Articles from the January 28, 2016 edition
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West Plains Briefs
MLHS student sketch night Jan. 29 and Jan. 30 at 6 p.m. Medical Lake High School student sketch night, featuring five sketches written, directed and performed by the students of MLHS, plus a couple of improvised scenes is taking... — Updated 1/28/2016
Understaffed and under budget
After a 12.37 percent increase in 2014, crime activity in Cheney resumed a downward trend last year, according to end-of-year figures released by the Police Department. Uniformed Crime Report (UCR) data indicated a drop in nine of... — Updated 1/28/2016
Eastern women still perfect in Big Sky play
A rally that began in the final moments of the third quarter culminated with a last-second winning basket by Delaney Hodgins and resulted in a stunning 69-67 Big Sky Conference... — Updated 1/28/2016
Lady Blackhawks close to earning No. 3 seed
With a couple wins in its last four games, the Cheney High girls basketball team will likely secure something they haven’t had in four years — a home playoff game. And, at 3-5 in Great Northern League play, 7-9 overall, a... — Updated 1/28/2016
West Plains Police News
CHENEY Jan. 19 Domestic violence/verbal dispute was reported on the 200 block of North Eleventh Street. Suspicious circumstances were reported at Cheney High School. A picture of a student with a weapon was seen on social media.... — Updated 1/28/2016
Churches
Cheney United Church of Christ Our weekly service will be held at Cheney UCC at 10 a.m. on Jan 31. Pastor David Krueger-Duncan will preside at the service and special music will be presented by Mikaela Elms on the cello. A coff... — Updated 1/28/2016
Gary Albert Dahl
Gary was born Nov. 15, 1944 and passed away Jan. 14, 2016 in Spokane after a short illness. Gary was the son of Geraldine Hubbell Dahl and Albert Vossler Dahl and was born in... — Updated 1/28/2016 Full story
Betty Eugene Smith
Betty Eugene Smith, 93, of Medical Lake, Wash., passed away Jan. 21, 2016 in Spokane. She was born June 7, 1922 in Larned, Kan. where she lived and went to school. She enlisted in... — Updated 1/28/2016 Full story
LOOKING BACK WITH THE CHENEY HISTORICAL MUSEUM
One hundred years ago on Feb. 2, 1916, Monroe Hall, a women's dormitory at Cheney Normal School (now Eastern Washington University) was formally dedicated. It was named for Mrs.... — Updated 1/28/2016
Looking Back
10 Years Ago Feb. 2, 2006 Medical Lake residents were being asked to approve a renewal of an existing three-year maintenance and operations levy that charged property owners $1.85 per $1,000 in assessed home valuation. The Cheney... — Updated 1/28/2016
What's Happening On The West Plains
City of Cheney • Jan. 29, Baby Play and Learn Storytime (ages 0 – 18 months), community library, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. • Feb. 3, American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, American Legion Post 72, 116 College Ave., 6 p.m.... — Updated 1/28/2016
What are Cruz, Trump supporters thinking?
Following the Paris and San Bernardino brutal terrorist attacks, reported to be inspired, if not executed, by the Islamic state (ISIS), polls showed that the ISIS threat was uppermost in people’s minds — and understandably so.... — Updated 1/28/2016
The man who drowned democracy with 'sewer money'
This week marked the anniversary of the Citizens United decision, which exposed American democracy to increasing domination by the country’s very richest and most reactionary figures -modern heirs to those “malefactors of... — Updated 1/28/2016
McMorris Rodgers questioned on healthcare stance
Sixty times and getting ready for number 61. Republicans have voted 60 times to repeal the law that allows healthcare for all. Cathy McMorris Rodgers stated, in a recent public meeting in Waitsburg, that people should be reflected... — Updated 1/28/2016
The EPA has yet another 'Oops we did it again' moment
It’s been interesting to follow the water crisis in Flint, Mich. and see where efforts to save a buck have turned to passing the buck. That city of some 100,000 has horrible... — Updated 1/28/2016
Despite issues, charter schools need room to work
Most mid-biennial sessions in Olympia don’t end up producing much in the way of substantial, earth-shattering legislation. But thanks to a pair of Washington State Supreme Court decisions, this year’s January – March... — Updated 1/28/2016
Coffee is on at E-lix-ir Espresso
A patch of ground that sat for years with a vacant building and grass growing under it has been perked up - literally. E-lix-ir Espresso, located at 10427 Aero Road south of... — Updated 1/28/2016
Anayas open Spartan Personal Training and Nutrition
From fragrances to fitness, the former Chet's Flowers location at 1319 First St. in Cheney is now home to Spartan Personal Training and Nutrition. Brothers Diego and Jorge Anaya ope... — Updated 1/28/2016
Eastern announces 2015-16 fall quarter dean's list
Eastern Washington University recently named the following Airway Heights, Cheney, Medical Lake and Spangle students to the fall quarter dean’s list for the 2015-16 academic year: Airway Heights — Teela Avalos, Jared Costilla,... — Updated 1/28/2016
MLHS students to perform for All-State music festival
Thirteen students from Medical Lake High School's music program - nine in the band and four in choir - are preparing for the 43rd annual Washington Music Educators Association's (WM... — Updated 1/28/2016
Cyber Patriots gear up for state competition
The Cheney High Cyber Patriots Club continues to build on their success from last year. The club recently completed the second qualification round of competition on Dec. 5 where one team finished 72nd in the nation and another... — Updated 1/28/2016
Jorgenson steps down from Medical Lake City Council
Long-time community organizer and City Councilman Howard Jorgenson tendered his resignation at the Jan. 19 Medical Lake City Council meeting. Jorgenson is experiencing health issues, has been absent from meetings the past several... — Updated 1/28/2016
Airway Heights council hears STA vote appeal
Airway Heights City Council members heard a request for supporting mass transit at their Jan. 25 study session from a different source — one of their West Plains neighbors. Cheney Mayor Tom Trulove addressed the council about a... — Updated 1/28/2016
Basketball and baked goods
Cheney High senior basketball player Ty Graham shows off a plate of brownies during the Cheney Boys Basketball Association's Live Dessert and Silent Auction fundraiser, Jan. 23.... — Updated 1/28/2016
McMorris Rodgers fields comments
Congressional 5th District Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers likes to refer to her town-hall-style meetings as "Conversations with Cathy." They're aptly named, as anyone who attended the... — Updated 1/28/2016