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The Airway Heights Police Department engaged in a high-speed vehicle pursuit on Oct. 3, chasing a suspect in multiple stolen vehicles all over the city before apprehending him along Highway 2. The pursuit began on South Lawson Street when...

The planned visit of the Moving Wall Vietnam War tribute next June will have the blessing and backing of the city of Medical Lake. Just how that happens, however, will remain somewhat up in the air following the Oct. 2 meeting of the Medical Lake...

A wayward campfire has been determined the cause of a wildland fire that sprang up quickly last Tuesday in south Cheney, threatening several businesses and scorching almost 30 acres of woodlands before being contained. Cheney Fire Chief Tom Jenkins...

Five injured in SR 902 crash A two-car collision on State Route 902 east of Medical Lake sent five people to the hospital last Friday. According to a Washington State Patrol press memo, a 2014 four-door Honda Accord driven by Eric L. Thompson, 59,...

Just as advertised, Danny Bradbury was everything the Medical Lake football staff thought he would be, and he proved it in a very convincing manner on his home field in Newport’s 50-13 Northeast A League win last Friday night. Newport, coached by...

The Lady Blackhawks varsity soccer team overcame Clarkston 2-1 in a Great Northern League game on Oct. 2, but struggled to find their footing against West Valley Oct. 4. Junior defender and forward Mackenzie Huotari was a standout on the pitch...

The Lady Blackhawks volleyball team had an inconsistent week, losing 3-2 to Clarkston on Oct. 2 after a vicious battle but easily overcoming West Valley on Oct. 4. The team battled into the fifth set in an away Great Northern League match against...

I grew up in a pro-football household. Every Sunday, Monday and Thursday was spoken for, and often the other days were filled with pre- and post-game analyses. The game featured heavily in the background of every holiday gathering and weekend...

(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school, club or facility websites to confirm.) COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY Saturday, Oct. 13, Inland Empire Championships, Lewiston, Idaho, 10:30 a.m. Santa Clara Bronco Invite, Sunnyvale, Calif. COLLEGE...

Medical Lake’s boys and girls cross country teams got the lickin’ they expected last week, but then turned things around to have solid finishes in an important invitational race. “Lakeside did pretty much what I thought, and we did the same...

I have never known Robbi Katherine Anthony by any other name, but that would have not mattered to me. Regardless of what her name is, it only takes one conversation with her to know that she has a beautiful mind. It takes a special kind of someone...

Tis the season. We have four seasons in Eastern Washington: basketball season, dry season, fire season and political season. We are slowly making it through the season for politics. As bad as it seems, it could be worse. We could be in a...

Back in the 1970s, brother and sister pop singing duo Karen and Richard Carpenter had a memorable hit song, “Rainy Days and Mondays.” It seemed to play all the time and lamented that those two times “always get me down.” There’s a...

If you haven’t already seen StageWest’s current production of A.R. Gurney’s “Love Letters,” do yourself a favor and grab some friends to go see it with you this weekend. It’s not a mushy romance, but rather a character study of two...

My name is Pebbles Choe, and I have attended the Medical Lake School District for my entire young school life. And currently I attend Medical Lake High School as a freshman. Last year, while I was attending Medical Lake Middle School, I had the...

From the first time I heard Jessa Lewis ask for support in her run for state senator in the Sixth Legislative District in a talk given in Airway Heights I was almost stunned. I remember thinking, “This woman will succeed at whatever she sets her...

We would like to express our most sincere thanks to several people and organizations for their immediate response and assistance involving the wildfire Tuesday at State Route 904 and Mullinex Road. We were staying in the Peaceful Pines RV Park...

Eastern Washington University has enrolled a record number of first-time freshman for the fall 2018 quarter, and the overall student body headcount and diversity remain strong. The freshman class this year totals 1,758 new students. This not only...

Cheney • Oct 19, Master Gardeners: Cheney Plant Clinic and Information Booth, Cheney library, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. • Oct. 19, Terror Trot 5k/1-mile walk, EWU’s Reese Court, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. • Oct. 20, Leather Crafts: Mystery Braid Bracelet,...

On this day 100 years ago in 1918, over 100 cases of the Spanish Influenza were reported in Spokane County. City schools were closed and Cheney’s movie theater went dark. The Normal School remained open so that students would not carry the...

The addition of four new members to the Medical Lake High School Athletic Hall of Fame brings the number in the group to 53. They will be honored at halftime of the Oct. 12 Cardinal football game against Riverside, and officially inducted during a...

• Saturday, Oct. 13 • St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Medical Lake • Social: 5:30 p.m. • Dinner at 6:30 p.m. with induction ceremony to follow • Cost: $20 per person For additional information on the event contact Medical Lake athletics...

10 Years Ago Oct. 25, 2008 The Cheney City Council considered used cameras to curb downtown vandalism. A city-owned vacant funeral home in Medical Lake required about $13,000 in unexpected asbestos removal. Cheney High School was named a School of...

Coats set for distribution Coats have been collected throughout the Cheney area and now it is time to distribute them. Anyone needing a coat for this winter is invited to come to Sunset Elementary School, 12824 W. 12th in Airway Heights, on...

Cheney Congregational Pastor David Krueger-Duncan will deliver the sermon at 10 a.m. services in the church sanctuary on Sunday, Oct. 14. We are located at 423 N. 6th St. You are invited to attend and then join us in the fellowship hall for coffee...

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