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It’s not quite three weeks into the new year, and already 2019 is shaping up to be a busy time for Cheney’s fire department. Cheney Fire Chief Tom Jenkins said department personnel have already responded to four fires — including a fire on...

Cheney’s City Council approved a fourth change order to the city’s Well 3 drilling project at its Jan. 8 meeting — a change that officials believe while increasing the cost of drilling a new well will actually decrease the project’s overall...

The Cheney City Council will hold a public hearing on ordinance X-58, “Development Moratorium South of Alki Street,” at it’s regular meeting next Tuesday, Jan. 22. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 606 2nd St....

City of Cheney officials are looking for two individuals willing to step into leadership positions on a pair of local governing boards left vacant by recent resignations. City Council Position 2 is now open due to the resignation of long-time...

Cheney’s boys wrestling team is slowly readying itself for the league championship, collecting a 54-21 win over Pullman Jan. 9 and ranking fifth as a team Jan. 12 at Ellensburg’s Ray Westberg Invitational. Head coach Jason Connor said the team...

Over the weekend, scientists in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics released a study examining the “health-related quality of life” of teens who had suffered concussions or bone fractures while participating in sports. The results indicated...

The Medical Lake boys varsity basketball crew came away empty handed on Saturday in non-league play after losing 80-62 to the rival Cheney Blackhawks at their annual Spirit Game competition, held this year at Eastern Washington University's Reese...

Cheney High School’s inexperienced gymnastics team fought hard at University High School on Jan. 10 but couldn’t quite measure up to Spokane’s larger schools, coming in fourth place in the tournament with 108.350 points. The Lady Blackhawks...

The Medical Lake Cardinal girls brought home a 64-58 victory from the annual Spirit Game competition in non-league play against the Cheney Blackhawks in a tough game before a roaring crowd at Eastern Washington Universities Reese Court on Saturday....

Eastern Washington University has completed its 12-game football schedule in 2019 with the addition of a road game at Idaho on Sept. 21 and a non-conference home game vs. Lindenwood on Sept. 7. The schedule was announced Friday (Jan. 11) by Eastern...

While many eyes are on trade talks between our country and China, America’s port leaders are positioning their seaports to compete for increasing volumes of container traffic. After container shipments surged in November — primarily from...

Democrats are sometimes faulted for not having a positive policy message — just anti-Trumpism. But how can one discern whether that’s true when reliable mainstream news is so dominated by President Trump’s bizarre, dishonest, vindictive and...

We Americans like to think of ourselves as problem solvers of a sort. If something is wrong, or needs fixing, we feel we can get to the heart of the matter and figure out a solution that is best addressed to solve it. There is a problem with...

Cheney Hawks Little Guys Wrestling Club just concluded their first-ever, two-weekend Christmas Tree recycling fundraiser, which has been deemed a great success. This would not have been possible without the generous support from our neighbors in...

I don’t see any major crisis on our southern border with Mexico. In my strongest opinion, I  see the crisis itself, as  D.J. Trump.  People who are a danger to themselves or to others are in need of psychiatric intervention and possibly being...

It looks as if the current government shutdown will set a new record with no end in sight. President Trump has avowed that he will not end the standoff unless there is funding for his wall. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is just as adamant that there...

The Cheney School Board took care of several housekeeping measures at its Jan. 9 meeting, honoring its former president and hearing the first reading of a significant transportation policy revision. The board kicked off the meeting by presenting a...

Cheney High School has released its list of students of the month for fall quarter 2018. Students of the month for October were Abigail Scott, Camber Moad, Hannelore Hammel, Tatiana Balakirev, Aiden Hatcher, Charles Johnson, Chasen Letellier, Ryan...

Free women’s self-defense class offered on Jan. 26 Cheney High School’s Future Business Leaders of America Club will be partnering with West Plains Karate to host a free women’s self-defense class. The event will be hosted on Jan. 26 at... Full story

A firefighter enters a burning building in Cheney from the second...

One hundred twenty-five years ago in 1894, Cheney population was 1,000. Learn more about our area’s history at w...

10 Years Ago Jan. 29, 2009 The Cheney City Council voted to demolish the Wren Pierson Community Center when cracked support beams in the multipurpose room raised safety concerns. Crews from all over the region responded to an overturned semi-truck...

Cheney Congregational Church Our worship service on Sunday at 10 a.m. is open to everyone. This week’s sermon by pastor David Krueger-Duncan is a continuation of the series on “Taking Noah Seriously.” Following the service everyone is invited...

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