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The Medical Lake City Council was described as having done nothing to enhance the city or the community at its Tuesday, Feb. 19 meeting. Medical Lake resident and food bank president Bob Kibling spoke at length regarding a lack of support for the...

Growing up in the Bellevue, Wash.-area, former college basketball player Nick Livi took advantage of the opportunities larger metropolitan areas offer regarding youth programs, taking part in sports and activities through the parks and recreation...

The top portions of Eastern Washington University’s new residence hall catch the final rays of daylight Tuesday. The residence hall, scheduled to open this fall, will provide living spaces for 352...

It may not seem like it yet but spring isn’t too far off, and with that in mind the city of Cheney is beginning its process of clearing away trees and vegetation around local power conductors. It’s a practice Cheney has done for years, with work...

Community in Schools volunteer coordinator Jessica Deutsch speaks to a pair of Eastern Washington University students about volunteer opportunities at the fifth annual Workit Conference Feb....

A 33 percent decline in donations plagued the Medical Lake Community Outreach last year, severely limiting its ability to provide help for residents in the city and surrounding areas. “We help people who can’t pay their water bill or are about...

Opening his own private practice has been a dream long in the making for Dr. Michael Reznicek, but that dream is finally a reality. Last week marked the opening of his clinic, Peak Performance psychiatry and counseling, located at 1717 S. Rustle...

Spokane County’s Engineering and Roads Department announced Feb. 13 that seasonal weight restrictions would be implemented on county roads – effective immediately. Roadway surfaces and the structures beneath the surface have become weakened...

In partnership with the IRS, the AARP Free Taxaide service is again open at the Cheney Library. Volunteers are certified with the Internal Revenue Service to assist taxpayers with their taxes. The IRS sponsors the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance...

The Ice Age Floods Institute, Cheney-Spokane Chapter is co-sponsoring a free public lecture with the Eastern Washington University Department of Geology, Thursday, March 7, “Geology of the Cheney-Palouse Falls Fracture Zones,” 7 p.m. in room 137...

The Cheney High School’s FBLA Club (Future Business Leaders of America) completed a very successful 2013 Northeast Regional Winter Conference at the Eastpoint Church in Spokane Valley, Feb. 6. The...

The Cheney Middle School FBLA team competed Feb. 6 in Spokane. Three students competed and qualified for the state competition to be held in Spokane April 26-28. Hannah Spakousky placed third in...

The following students were named to the Medical Lake High School honor roll for fall trimester 2012-13. To qualify, students must earn a GPA of 3.50 or higher. Seniors Sydney E. Ahlf, Tiffany E. Allen, Luke H. Alvarado, Dominique N. Anderson,...

One of the Spokane’s most known and admired figures, Appeals Court Justice the late John Schultheis, once gave some advice to young lawyers in a 1999 Spokesman Review article to: “Spend more time in the raising of your kids.” It’s good...

In his famous novel “1984,” George Orwell warned that it doesn’t take a military boot against your neck to oppress you. Government can do it by using talking points — what Orwell called “newspeak” — to hide truth, distort language and k...

For nearly four years, President Obama refused to admit a foreign-policy “secret” that was widely known here and throughout the world — namely, that the White House, Pentagon and CIA are engaged in ethically questionable and rapidly escalating...

How many people traversing the streets in Cheney have noticed the sign at the abandoned Conoco service station? If you are among the few who have seen it, you might be surprised at the number who...

Margie A. (Buob) Brown Margie A. (Buob) Brown, age 82, was entered into rest Feb. 11, 2013 at House of Hospice in Spokane, Wash. She was born Sept. 9, 1930 on a ranch south of Cheney, Wash. to Howard... Full story

Eighty years ago my mother was in grade school where schoolroom paste was made by mixing a little flour and water together. Memories of that simple glue came back to her when she and I recently stood in my kitchen, mixing two small batches of flour...

The first time Eastern Washington and Southern Utah met on the basketball court in a Big Sky Conference game the Eagles got pushed around – and lost 69-55 in Cedar City. Last Saturday, when pushed,...

The Cheney High School wrestling season is officially over, with three of its team members placing at the Mat Classic XXV Championships in Tacoma Feb. 15-16. Returning to the top, this time in the...

The Cheney High girls’ basketball team came up a couple wins short of advancing in last week’s Great Northern League/District 7 playoffs. The fifth-seeded Lady Hawks opened with an upset of fourth-seeded Colville, but couldn’t find the right...

A quick scan of iconic Norman Rockwell images of grandfathers and grandsons sharing special time includes traditions like fishing, ice-skating, raking leaves and just plain relaxing. Surely there are many more. The classic painter of traditional...

A turnaround keyed by some solid defensive play in the final 10 minutes earned the Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team both some redemption and a 78-70 Big Sky Conference victory over Southern Utah last Saturday night in Cedar...

Freshman Scott Nadeau was the only Cheney High swimmer to reach the event finals at last weekend’s boys’ state swimming meet at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. Nadeau reached the consolation B finals in the 200-yard individual...