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A Fairchild Air Force Base airman was injured in a collision involving two motorcycles on State Route 902 late Wednesday evening, July 9. According to a Washington State Patrol press release, Ryian D. Dawson, 25, was westbound on a 2003 Yamaha YZF-R1 about three miles south of Medical Lake when he slowed his motorcycle to avoid hitting a deer. Dawson was then struck from behind by a 2006 Honda CBR100RR ridden by Neal D. Troyer, 26, for Medical Lake. Dawson was injured and transported to Sacred Heart Medical Center. Troyer...
CHENEY July 13 Domestic violence/verbal dispute was reported on the 800 block of Cedar Street. A cellphone found at Fish Lake was turned into the Cheney Police Department. July 14 Domestic violence/verbal dispute was reported on the 1300 block of Third Street. A civil dispute was reported on the 1400 block of Gary Street. The dispute was over child custody. Third-degree theft was reported on the 2100 block of First Street. A handbag and beach items were taken from a vehicle. July 15 Second-degree theft was reported on the...
Please don’t vote for Cathy McMorris Rodgers. She lies. She says she’s for equal pay, but she voted against equal pay laws four times. She voted twice against the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and twice against the Paycheck Fairness Act. These laws would have further closed the gender wage gap, rooted out discrimination in pay disparities, and strengthened penalties for that discrimination. At present, women are making only $.77 for each $1 a man makes. She’s working in a privileged system that allows her to make more than...
The Friends of the Cheney Library thanks everyone who came out to buy books in the hot weather on rodeo weekend. The proceeds from the sale are used to buy program supplies, special furnishings and other items used in the Cheney library. We also thank all the generous community members who donated books for us to sell — without your donations there would be no sale. Donations can be made any time the library is open. And a special thanks to members of the following groups for helping us set up the sale: Cheney City staff f...
Change is inevitable, especially when it comes to comic books. Every fan of the medium knows that. Yet many fans still complain and kick their feet in rage when a publisher changes something in their books — particularly when it involves a character. Last week Marvel Comics released an image of Thor the thunder god, one of their oldest and most iconic characters. It featured the classic armor, the blond hair and the god’s hammer Mjolnir. However, the person in the armor was a woman instead of the man that has been around eve...
The Healthy Hunger Free-Kids Act was established in 2010 by the Obama Administration to fund free meals in public schools as well as establish new nutrition standards that would benefit students. Although the act attempts to ensure that students get a balanced diet, many children haven’t embraced the new meal standards. While smaller schools have done well — Cheney has saved around $3,200 a year in their lunch program, according to the Spokesman Review story “Smaller school districts adapting best to new lunch regulations” ...
