Bank funds safe
FARMINGTON – Cryptocurrency exchange company FTX has filed for bankruptcy, and its stake in Farmington Bank may be redistributed. In March of 2022, an FTX entity, Alameda... — Updated 12/1/2022
First snowstorm of season hits
CHENEY - The first snow storm of the season moved into the area overnight, bringing several inches of snow and near whiteout conditions. All this more than 20 days before the first... — Updated 12/1/2022
Dow Excavating lights up the night
CHENEY - Wayne Dow, owner of Dow Excavating Inc., is out with his staff as they labor to to place the thousands of feet of lights for the Christmas season. "This is really about... — Updated 12/1/2022
Upside Down
Spokane County Fire District No. 3 responded to a single vehicle crash Monday afternoon on Cheney Spangle Road. The driver was... — Updated 12/1/2022
West Plains Police News
The following incidents were reported by the Cheney police between Nov. 21-27 Nov. 21 Harassment. 1000 Block Betz Rd. Residential burglary. 200 Block S. Cheney-Spangle Rd. Stolen: TV, watches Vehicle Impound. 800 Block Oak St.... — Updated 12/1/2022
Cheney police department requests two new patrol officers and a drone
CHENEY – The 2023 budget proposal included requests for two additional police officers and a flying drone program for the city’s use. The budget proposal was given by police... — Updated 12/1/2022
- Cheney misses bid to host track meet after more than 25 years at EWU
- Unclaimed veterans laid to rest at state veterans cemetery with full honors
- Officer in training cracks case of EWU date-rape rumors
- Spokane sheriff Knezovich to appeal election law violation fine
- Election's Office alarm tripped
- Medical Lake residents continue to object to urban development relocation
- Police successfully deescalate Cheney resident from self-harm
- Permits
- West Plains Police News
- Thanksgiving Garbage Service Updates
- Overturned vehicle on Cheney-Spangle Road.
- Attorney General charges to revoke officer's certification
- Business partners begin new metal forming venture
- Fare thee well
- Council considers redesigning consumer costs for water in 2023
- West Plains Police News
- 2022 early election results
- Shaffer wheels to title
- Headrick finishes with goal in grasp
- Spokane airport dedicates new truck transload facility
- First snow of the year leaves many stranded
- Officer Maria Fell plans to work in Cheney after training program concludes
- Dalton leads McCaslin as county auditor
- Murray headed toward re-election
- McMorris Rodgers leading in every county
- Date rape drugs reported at fraternity
- West Plains Police News
- Pass-free days slated for 2023
- Largent leads Mahnkey in Whitman County
- Rep. Newhouse likely to retain seat
- Nowels ahead of Nelson in sheriff's race
- Conklin trailing Haskell for prosecuting attorney
- Murray headed toward re-election
- Kerns has strong lead in District No. 3 race
- French leading Yates in slim margin for District 5
- Dalton leads McCaslin as county auditor
- McMorris Rodgers leading in every county in district
- First snow of the year leaves many stranded
- Date rape drugs reported at Kappa Sigma fraternity
- Fire marshal Tim Steiner acts as guardian in honor flight
- Electrical rate study is brought before city council
- Levy hearing held at city council meeting
- Cheney sergeant under investigation, on administrative leave since June 2021
- Medical Lake business owner objects to proposed urban growth development changes
- EWU Doctor presents on wetlands preservation
- Council has second hearing on shipping container homes
- Eastern students display early writing and cylinder seals project
- Library in need of new entryway
- Ceremony for the rail-truck transload facility at Spokane airport
- Cheney Construction Updates
- Eric Dooyema
- Jenny Zappone
- Larry Haskell
- Andrew Biviano
- Deanna Crull
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Eastern Sports Briefs
BASKETBALL: Eastern men have 1-2 week Eastern Washington men’s basketball slipped in a win around a pair of losses last week. The Eagles opened with a “home” loss 82-56 to Pac-12 Washington State in the Spokane Veterans... — Updated 12/1/2022
Liberty Lancers recognized
NE2B Coaches of the Year The Northeast 2B football league recognized Liberty Assistant Coach Brian Goodwin, left, and Coach Brian Harrington as Coaches of the Year during a short... — Updated 11/23/2022
State track meet moves to Yakima
A Memorial Day weekend staple in Cheney and at Eastern Washington University for the past quarter century will have a new home in 2023. The Washington Interscholastic Activities... — Updated 11/23/2022
Eastern football closes with win
For Eastern Washington football in 2022 the season began with a win and ended the same way. Scoring 28 consecutive points, Eastern erased an early second quarter 14-7 Northern Colorado lead and went on to defeat the Bears on a... — Updated 11/23/2022
EWU Sports Briefs
BASKETBALL: Eastern women suffer first loss The Eastern Washington women saw one win streak come to an end but began another in a pair of non-conference basketball games last week. In Corvallis, EWU lost its first game of the... — Updated 11/23/2022
ML reps on All-NEA volleyball team
Medical Lake volleyball landed three players on the 2022 all-league team from the Northeast A League. Pictured from left to right are Chiche Okemgbo (2nd team), Ailahni Mae... — Updated 11/23/2022
Headrick's first is a first for ML
