Sprague man arrested in child-sex case
SPRAGUE—A local man is facing six criminal charges after police allegedly discovered more than 100 files depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct on a laptop in the man’s residence. Jonathan Ray Stocker, 42, was... — Updated 9/21/2023
Fairchild march honors prisoners of war
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – Members of Fairchild Air Force Base participated in the observance of National Prisoner Of War/Missing In Action Recognition Day Sept. 14 by organizing and... — Updated 9/21/2023
Students take part in 'move-in day'
CHENEY - As move-in day unfolded at Eastern Washington University on Sept. 14 and 15, groups of students were seen walking around the Arevalo Student Mall, from Patterson Hall to... — Updated 9/21/2023
National Guard group leaving Fairchild
FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE - Washington’s Army National Guard will soon relocate one of its aviation support facilities from Fairchild Air Force Base to the former Executive Flight building at Pangborn Memorial Airport.... — Updated 9/21/2023
West Plains Police Reports
The following incidents were reported in the Medical Lake between September 8 – 17: September 8 Assault at 227 S Washington St Medics called at 1111 N Edna St Lost property at 424 S Washington St Action required at 115 N... — Updated 9/21/2023
Scharosch appointed to bench
SPOKANE – Spokane County has a new court commissioner. Jerry Scharosch was appointed by Spokane County Superior Court Presiding Judge Julie McKay, effective Oct. 2. Scharosch received his undergraduate degree in geography from... — Updated 9/21/2023
- Gas prices decline in state
- Cheney High School Band is hosting Community Day
- Cheney Public Schools names a new communications specialist
- Superintendent discusses need for new schools
- New Reporter hired at Cheney Free Press
- More aid offered to fire victims
- Medical Lake to hold weekly meetings
- City faces hurdles in recovery
- Council passes Betz Road resolution
- West Plains Police News
- Man arrested on felony warrant
- Company donates $20,000 for area fire recovery
- Final daily update given for Gray Fire
- Edwall family loses home to Gray Fire
- Party declarations certified for 2024 presidential primary
- Local church rallying for community
- Council approves preservation award
- Othello man arrested for arson
- Hearing loss may be due to COVID 'vaccines'
- National Service Dog Month Proclaimed
- Tax relief for wildfire victims?
- Spokane County sues DSHS
- Motorcycle hits pickup
- Council weighs firearms request
- West Plains Police News
- Local man to be arraigned for vehicular assault
- Locals rally to raise funds for fire victims
- U-Haul offers 30 days assistance
- State Supreme Court upholds records access
- Utility disputes addressed with council
- Fire clean up hazardous
- Agencies warn of clean up hazards
- Local crews hold Winona Fire to 2,525 acres
- Fire chars Medical Lake
- Oregon Road Fire raging east of Elk
- Wildfire evacuees cling to hope
- Fire command, camp take over middle school
- Veterinarian taking care of rescued pets
- Cheney church offers clothing
- Rebel Flat Creek train trestle destroyed
- Fire detours snarl traffic for miles
- Medical Lake man saves neighbor from Gray Fire
- Local philanthropist dies in wildfire
- Mullinix Road fire quickly subdued
- Fire damages Palouse airport
- Truck fire spreads to field alongside state Highway 26
- Eastern State Hospital faces lawsuits
- Amazon center fined
- Medical Lake council OKs bids
- Appellate court upholds drug conviction
- West Plains Police News
- New hair salon opens in Rosalia
- Area woman donates to Blue Waters bluegrass festival
- Lakeland Village worker named Washingtonian of the Day
- Inslee discusses Gray Fire
- Fire containment date set as Aug. 30
- Emergency response fund established
- Franz may visit Medical Lake, Cheney
- Gray Fire leaves path of destruction
- Air quality deteriorates across region
- Fire officials expand recommended evacuation areas
- Detours snarl traffic throughout Cheney
- Fires erupt in Spokane and Whitman Counties
- Heat wave hits region
- Wheat harvest in full swing
- Council to buy more body cameras
- Semi crash injures driver
- West Plains Police Reports
- Troopers step up patrols
- Park-use language may be altered
- Election results
- One vote separates Sprague candidates
- Whitman County crop yield dips below 10-year average
- News Briefs
- McMahan visits wheat farm
- West Plains chamber highlights growth
- Diesel cleanup advances to next phase
