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Budget presentations weren’t the only agenda items at Cheney’s City Council’s final meeting in November. They also did a bit of business. The council unanimously adopted the city’s 2018 utility rates and fees — a move that increases power and water rates. Cheney’s residential power customers will see their base rate increase from $14.10 to $16.43, while residential water users’ base rate climbs from $8.26 to $10. The water usage rate increases to $1.40 per 100 cubic feet from $1.05 and $24 per 1,000 cubic feet, up from $18.7...
Timi Allison Williams-Carr was born March 27, 1984, in Seattle, and passed away Dec. 4, 2017, in an automobile collision in Deer Lodge, Mont. at the age of 33. Timi attended Betz Elementary, Cheney Middle School and Cheney High School and remained in Cheney until adulthood. She will always be remembered for her beautiful smile and bright blue eyes; her vivaciousness; and kind and caring heart. Timi is survived by her parents, Tillman Carr and Karen Williams-Carr, brothers,... Full story
StageWest Community Theatre has put another successful production in the books. Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” adapted as a Readers’ Theatre by Tony Palermo, was well received by all who came. StageWest would like to thank the cast and crew who made this production a hit. We would also like to thank Mike Hartman, caterer extraordinaire, for the delicious dinner on Saturday night. He even managed to serve plum pudding as dessert. An extra special thank you to the congregation of Cheney Emmanuel Lutheran Church who all...
Those of us who live east of the Cascades seldom pay a lot of attention to local politics in the suburbs of Seattle. However, the implications of the 2017 senate race in the 45th state legislative district extend to our doorstep. The seat is now in the hands of the Democrats, giving them control of both houses of the state Legislature as well as the governorship. For the past several years, the state senate has been the only buffer between us and the free-spending liberals west of the mountains. Gov. Jay Inslee has announced...
The holiday season brings around the festive and catchy music of the year. Some radio stations dedicate the month of December to playing just Christmas songs and I am truly thankful for that because this is the only time of the year that we can listen to this type of music. So I will just be upfront and honest, my favorite Christmas song is “All I Want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey. You can judge all you want, but you can’t deny that it is super catchy and you can’t help but sing along to it. And there is always...
We are at the end of another year, which is a little bit sudden since it seems like 2017 just started. But it has been another crazy 365 days and there has been some ups and downs throughout the nation, but what about here locally? Overall, we thought it was a good year on the West Plains. The city of Cheney did a good job with repaving the roads in town. The city also hosted the 50th annual Cheney Rodeo, which was a big milestone for the event. It was nice to see the historic Northern Pacific Depot moving forward in getting...
Three Northwest businesses have more than 750 combined customer complaints, prompting the Northwest’s Better Business Bureau Chapter to issue a consumer alert. The complaints go as far back as three years and allege that customers never received products or refunds. Top Businesses with the Most Unanswered Complaints: 1. Valve Corporation: The Bellevue, Wash. business has failed to respond to more than 700 complaints. 2. Fontiene: This Portland, Ore. business has failed to respond to more than 40 complaints, including i...
CHENEY Dec. 4 Child abuse/neglect was reported on the 3400 block of Normal Park Road. An identification was found on the 100 block of F Street. Dec. 5 Robert J.S. Christerson, 30, was arrested on the 2300 block of First Street for fourth-degree assault/domestic violence. Unlawful issuance of a bank check was reported on the zero hundred block of Cheney-Spokane Road. A 14-year-old male and a 15-year-old male were arrested on the 2700 block of First Street for fourth-degree theft/shoplifting. A maroon, Plymouth Sea Breeze was...
Tammy Kay Steele was born Nov. 29, 1968 in Minneapolis, Minn. She grew up in several different cities in North Dakota as her dad advanced his law enforcement career that lead them to Lafayette, La. for the remainder of her childhood. She graduated high school in Carencro, La. and went on to enlist in the U.S. Army in 1988. While on an overseas tour in Korea, she met and married Martin J. Steele of Cheney. Tammy decided against re-enlistment, instead dedicating herself to her... Full story
With family by her side, Vivian Kathleen Carpine (Grimmett), 87, passed away in Spokane on Dec. 2, 2017. Vivian was born in Raymond, Wash. on Jan. 28, 1930 to Felix and Mayna Grimmett. Her early life was spent in Doty, Wash. She graduated from Cheney High School in 1949 and later attended Eastern Washington State College, where she met her future husband, Antonio Dell Carpine. Vivian and Tony married on Aug. 9, 1950, at Nazarene Parsonage in Cheney. Along with raising four chi... Full story
Cheney Fire’s Candy Cane Ride Dec. 16 Santa will join Cheney firefighters in handing out candy canes and holiday cheer on the department’s annual “Candy Cane Ride” taking place Saturday, Dec. 16. The ride begins at 4:30 p.m. at the fire station downtown and winds its way through Cheney, eventually ending at the Safeway store parking lot at approximately 6:45–7:15 p.m. Food donations will also be collected for the Cheney Food Bank. A map with approximate times when the ride will be in specific areas of Cheney is available at t...
All events are free unless posted otherwise. To get your event or meeting in the weekly What’s Happening section, send an email with date, time, location and event to jmac@cheneyfreepress.com. Cheney • Dec. 15, Middle School dance, Westwood Middle School, 6:30 – 8 p.m., $5 admission. • Dec. 16, Cookie Decorating, community library, 3 – 4:30 p.m. • Dec. 19, Seniors Holiday Light Tour, meet at Wren Pierson Building, 3:45 – 8 p.m., $14. • Dec. 21, Kiwanis meeting with guest speaker Kelly Naumann from Hutton Settlement, Ses...