In his 13 years as head cross country coach at Medical Lake there have been few things Gene Blankenship’s teams have not been able accomplish. But Reid Headrick checked off one of those boxes Nov. 5 at Sun Willows Golf Course... — Updated 11/17/2022
Big improvement seen for CHS volleyball
The numbers certainly speak for themselves in confirming the improvement Cheney High School volleyball had between 2021 and 2022. The jump helped affirm head coach Heather... — Updated 11/17/2022
Cheney boys shine in Boise XC meet
Officially the high school cross country season ended Nov. 5 in Pasco at the state championship meet. But the sport requires a dedicated training regimen that expends to off-season training and competition. A big group of Cheney... — Updated 11/17/2022
Medical Lake XC All-League teams named
Eight members of Medical Lake’s 2022 cross country teams that finished second in Northeast A League competition and had continued success at regional and state were named to all-league teams the school announced. The selections... — Updated 11/17/2022
- Cheney XC makes big strides at state
- Cheney volleyball season ends
- Idaho blows out Eastern Washington
- Local girls named to All-League teams
- High School Sports Briefs
- Eastern Sports Briefs
- Spangle boys best Raiders on muddy field
- Lancers tell cancer victim she's not alone
- Spangle girls advance at state
- Cheney tops Ike 28-20
- Cardinals XC send two teams to state
- Cheney boys, girls' teams make state
- Parking lot melee ends Homecoming game
- Scotties clobber Cards
- Cheney volleyball earns playoff berth
- EWU Sports Briefs
- High School Sports Briefs
- Two from EWU added to Inland Northwest Sports Hall of Fame
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People Returning to Stores
The good news is, despite higher prices, inflation and safety concerns, more Christmas shoppers are browsing on-line but making in-store purchases. The National Retail Federation... — Updated 12/1/2022
Think of your local news this holiday season
CHENEY – What defines community? The character of a town is surely a collection of things, some of which have to do with entertainment, food, and residents. But I would say that... — Updated 12/1/2022
A Perpetual Now
It has been said that fortune favors the bold, or that the world rewards results, and this might be true, however pedestrian it may sound. In my view, this is an example of a truism; a statement or proposition that is self... — Updated 11/23/2022
Abortion stories built on lies
More than ever, our country is suffering due to moral relativism – the idea that truth itself is relative. This leads to situations where, confronted with the same reality, people can’t agree on what the facts are, let alone... — Updated 11/23/2022
You have plenty to be thankful for this holiday
It seems like every time you open a webpage, turn on the TV or listen to the radio, you’re bombarded with negativity. We’re on the verge of nuclear war. The recession is upon... — Updated 11/23/2022
To Covet the Past: A Post-Election Epistle to the Contemplative
“Never has our future been more unpredictable, never have we depended so much on political forces that cannot be trusted to follow the rules of common sense and self-interest – forces that look like sheer insanity, if judged... — Updated 11/17/2022
Don't focus on carbon
Forest health, climate change, and a plan that got almost no input before being announced is at the heart of the “carbon project” announced by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources last week. The project,... — Updated 11/17/2022
Letters to the Editor
Give President Joe Biden some credit for mid-term election Democratic successes when most everyone, including the media, predicted otherwise. Instead of focusing on himself, he quietly avoided states where he’s unpopular and... — Updated 11/17/2022
On The Moral Advantages of a Free Press Being Necessary For the Survival of a Free People
It it not enough for a mode of disseminating information to be free from governmental oversight, or to be nearly completely unfettered by law; it must be inspired, if not wholly instructed by and reliant upon individuals of some... — Updated 11/10/2022
Remember veterans with more than flag-lowering
Lowering our flags to half-staff is a solemn act that recognizes our fallen heroes, whether they be men and women in our armed forces or police officers killed in the line of duty.... — Updated 11/10/2022
Winter Bazaar
Cheney Holiday Extravaganza Craft Fair Dec. 3, 10a.m. to 4p.m. Cheney High School’s annual holiday craft fair will be held at Cheney High School, 460 N 6th St. The event will include hosting over 110 vendor booths, pictures... — Updated 12/1/2022
Operation Santa
The season of giving is here, and the Postal Service is putting out the call for kind-hearted, generous people across the country to sign up to adopt letters written to Santa. Those interested in adopting letters can go... — Updated 12/1/2022
Cheney PD chaplain reflects on his time with the department
CHENEY – Chaplain David Flowerdew tells us about serving his community as a chaplain with the Cheney police department. “I’ve been doing this since about 2010 for Cheney PD.... — Updated 12/1/2022
Churches
Emmanuel Lutheran Church December 1, 2022 All are welcome to worship at Emmanuel Lutheran Church this Sunday, December 4, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. Advent mid-week services are held on Wednesdays at noon through Dec. 21. Sunday services... — Updated 12/1/2022
Rum by Prescription?