- Walsh to lead state Republicans
- Council starts regional opioid committee
- Crash near Garden Springs closes exit
- Breakfast on the Roos draws large crowd
- Sunset Park project to cost $7,000 more
- Families benefit from student services back to school event
- Arts commission chooses design for first project
- City possibly partnering with medical company
- Fallen soldiers honored through airlines
Can't wait for No. 98
By my count, since originally being hired at the Cheney Free Press in July 2007, Eastern Washington has played 97 home football games. While the overwhelming number of those have been played at either Roos — or before that... — Updated 9/21/2023
Blackhawks still winless
CHENEY – If there's one thing that is at the forefront of Cheney High School football's now 0-3 start in 2023 it's a single word that transcends virtually every part of what has... — Updated 9/21/2023
Slow start for Cards in Newport loss
MEDICAL LAKE – Newport quarterback Hank Kirkwood had a hand in five scores, three on his own runs as the Grizzlies rolled past Medical Lake 45-13 in the opening of Northeast A... — Updated 9/21/2023
Liberty ruins Colfax's Homecoming
COLFAX - Two of the Northeast 2B league's winless teams squared off Friday night, Sept. 15, here, with the visiting Liberty (Spangle) Lancers taking home the win. The Colfax... — Updated 9/21/2023
Medical Lake girl runners race to third
LEWISTON, Idaho – The Medical Lake girls cross country team finished third and the boys fifth in their divisions at the Les MacDowell Invite hosted by Asotin High School. The Cardinal girls have attracted statewide attention... — Updated 9/21/2023
Eagles tame Lions, 40-29
CHENEY - Conventional wisdom suggested that in order to earn its first win of the season the Eastern Washington football team needed to start fast. The Eagles did exactly the... — Updated 9/21/2023
For Cheney football, it's 'finish, finish, finish'
CHENEY – The difference between Cheney football's 3-7 finish in 2022 and earning a couple of additional victories was not a lot. A half-dozen additional touchdowns, perhaps?... — Updated 9/21/2023
Eastern Sports Briefs
GOLF Eastern finishes Golfweek Fall Challenge PAWLEY’S ISLAND, S.C. — The third round of the Golfweek Fall Challenge finished Sept. 12 where Eastern Washington women’s golf finished in 16th with a total score of 921.... — Updated 9/21/2023
Cheney boys, girls win Apple Ridge Invite in Yakima
YAKIMA – The Blackhawks boys and girls cross country teams dominated the Apple Ridge Run Invite on Saturday, Sept. 16, winning both divisions. Cheney won the boys division with a... — Updated 9/21/2023
Cheney girls win two, lose two
PULLMAN – The Cheney girls volleyball team struggled to keep up with the Pullman Greyhounds in a non-league match Sept. 7. The Greyhounds swept the Blackhawks, 3-0. Set scores... — Updated 9/21/2023
- Prep runs past Cheney in GSL opener
- Cheney girls' soccer well stocked for 2023
- Medical Lake girls soccer roster thin
- There's no place like a SIDELINE VIEW!
- Cardinal cross country team overcoming adversity
- Official Lincoln County Rodeo results announced
- Pirates pound Cardinals in shortened game
- Parting Shot
- EWU Sports Briefs
- Area Cowboys and cowgirls get Down and Dirty At Lincoln County Fair and Rodeo
- Fall games get undway Friday with football
- Defense prevails in scrimmage
- Lucky hunters getting extra shot
- Webb's Slough thrills and spills
- Cardinals' course correction continues
- A more seasoned second-year coach
- Klink ascends ladder to lead CHS volleyball
- Wildlife board rejects spring bear hunting, again
- Lockdown Defense
- Graham takes assistant AD post
- Slaughter sees good things for Cheney cross country.
- Ken Ryan makes transition to Cheney AD
Banning diesel truck is reckless
There is an axiom: Don’t let “the perfect” get in the way of the good! That is important to remember when it comes to improving our air quality. While climate activists want to banish all fossil fuels to control greenhouse... — Updated 9/21/2023
Ag laws show first-world mindset
The phrase “first-world problems” has become a punch line – a throwaway statement because it is uttered by people with plenty of gadgets, a reliable food supply and a secure roof over their heads. It has also dulled our... — Updated 9/21/2023
Voting Democrat will make things worse
I was born in Spokane and raised on a small ranch west of the city. My parents were lifelong Democrats. In the 1940s and 1950s, the Democrats had a much different party. Let’s look at today. If you vote for Democrats every... — Updated 9/21/2023
Do you feel safer?
