of directors approved three items at their Jan. 10 meeting related to expansion and renovation of three elementary schools covered under a $52 million bond passed in February 2017. Two of the items were design development documents for Sunset and Windsor elementary schools, allowing architects and engineers to proceed to producing documents necessary for contractor bidding of the two projects sometime in February or March. The first item, however, was passage of a resolution reallocating c...
After 10 years of Spirit Game competition, it was time for an upgrade. The event began in 2007 as the "Scramble Egg" between birds of a feather, Medical Lake and West Valley while both schools were part of the 2A Great Northern League. It evolved after four years -West Valley winning the first two and Medical Lake the next pair - with the launch of the "Golden Feather," and the establishment of a more regional rivalry with Cheney. The Golden Feather has been a fixture in Janua...
The ongoing effort to assemble new leadership for the Cheney Merchants Association was solved at the group’s Jan. 8 meeting. Elections through normal channels, which usually take place each fall, failed to generate much interest so the leadership recruited willing volunteers. Those members are Debbie Anderson of the Holiday Inn Express who will serve as chair, the Mason Jar’s Douglas LaBar as vice-chair, Kim Best, recreation manager from Cheney as secretary and Kristin Zit...
A fire that destroyed a four-unit building at Cheney's Washington Square Apartments may have been caused by a lit candle and a cluttered computer desk. According to a report written by Spokane Fire Department investigator Lt. Steve Jones, obtained through a Cheney Free Press public records request, listed the official cause of the Aug. 5 blaze as undetermined. In the report, however, the resident of the unit where the fire began suspects it was a candle at her computer desk....
Cheney High School students cheered on their boys and girls basketball teams and competed against fellow students from Medical Lake for the spirit trophy in the annual Golden Feather spirit game in Cheney last Friday. The Blackhawks and Cardinals split on the hardwood, but Medical Lake took home the trophy for the 10th consecutive time....
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CHENEY Jan. 3 Justin D. Beal, 23, was arrested on the 500 block of Fourth Street on second-degree theft charges stemming from an incident on Nov. 16-17. Investigation is still ongoing. Jan. 8 An identification was turned in to the police station. Jan. 9 Rape was reported on the 300 block of Erie Street. Second-degree theft was reported on the 100 block of College Hill. A car stereo was taken. Two 13-year-old males and a 14-year-old male were arrested on the 2800 block of First Street for disorderly conduct. Investigation is...
