Snow storm impact: City plowing, police and closures
CHENEY – Full city plow underway, with eight plows and several employees on the ground working to clear the roadways and sidewalks. Todd Ableman, chair of city planning, said "We... — Updated 11/30/2022
Cheney misses bid to host track meet after more than 25 years at EWU
CHENEY – The annual track meet, usually held at EWU, will be moved to Yakima for 2023-24 cycle. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) submitted a request for a proposal to hold the meet to sports... — Updated 11/25/2022
Unclaimed veterans laid to rest at state veterans cemetery with full honors
CHENEY – The remains of veterans who served in armed conflicts from the Spanish American to the Vietnam war were interred at the state veterans cemetery this week. This interment... — Updated 11/23/2022
Officer in training cracks case of EWU date-rape rumors
CHENEY – The date-rape drug rumors circulating EWU since October are a hoax. Officer Maria Fell of the Cheney PD filed for a warrant to obtain user information from the anonymous app YikYak. “The users who originally made the... — Updated 11/25/2022
Spokane sheriff Knezovich to appeal election law violation fine
SPOKANE – Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich plans to appeal a state Public Disclosure Commission ruling last week that he violated laws prohibiting the use of a public office for indirect lobbying and electioneering. Knezovich was fined... — Updated 11/23/2022
Election's Office alarm tripped
RITZVILLE – A tripped Adams County Election’s Office alarm Friday afternoon, Nov. 11, had some residents concerned about ballot tampering. The “commercial burglary alarm” at 3:08 p.m. on Veterans Day came just three days... — Updated 11/23/2022
- 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
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- Jenny Zappone
- Larry Haskell
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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
Sports Briefs
Parks and recreation to apply for grant Cheney Free Press Lucas Walsh CHENEY – Parks and recreations department is applying for two grants from the Spokane parks foundation. These applications are for funds that will go toward... — Updated 11/17/2022
- 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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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
Crimes increase while student learning decreases
It’s no secret that crime has worsened throughout Washington in recent years, thanks to laws passed by the Democrat-controlled Legislature and a decrease in the number of law-enforcement officers in many communities. While... — Updated 11/3/2022
Free transportation isn't discrimination
State senator, Mark Schoesler, misses the mark again when he complains about the supposed tax and services imbalance between the two different sides of Washington. He calls free public transportation for westside children... — Updated 11/3/2022
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
Churches
Emmanuel Lutheran Church November 17, 2022 Emmanuel Lutheran Church invites you to worship with us this Sunday November 20, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. Coffee hour follows the worship service. All are welcome to use the Free Community... — Updated 11/17/2022
12th Annual Artists Studio Tour for the west plains cities
CHENEY – The Slightly West of Spokane artists tour will begin in Medical Lake, venture through Four Lakes, and end in Cheney. The tour itself is a showcase of eight local artists... — Updated 11/17/2022
Operation Christmas Child information and drop off locations
Operation Christmas Child is a ministry of Samaritan’s Purse. We pack shoe boxes with hygiene and school items, clothes, toys and a WOW gift (something that makes the child say, “WOW” when they see it) for underprivileged... — Updated 11/17/2022
Cheney library and others help locals discover businesses
Spokane County Library District is the Neighborhood Champion for four communities this year for Small Business Saturday. Four SCLD libraries are partnering with participating small businesses to help community members discover... — Updated 11/17/2022
Winter Programs
Youth Basketball Registration, Closes Dec. 9. This season runs Jan. 9 to Feb. 25. • Holiday Baking Class Dec. 10, Zoom. Pick up the necessary supplies on Dec. 9th at Wren Pierson. “You can go through the entire class, learn... — Updated 11/17/2022
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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