Though the end of the prohibition era wouldn’t come until the end of 1933 with the ratification of the 21st Amendment, liquor prescriptions were implemented throughout the country. A Cheney Free Press article details how, with... — Updated 12/1/2022
Dow excavating staff prepare Christmas lighting decorations
CHENEY - Wayne Dow, owner of Dow Excavating Inc., is out with his staff as they labor to to place the thousands of feet of lights for the Christmas season. "This is really about... — Updated 11/25/2022
Macy Rains places 9th overall in the state
On Wednesday two teams competed in the State Potato Evaluation CDE. Each of the 10 members competed in Oral Reasons, Blemishes, Seed Classes, and Grading. Team 1 scored... — Updated 11/23/2022
Churches
Emmanuel Lutheran Church Emmanuel Lutheran Church invites you to worship with us this Sunday, November 27 at 10:30 a.m. for the First Sunday of Advent. Coffee hour follows the worship service. Free Community Pantry notice: Due to... — Updated 11/23/2022
Holiday hoopla funding approved by city council
This event is a kick off event for the season. The start is at the Cheney library on December 2nd at 5:30-6:30. We will have letters to the care center, storybook reading, tree lighting, free hot cocoa, a proclamation from the... — Updated 11/23/2022
The Cheney Free Press Moves its offices
This week, in 1924, the Cheney Free Press moved its press and offices to the Masonic temple in the heart of town. “After the move is completed,” the editor wrote, “the Free Press will have without doubt, the best newspaper... — Updated 11/23/2022
- The Cheney Hotel reopens after extensive renovations
- American Legion auxiliary is hosting veterans dinner
- Turkey Bingo in Sprague
- Churches
- Best of the west awards
- This Week in history
- Childhood memories
- THE BITTERSWEET SEASON
- Gardening by Osmosis
- This Week in history
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- Two elves and a neko-kabuki cat
Richard Alan Reid
Rich was born on Apr. 2, 1965 at Clark Air Force Base in Luzon, Philippines to Hal and Betty Reid. On Oct. 24, 2022, he left this earthly planet to pursue his greatest adventure... — Updated 11/23/2022
Anne Marie Habegger
Anne Marie Habegger of Cheney, Wash., born Apr. 20, 1931, passed away on Oct. 27, 2022 after a brief hospitalization. Anne Marie was born and raised in Illinois and graduated from... — Updated 11/17/2022
Jeffrey McClure
There will be a memorial service for Jeffery McClure, Nov. 19, at 11:00 AM at Cheney Funeral Home. Cheney School District and other friends are welcome. Reception... — Updated 11/17/2022
Vertie Brown Jr.
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Vertie Brown Jr. at age 85, our beloved father, and beloved husband to his devoted wife, Barbara Sue Brown. He succumbed to a... — Updated 11/10/2022
Elaina Marie Tibbetts
Oct. 15, 1963 – Oct. 30, 2022 Elaina Marie Tibbetts was born on Oct. 15, 1963 at Fairchild A.F.B. to Nathaniel and Nora Tibbetts. She departed this earth on Oct. 30, 2022... — Updated 11/10/2022
Henry "Daryl" Franz
Daryl, lifelong resident of Cheney passed away at the age of 83. Daryl was born at Sacred Heart Hospital on Nov. 22, 1938, to his parents Henry Ivan Franz and Alta Jesse Corley. He... — Updated 11/10/2022
Joanne Craner (Boyes Charlton)
Beloved wife, sister, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Joanne Craner, 87, passed peacefully on Oct. 16, 2022. Born in Bowdon, N. D.; Joanne moved a few times before... — Updated 11/3/2022
Henry "Daryl" Franz
Daryl, lifelong resident of Cheney passed away at the age of 83. Daryl was born at Sacred Heart Hospital on Nov. 22, 1938, to his parents Henry Ivan Franz and Alta Jesse Corley. He... — Updated 11/3/2022
Gordys J. Robinson
Gordys J. Robinson, age 91, of Cheney, Wash. (where she lived with her daughter Diane and son-in-law Paul Stevens), loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed... — Updated 11/3/2022
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