Do you feel safer? Over the past few years, our state has witnessed a steady rise in several types of crime. This has caused serious harm in many communities on both sides of the state, and many Washingtonians continue to live in... — Updated 9/14/2023
State score low on freedom index
Pullman Washington-based Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories recently published its 2023 Index of Freedom report. The report ranks all 50 states based on government efficiency, regulatory freedom and energy resiliency. The... — Updated 9/14/2023
Service to America avoids student debt
There is an axiom: Don’t let “the perfect” get in the way of the good! That is important to remember when it comes to improving our air quality. While climate activists want to banish all fossil fuels to control greenhouse... — Updated 9/14/2023
'Gag order' issued on gas rates
For several months, drivers and businesses have had to endure the sharp increase in fuel prices since the state’s cap-and-trade program – or “cap-and-tax,” as I like to call it – went into effect Jan. 1. But consumers,... — Updated 9/7/2023
Farmers became heroes in wildfire
I want to write to you to hopefully be allowed to show recognition and appreciation to the farmers who saved our homes in the Four Lakes area, specifically around Medifor, Taylor and Medical Lake Four Lakes Roads. If it was not... — Updated 9/7/2023
Trump fulfills emotional needs for supporters
Early in Barack Obama’s presidency, Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced his most important achievement would be to make Obama a one-term president. Ever since, McConnell has opposed anything Democrats... — Updated 9/7/2023
Workers deserve right to work
As you shop for back-to-school supplies for your kids, consider this: The clerks, shelf stockers, truck drivers and factory workers who make that possible can all be legally forced to pay money to a union or else be fired. You... — Updated 9/7/2023
Body camera contract approved
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – A contract renewal between the Police Department and Axon Enterprise Inc. was unanimously approved Sept. 18 during the City Council meeting. The renewed five-year contract will cost the city $135,224.03.... — Updated 9/21/2023
Malden city revival celebration considered a success
MALDEN - Between 60-70 people attended the second Malden and Pine City Revival on Saturday, Sept. 16. Event organizer and The Pine Creek Community Restoration Long-Term Recovery... — Updated 9/21/2023
The art of canning
I have a long history of canning. I grew up on a small farm and I can’t remember a time when my mother didn’t can garden produce in the summertime. I wonder how many thousands of beans I have snipped in my lifetime. I know as... — Updated 9/21/2023
Special Olympics benefits from Liberty Lake event
LIBERTY LAKE – Several groups gathered in the Meadowwood Technology Campus for the Cops, Cars and Cruisers event on Sept. 16 hosted by the Liberty Lake Police Department. The event was held, and proceeds went to help the... — Updated 9/21/2023
Local artist closing studio
CHENEY – An internationally known sculptor will be closing his studio soon as he prepares to move to Wenatchee. Richard Warrington, Owner of Warrington Studios said he has been... — Updated 9/14/2023
Writers Workshop
My story comes from the distant past, so I apologize for any mistakes of memory or misrecollection or misinformation that may occur. Any errors are my own. My eldest daughter was always keen to grow up fast. It was not surprise... — Updated 9/14/2023
Community Briefs
Coat drive underway CHENEY — The Helping Cheney Community Coat Drive is underway. Residents can donate new coats until Oct. 22 at local schools, churches and businesses. Free coats in all sizes will be available from 9 a.m. to... — Updated 9/14/2023
African Children's Choir to stop in St. John on Sept. 24
ST. JOHN – Area residents can look forward to multiple opportunities to see an international choir that will be coming to tour the Spokane area. The African Children's Choir, is... — Updated 9/15/2023
Gardening By Osmosis
Oh my, are the kids really back to school already? Now September is flying by. It will soon be Halloween and frost on the pumpkins. Harvest your Jack-o-lantern candidates and winter squash before a hard freeze penetrates the... — Updated 9/14/2023
Cheney drama program active again
CHENEY – For the first time since the COVID pandemic swept through, Cheney High School will have an active drama program this year. According to the new program director, Michael... — Updated 9/14/2023
