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Girls swimming takes fourth at districts
Cheney High School’s girls’ swimming team placed fourth overall at districts, with numerous swimmers advancing to the state competition later this month. The district championships where held in Ellensburg, Wash. at Central Was... — Updated 11/7/2013
Medical Lake's SAT reading, math scores trend up
Standardized test scores at Medical Lake High School remained steady in recent years, including the latest numbers for the class of 2013, which were recently released. Director of Teaching and Learning Kim Headrick gave a brief rep... — Updated 11/7/2013
Fire districts look to formalize cooperation
Spokane County Fire District 10, the Airway Heights Fire Department and the Medical Lake Fire Department are looking to perform a cooperative services assessment to find better ways of working together. The three agencies are... — Updated 11/1/2013
Run for the hills, it's a deerpocalypse in Medical Lake!
Brace yourselves, the deer apocalypse has struck! Protect your petunias, fence up your ferns and for heaven’s sake, lock up your lavender, the deer are coming! Well, at least that’s the way it seems to be in Medical Lake. A new... — Updated 10/31/2013
Survey reveals mixed results for Medical Lake
Medical Lake’s biannual Healthy Youth Survey yielded mixed results during a report at the Medical Lake School District board of directors meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 22. The anonymous survey is administered to students in grades six, e... — Updated 10/31/2013
Mariners need to step out of insolvency
It’s October, and that means it’s time for the greatest spectacle in the history of sports: the end of another Seattle Mariners season. On “The X-Files,” FBI agent Fox Mulder said “I want to believe” regarding the existence o... — Updated 10/24/2013
Curriculum, budget are focus in ML
Since 1989, Peggy Schweikhardt has served on the Medical Lake School District board of directors, and is running unopposed for another four-year term on the board in the Nov. 5 election. At the time, she worked in the Spokane... — Updated 10/24/2013
Project would provide affordable housing in Airway Heights
A public hearing at the Airway Heights Planning Commission’s meeting last week offered in-depth details into a proposed multifamily housing project on South Craig Road near Highway 2. After missing the last two meetings due to a l... — Updated 10/24/2013
New SCRAPS codes means slight changes in Medical Lake
In addition to hearing from Spokane County and its pursuit of approving Proposition 1 in the November election, at its Oct. 17 meeting the Medical Lake City Council heard from the Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service... — