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Airway Heights residents were alarmed over the weekend when the city’s Public Works Department announced that one of two interties with Spokane was to be shut down for relocation and asked all residents to begin conserving water immediately. That...

Representatives from several levels of the United States Air Force had little to say last week in response to an Airway Heights letter demanding nearly $47 million in damages because of the 2017 contamination of its water supply. Fairchild...

Cheney crews are working to alleviate several cases of brown, stinky water emerging from residents water faucets. Public Works Director Todd Ableman told the City Council at its May 14 meeting they received 11 calls Tuesday morning from residents...

The big topic of the evening at the Medical Lake City Council meeting on May 7 was approval of a pre-annexation agreement between the city and Spokane Fire District 3. The city and the district will be asking voters to approve the annexation of the...

Airway Heights Fire Department Emergency Medical Services 127 Fire 12 Total 139 Cheney Fire Department Structure fire 3 Emergency medical service 91 Extrication rescue 1 Dispatched/canceled en route 5 Wrong address/no emergency 1 System operation...

For Cheney High School softball head coach Gary Blake — and many of his spring sports counterparts — “prom” is a four-letter word. The annual spring social function creates a myriad of distractions in most teenagers minds, and in Blake’s...

As of press time, Spokane County Sheriff’s deputies were attempting to locate 69-year-old Gregory D. Thompson, last seen Monday, May 13, at 7 p.m., according to a press release. Sheriff’s deputies responded to a missing person call in Medical...

This summer marks the 50th anniversary of humankinds first walk on the Moon, which you must admit is an interesting way to start out a sports column. I say that because it’s an event I have memories of when it happened — how old I was (9) and...

The Cheney High School boys soccer season came to an end on May 11 when the Grandview Greyhounds eliminated the Blackhawks 4-1 in a district crossover match. An easy win in the Great Northern League championship match against Clarkston at Eastern...

After finishing fourth in the Great Northern League, the Cheney High School boys tennis team headed to Washington State University for districts May 10-11, winning some and losing some against West Valley and Pullman. “The team gave great efforts...

An inescapable news topic in recent weeks has been Georgia’s new legislation governing abortion, signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp last week and sparking outrage and debate across the country. The much-buzzed-about “heartbeat bill,” HB 481,...

Imagine what it feels like to lose. Multiply that several times over. How tempting is it to throw up your hands in defeat and get really mad about it? When I was in junior high I went to a small school that wouldn’t be able to field a girls...

The Spokane County Library District is seeking levy restoration for maintenance and operations of its 11 libraries to keep services at existing levels throughout Spokane County, increase digital materials and replace outdated building heating and...

It was an unusual start to a school board meeting as Cheney district officials, employees and families gathered in the Cheney Middle School cafeteria on May 8 for the district’s Employee Recognition Night. Several teachers were nominated for...

Cheney High School announced on Thursday, May 9, that it has ­­­entered the running for a $100,000 instrument grant from award-winning musician Barry Manilow. Manilow and his foundation, the Manilow Music Project, are conducting a nationwide...

Eastern Washington University’s Board of Trustees (BOT) is announcing the creation of a task force to conduct a comprehensive study of the football stadium renovation project. Appointed by Board Chair Uriel Iñiguez, the task force is composed of...

Bees and flowers talk of the town on May 22 “Flowers that make bees dance” is the subject of master beekeeper Jim Miller’s presentation at Cheney Congregational Church for their fourth Wednesday series “Things I Learned Somewhere.” Jim... Full story

10 Years Ago May 14, 2009 After one year as Medical Lake’s code enforcement officer, Don Mayfield announced his resignation at the May 5 City Council meeting, saying he’d accepted a position with another organization. The Cheney High School...

Cheney Congregational Church Everyone is invited to join the Sunday morning worship service at 10 a.m. Pastor David Krueger-Duncan will deliver the sermon. Coffee and refreshments will be served in the fellowship hall following the service. The... Full story

Aug. 21, 1930 – May 2, 2019 On the evening of May 2, Heaven received another angel, Mary Lee Eberly. Just a short four weeks to the day after her husband’s passing. At age 18, Mary married Don Eberly and led a wonderful life with him by her... Full story

CHENEY May 6 Police confiscated a vaping device on the 500 block of North 5th Street. Police assisted the Cheney Fire Department on the 800 block of West 1st Street with a welfare check that required entry into a residence because of circumstances...

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