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Cheney firefighters were busy Feb. 4 with a pair of incidents that each had different outcomes because of one device — sprinklers. According to a department report, firefighters responded to an apartment fire at Eagle Point Apartments on the 1000...

There are several varieties of plants and flowers that are good for native and honey bees, but the best by far are sunflowers, Sarah Red-Laird of the non-profit “The Bee Girl” said. In a recent study, most bee-friendly flora attracted about...

Cheney residents might notice something different in a couple weeks at the corner of 1st and I streets just south of downtown. Something will be missing — but its removal shouldn’t go unnoticed. Historic Preservation Commission administrative...

When is it appropriate for an elected official to skip their duties? That was a point of discussion at the Medical Lake City Council’s regular meeting Tuesday, Feb. 5, after one councilman chose to skip the meeting to instead watch the State of...

(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school, club or facility websites to confirm.) College Basketball Men Saturday, Feb. 16, EWU hosts University of Northern Colorado, 2:05 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, EWU hosts University of Idaho, 4:14 p.m....

Thanks to the record-setting snowfall sweeping across Washington this month, regional wrestling tournaments have been cancelled statewide, making this year’s Mat Classic XXXI at the Tacoma Dome a crowded playing field. The Washington...

Thanks to the record-setting snowfall sweeping across Washington this month, regional wrestling tournaments have been cancelled statewide, making this year’s Mat Classic XXXI at the Tacoma Dome a crowded playing field. The Washington...

By SHANNEN TALBOT Staff Reporter The Cheney boys wrestling team delivered at districts with a vengeance, taking first place in the Great Northern League with 260.5 points and smashing the competition by more than 75 points. East Valley followed...

America’s drift away from our market-based economic system is perplexing. Equally, mystifying is the new push to replace entrepreneurs with government bureaucrats in planning and controlling services and products offered to us — the consumers....

Along with millions of other Americans, I watched last week’s State of the Union Address. I’m not sure what I was expecting, but that wasn’t it. The President was uncharacteristically subdued. He didn’t pick any fights nor call anyone...

I have a friend who can cuss up a storm. Talk about making sailors blush — his blue language could peel paint on a battleship. In fact, my friend drops f-bombs so much, it’s more like he’s adopted the word as an adverb or adjective...

I am deeply discouraged by the news regarding several county sheriffs and county commissioners, among others, arbitrarily deciding that Initiative 1639 is unconstitutional therefore they are not upholding it as a law. Are these same individuals,...

The Cheney School District did not present attendance boundary recommendations to the school board at their Feb. 13 meeting as originally planned, school officials said Tuesday. Instead, they will be working to revise the current recommendations...

CHENEY Feb. 5 A 17-year-old male was arrested for minor in possession of alcohol at Cheney High School. Feb. 6 James B. Copeland, 40, was arrested on charges of alleged unlawful issuance of a bank check in relation to an incident that took place on...

10 Years Ago Feb. 19, 2009 The National Collegiate Athletic Association slapped Eastern Washington University’s football team with several sanctions for violating participation rules regarding academically non-qualified and ineligible students....

StageWest hosts tryouts for ‘Savannah Sipping Society’ StageWest Community Theatre is holding open auditions for the upcoming spring play, “The Savannah Sipping Society,” written by Jessie Jones, Nicolas Hope and Jamie Wooten and directed...

Cheney Congregational Church Everyone is invited to join our Sunday morning worship service at 10 a.m. On Sunday, Feb. 17, pastor David Krueger-Duncan’s sermon will be “The Triumph of Adam & Eve Sisyphus: Are We Destroying Our Planet?” Plan...

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