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By CARA LORELLO Staff Reporter The streets are popping open around Medical Lake thanks to a series of deep freezes, rain, snow and periods of dryness this winter season. And frankly, there isn't much city officials can do to help the situation until...

By JOHN McCALLUM Editor New Fairways Golf Course owner Buster Heitman decided a couple months ago that the best way to protect his investments was to invest in something else. Heitman and his wife Laura recently formed West Terrace Golf, LLC, to...

By JOHN McCALLUM Editor The Cheney Planning Commission gave its final, official approval at its Feb. 12 meeting to the construction of a new self-storage facility on Andrus Road between First Street and Cheney-Spokane Road. Owned by Northwest...

By NEIL PIERSON Staff Reporter Eastern Washington University moved another step closer to selling its Spokane Higher Education Center (SHEC), something that will impact about 3,500 students each quarter. Last Friday, the university's board of...

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By MIKE HUFFMAN Staff Reporter The Cheney Lady Hawks state tournament hopes are still alive, but this week's games will determine whether they will pack for Tacoma as a No. 2 seed or hang up their high-tops for the year. In order for a chance to play... Full story

By NEIL PIERSON Staff Reporter When a team's emotions go through a series of peaks and valleys, the final valley is always the toughest one to take. Such was the case for the Medical Lake girls basketball team, which saw its roller coaster season...

Principal's lax attitude undermines parents' efforts In response to last week's front-page article “Cheney students define dance standards,” I am very concerned that Cheney High School principal Tom Gresch is unwilling to make a real stand on...

I'm not sure when, exactly, I started to loathe Oscar night. I'm positive it was somewhere in the ‘90s when Billy Crystal or Whoopi Goldberg would host. They, along with Robin Williams, form an unholy trinity of “comedy” that, sometime... Full story

In Our Opinion For an east-sider, the plans currently floating around to save the Seattle SuperSonics and to bring a NASCAR track to Washington state bring on stomach cramps. Still smarting from the defection of the Seahawks from Cheney in summertime...

Two Cheney residents are included on the dean's list for the 2006-07 fall semester at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho. They are Ariel Schoenhuth and Sabrina Smith. To be eligible for the academic honor, a student must earn a minimum... Full story

Three students from the Cheney area have been named to the dean's list at the University of Washington for autumn quarter. To qualify for the dean's list, a student must have completed at least 12 credits and have a grade-point average of at least...

By NEIL PIERSON Staff Reporter Energy is one thing elementary school kids have an abundance of, and Betz Elementary put it to good use last Thursday. This was the ninth year Betz has joined in with Jump Rope for Heart, a fundraiser started by the...

By CARA LORELLO Staff Reporter A new technology feature has just been introduced at Eastern Washington University's JFK Library and, ironically, it involves reading, but not books—technically speaking. It just so happens the library is “testing...

Joe. W. Chatburn, 91, cherished husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend passed away peacefully at home in Cheney on Feb. 15. Joe was born in Albion, Idaho, on Sept. 12, 1915, one of seven children, to John and Zella Chatburn. He marri...

Pat and Ron McKinley of Cheney will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at a March 17 open house at Spokane County Fire District 3 Station, located at 10 S. Presley St. in Cheney, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The couple married on March 17, 1957, in... Full story

Community March 27 – 7 p.m. Friends of the Cheney Community Library Book Discussion group meets at the library to review Carson McCullers' book, “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.” Jean Bruntlett will lead discussion. Call 235-4490 for more informa...

by Kathy Brainard Jim Carrey gets to show off his versatility by playing two dramatic roles in his new suspense film, “The Number 23.” Carrey plays Walter Sparrow, a loving husband and father who works for an animal control agency. He also plays...

Scoutmaster Curt White will receive the Boy Scouts of America Silver Beaver Award in Seattle on March 13, the highest award presented by a local council. White, who is the son of Ray and Marge White of Silver Lake and a graduate of Medical Lake High...

Emmanuel Lutheran Church “Who are Lutherans?” Have you ever wondered? Lutherans come from somewhere and would like to be everywhere. Lutherans originated as people who were involved with church reform in Scandinavia and Germany. However, they...

By LUELLA DOW Contributor Through the sponsorship and invitation from Artist's Cafe and lst Street International Market, Brother Rommel from the Philippines visited Cheney this past weekend. He spoke several times at St. Rose of Lima Church, held a h...

Two basketball shooting clinics offered by Higher Hoops will take place at Cheney Middle School, for boys and girls in grades 4-9. Higher Hoops, a non-profit basketball organization based in Spokane, will offer its first clinic on March 3-4 and the... Full story

The girls from Mountain View Gymnastics in Airway Heights competed in the Palouse Invitational meet at the University of Idaho on Saturday, Feb. 3. Danielle Bauge, Sara Goemmel and Heidi Pitman performed well enough for qualifying scores to their...

By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Editor's note: In last week's edition, Feb. 22, we inadvertently ran last year's story on Ryan Nadeau's performance at the boys' state swimming competition. Below are this year's state results. We apologize for the mix-up....

By CARA LORELLO Staff Reporter Declining water levels are being observed throughout the West Plains, and Spokane County has begun to take notice. Representatives from the county and various state departments and universities came together with over... Full story