Emmanuel Lutheran Church The congregation of Emmanuel Lutheran Church invites you to worship with us at 10:30 a.m. this Sunday, Dec. 17. You may watch our pastor’s sermons on YouTube at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Cheney. Christian education for older elementary through adults begins at 9 a.m. Emmanuel’s last Advent mid-week 6 p.m. soup supper and 6:45 Holden Evening Prayer worship service concludes Wednesday, Dec. 20. Mark your calendars for Dec. 24 and plan to worship with us at 10:30 a.m. for the Fourth Sunday in Advent and...
1 Years Ago Dec. 13, 2007 Veronica Kline of the Cheney Mat Hawks wrestling club kept batches of pancakes coming to nearly 150 residents who attended the Airway Heights' first-annual "Breakfast with Santa" event at the Airway Heights Community Center. Safety concerns aside, the city of Cheney began to take steps to silence, or at least reduce the blare from train horns within the city limits. Paul Wulff took another leap in his career to become the next head coach for his...
People in the West Plains area have a new opportunity this holiday season thanks to the Airway Heights Baptist Church located at 12322 West Sunset Highway across from Zip's. The church is transforming its building into the streets of Bethlehem on Dec. 22 from 6 – 9 p.m. It is not the typical nativity as it will be indoors and be interactive with hands-on experiences. "This is our first year doing it," Chris Bovey, a pastor at the church, said. "We sent out 5,000 flyers in Airw...
Cheney residents asked to keep streets clear of vehicles to aid in snow plowing City of Cheney officials are warning residents that if you park on the street, your vehicle must be moved if there’s a heavy snowfall this winter. Moving vehicles for plowing speeds up the process to make streets clear and safe for everyone, including school buses and emergency responders. According to the city’s “Snow Removal” ordinance, whenever two or more inches of snow accumulates on city streets, and so long as that snow remains unclear...
The Kalispel Tribe of Indians announced in a Dec. 12 news release that is has established its own electric utility company to service its property in Airway Heights. Kalispel Tribal Utilities (KTU) began officially providing electricity and natural gas to Tribal businesses on Oct. 1, with a signing ceremony taking place Dec. 12 as a “public celebration of the key partnerships between the Tribe, BPA (Bonneville Power Administration), Avista and Inland Power and Light. “The Kalispel Tribe has always relied upon the great riv...
Participants try to win prizes by seeing who can land a paper airplane as close as possible to a small Christmas tree at halfcourt during halftime of the Cheney boys basketball game with West Valley last Friday....
Medical Lake’s Hallet Elementary School has released its October and November “Responsibility” “Can Do” and “Bringing up Grades” award winners. October Kindergarten Danker: Braxtyn Vanscoik, Maesa Chimienti, Talon Barringer. Musselwhite: Mollie Sopu. Williams: Laylah Witherrite, Kaden Eckel, Kole Duclos. Haase: Carter Hobbs, Billy Sabatino. First Grade: Myers: Braylen Wattam, Alexia Mason, Urijah O’Grady. Devine: Jayme Robinson, David Hartman, London Hall. Corielle: Makenzie Stoltz, Ryan Thackeray, Avery Dilley. Coins:...
Finally there appears to be some clarity when it comes to school funding in the future. And the Medical Lake School District seems to have enough of an understanding of things to announce they will float a pair of levies in early 2018. “I think we’ve gotten a good handle on it,” Superintendent Tim Ames said. Enough so that they will test the waters with voters on Feb. 13 with both a replacement educational programs and operations levy, plus a capital levy designed to impro...
The Cheney School District has submitted an application for a mitigated determination of non-significance (MDNS) with the city of Cheney for construction of the Betz Elementary School expansion project. Comments on the project will be accepted at the city until Wednesday, Dec. 20. The project involves construction of a single-story addition to the current facility at 317 N. Seventh St. The addition will include seven new classrooms and supporting features such as storage spaces, restrooms totaling approximately 7,200 square...
Due to miscommunication, a couple items in last week’s story on John Matthews were incorrect. The Cheney Food Bank served 1,200 customers last year and distributed 103,000 pounds of food. Also, Matthews was a bomber navigator in the U.S. Air Force....
The Medical Lake city council got an early start on 2018. At its Dec. 5 meeting they voted to push back the start of business. In an early motion by outgoing Councilwoman and incoming Mayor Shirley Maike, the group unanimously, minus the absent AJ Burton, decided to cancel its Jan. 2 meeting and begin work two weeks later on Jan. 16. With that done, the council rapidly took care of a light agenda and was adjourned in just shy of 25 minutes. Outgoing Mayor John Higgins spoke...
Santa visited Cheney High School for the "Santa Breakfast" this past Saturday, Dec. 9. There were a few kids, such as Eawyn Allen above, that were very specific with their lists for the big guy and what they expected underneath the Christmas tree. During the breakfast, the high school craft fair also took place....
Cheney’s Historic Preservation Commission has approved a special valuation application for the School House Lofts student housing complex — formerly known as the Fisher Building — located at 520 Fourth St. The building, which began service as the city’s high school in 1929 and was placed on the local historic register in 2016, is now eligible for special tax assessments from the county due to historic preservation work completed during its renovation. The commission agreed to a list of qualified rehabilitation expense...
