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CHENEY Feb. 15 Trespassing was reported on the 2200 block of 1st Street. Third-degree theft was reported on the 1000 block of Betz Road. Tools were taken from a vehicle. Feb. 16 Third-degree malicious mischief/domestic violence... — Updated 2/25/2021

MEDICAL LAKE – After first meeting for 10 minutes in executive session, City Council members voted returned to open session at their Feb. 16 meeting and voted unanimously to name Chad Pritchard to the vacant council Position 7... — Updated 2/25/2021

SPOKANE COUNTY — Library district officials have announced that all libraries in the county will re-open buildings to the public on Monday, March 8. “We are looking forward to opening and assisting library customers in... — Updated 2/25/2021

AIRWAY HEIGHTS — There’s homework aplenty for members of the Airway Heights City Council — even the new ones — following a Feb. 22 study session. In a lengthy 2-hour session, the deliberative board for the city’s... — Updated 2/25/2021

Volleyball’s McClellan nabs honor After leading the Eagles in kills in a pair of wins over Montana, Eastern Washington University volleyball player Maya McClellan has been named the Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the... — Updated 2/25/2021 Full story

CHENEY – The Blackhawks girls swimming program kicked off its return to the pool after over a year away due to the COVID-19 pandemic with a pair of wins in a virtual meet on Saturday, Feb. 20. Swimming in their individual... — Updated 2/25/2021

CHENEY — The Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team completed a month of February they will want to maybe forget with a pair of losses to Montana last week. The Eagles dropped a 65-53 decision Feb. 18 in... — Updated 2/25/2021

CHENEY — With a pair of rallies from 0-2 set deficits, Eastern Washington’s volleyball team posted a sweep of Montana with 3-2 match wins Feb. 21 and 22 at Reese Court. After losing 25-18 and 25-22, to open their Feb. 22... — Updated 2/25/2021

AIRWAY HEIGHTS — Citing the inability to come to an agreement to negotiate a different lease term, Spokane County Raceway operator Craig Smith will step away from the facility leaving both the 2021 season, and the track’s... — Updated 2/25/2021

The Feb. 11 article in the Cheney Free Press entitled “Occupancy, water conservation ordinances head to council,” brings the following question to my mind: How can the city check to see that occupancy rules are being... — Updated 2/25/2021 Full story

The dominant view of China in both Washington and in American public opinion is that the United States faces an increasingly ruthless Chinese leadership, requiring that U.S. policy restrain if not contain China’s malevolent... — Updated 2/25/2021

Monday marked an event I never dreamed I would see in my lifetime. Somewhere in the late morning, the United States crossed the threshold of 500,000 of our fellow American men and women killed by the coronavirus. If you had told... — Updated 2/25/2021

CHENEY – Eastern Washington University has received a $500,000 donation from the McKinstry Charitable Foundation that will help drive faculty and student research at the new Catalyst building on the South Landing of the... — Updated 2/25/2021

CHENEY — Eastern Washington University interim President David May has announced a target date of July 1 for the return of university staff to the Cheney campus. The university has already announced it is planning for the... — Updated 2/25/2021

Cheney Congregational Church Greetings, Cheney friends! Our congregation continues to worship online for the time being. We have live Sunday morning services on Zoom at 10 a.m. followed by a virtual coffee hour. You can request a... — Updated 2/25/2021

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