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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

 
 By PAUL DELANEY    Sports

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

 
 By John McCallum    Sports

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

 
 By JOE CONASON    Opinion

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

 
 By PAUL DELANEY    Opinion

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

 
 By PAUL DELANEY    News

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

 
 By PAUL DELANEY    News

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

 
 By AL STOVER    Education

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

 
 By AL STOVER    Education

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

 
 By AL STOVER    Front Page

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

 

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