Lawrence Alan Jones
Lawrence Alan Jones went to Heaven on Sept. 3, 2023. He passed away from liver disease surrounded by his loved ones. Larry was born in June 1960 at Carswell FIFB, Texas to Colonel... — Updated 9/21/2023
Juanita (Wannie) Hagel
Juanita (Wannie) Hagel: A Life Well-Lived and Cherished Juanita Elizabeth Hagel, affectionately known as "Wannie," gracefully departed from this world on Aug. 22, 2023, surrounded... — Updated 9/14/2023
David Berne Barnard
David Berne Barnard passed away on Aug. 28, 2023, shortly after reaching his goal of celebrating his 100th birthday. He was the 2nd of 3 children born to Burton and Dorris... — Updated 9/7/2023
CLARK MESSEX
Clark Leland Messex, 85, peacefully passed away Aug. 21, 2023, in Spokane, Wash. Clark was born in Missoula, Mont, Aug. 31, 1937, to Leland C. and Gladys (Reinhardt) Messex. Clark... — Updated 8/31/2023
Gerry Lynn Holdway
Gerry Lynn Holdway beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother went to be with the Lord on Aug. 3rd, 2023 after battling cancer. She was born to Thomas Simonton and... — Updated 8/17/2023
Buell Felts monument unveiled
SPOKANE VALLEY – A monument to honor the accomplishments of Buell Felts has been finished, placed, and finally unveiled on Sept. 15. According to Rae Anna Victor with the... — Updated 9/21/2023
Valleyfest coming this weekend
SPOKANE VALLEY - Valleyfest is scheduled to happen from Sept. 22-24. A lot of the festivities will take place at CenterPlace Regional Event Center and Mirabeau Point Park. There will also be activities at Plante’s Ferry Sports... — Updated 9/21/2023
New reporter joins Valley News Herald
SPOKANE VALLEY - A new reporter joined the ranks of the Valley Herald on Sept. 11. An Eastern Washington University graduate, Clare McGraw, 28, earned a Bachelor of Design in... — Updated 9/21/2023
Hit-and-run driver arrested
SPOKANE VALLEY – Spokane Valley Deputies have made an arrest in connection with a hit-and-run incident that took place on E Mission Avenue near N Bowman road on September 18.... — Updated 9/21/2023
Search for missing adult leads to discovery of dead body
SPOKANE VALLEY - In a shocking turn of events during the ongoing search for a missing adult in the picturesque Dishman Hills trail system, search and rescue volunteers made a grim... — Updated 9/18/2023
Man goes missing in Spokane Valley
SPOKANE VALLEY - Search efforts by the Spokane Valley Deputies to locate Daniel A. Pronkin, 22 have come up empty. Pronkin's unexplained disappearance and the discovery of his... — Updated 9/18/2023
Kramer overpass officially opens
LIBERTY LAKE – A project that has been in the works for years has finally been completed. The city of Liberty Lake along with several speakers ushered in the new overpass during... — Updated 9/14/2023
One man killed in rollover near Rockford
ROCKFORD - A man was killed in a crash near Rockford on Sunday evening, September 10. Jackie Thompson, 60, of Spokane Valley, was pronounced dead at around 12:03 p.m. on State... — Updated 9/14/2023
Man goes missing in Spokane Valley Vehicle found abandoned
SPOKANE VALLEY - Search efforts by the Spokane Valley Deputies to locate Daniel A. Pronkin, 22 have come up empty. Pronkin’s unexplained disappearance and the discovery of his... — Updated 9/14/2023
Multi-time convicted felon arrested by SWAT team
SPOKANE VALLEY- According to reports a suspect was arrested for burglary and malicious mischief on September 9. In the afternoon of September 9, Spokane Valley Deputies and a SWAT... — Updated 9/15/2023
- Kramer Overpass set to open
- Party declarations certified for 2024 presidential primary
- Man arrested on multiple charges
- Cross Country Schedules
- African Children's Choir touring region
- Valley Schools Girls Soccer Schedules
- Valley High School Football Schedules
- UW cashing in on foreign students
- Gasoline prices to climb higher
- Council hears report on Behavioral Health Programs
- City Council approves Opioid Council
- Truck collides with train
- Valley department helps in regional fires
- Valley council approves housing agreement
- Two arrested for burglary
- Fairgrounds housing evacuated animals
- Overdose statistics getting worse
- FishFest coming in September
- Lucky hunters get extra shot
- Man arrested after shooting two family members
- Road project talk pushed
- Felts Field records 105 degrees Tuesday
- Council approves reclassification request
- Suspect arrested with help of Flock system
- Man arrested on explosive, other charges
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