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The last time creation of a Spokane County port district was floated to area voters, it was trounced 4 to 1 at the ballot box. That was back in the early 1980s. Area officials are again hoping to put a measure before voters to create a special...

City streets in Airway Heights could see some improvement if a Transportation Benefit District is approved by the City Council. The first of two public hearings was held at the Monday, March 4, City Council meeting where public works director Kelly...

Players from the Cheney Parks and Recreation Department’s 4-Rec Youth Sports League took part in an exhibition at halftime of last Saturday’s Eastern Washington University men’s basketball game...

When the railroading season really kicks into high gear later this month the Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad will be roaring to go. A lot of work during the time when train traffic is slower will...

Residents in Medical Lake will soon have the chance to provide insight into what direction they want the city to grow. The Planning Commission, at its Thursday, Feb. 28 meeting, discussed preliminary plans to send out a survey to city residents...

Nine-year-old Brooklyn Showalter and 11-year-old sister Josie brought in the area’s first buttercup to the Cheney Free Press last Friday, earning $5 as the first girls....

Fairchild Air Force Base officials announced Monday that the popular open house and air show Skyfest 2013, scheduled for May 18-19, has been canceled because of lack of funding due to the federal sequestration. Following sequestration budget cuts, U....

Airway Heights will be able to maintain and repair the city’s sewer and stormwater systems on its own following a fairly quick Tuesday, Feb. 19 City Council meeting. The City Council approved the purchase of a 1996 International Vactor truck for...

The Cheney School Board approved changes to its selection and adoption of instructional materials policy, and adopted a new policy centering on how to handle child custody issues at their regular meeting, Wednesday, Feb. 27, held at Betz Elementary...

Students at Hallett Elementary received some golf lessons taught by staff members at the Fairways Golf Course. Robert Selland, left, founded the non-profit Gift of Golf organization to create...

Updates regarding the Legislature’s ability to fully comply with the McCleary decision were presented to the public at the Medical Lake School Board meeting Tuesday, Feb. 26. Superintendent Dr. Pam Veltri said high concern was being placed on an...

Eastern Washington University senior Susanna Kang has been named Innovator of the Year by Alpha Kappa Psi (AKPsi), a professional co-ed business fraternity dedicated to developing future business...

So far the consensus among Cheney elementary school students is that when it comes to new foods, raw garbanzo beans ain’t making it. At least that’s the results of a taste testing program school...

On Saturday, Feb. 9, several Medical Lake High School music students shared their talent at the Northeast region’s solo/ensemble competition at East Valley High School. Stephanie Burris won in the...

Are our schools better off in the hands of local residents, or a non-profit group directed by the state? Senate Bill 5329, currently under consideration, is among the education-related proposals in the Legislature. State senators of both parties...

I don’t have any special beefs or concerns to write about this week. At least nothing I want to mentally exhaust myself over that is. The sequester is in place, like it or not, and we are awaiting the affects. It was a dumb idea, one that while sig...

It is clear how unhealthy children are today. I am a mom of three kids in first, fourth and fifth grade. I have studied healthy options for my own childrens’ needs, health and educational needs and so on, as well as the needs of children worldwide....

Where is the Occupy movement now that the depravity of the super rich is on full display? The suddenly increased national debt is primarily the result of a deep recession caused by the top bankers and hedge fund hustlers of Wall Street, saved from...

At 9 a.m. on the the last Monday of February, 18 orderly kindergarten children from Betz Elementary School filed into Cheney Dental Clinic managed by Dr. Andrew Martinssen. The children marched...

10 Years Ago March 13, 2003 Faced with the likelihood of finding parking for a projected 9,000 students by 2010, Eastern Washington University announced it was beginning to study moving towards a combined public transportation and parking lot...

The intangibles fans from Eastern Washington University and the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision witnessed the last three years from wide receiver Brandon Kaufman, scouts in the National...

The resiliency of the Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team got a stern test last week - and they responded. Following a depressing last-second 67-66 loss Thursday night to Northern Colorado in Greeley, the Eagles recovered for a...

The possibility of Eastern Washington University returning to the Big Sky Conference men’s basketball tournament next week has likely slipped through their hands. A pair of home court losses –...

It’s been 70 races since Carl Edwards last got to do his accustomed backflip to celebrate a NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car victory. But the 33-year-old Missouri native still didn’t miss a beat as he hopped out of his Subway-sponsored Ford Fusion in...

The Cheney High School girls bowling team won the Girls Division state championship at the Washington State Bowling Proprietors Association tournament Feb. 16-17 at Acme Bowl in Tukwila. The...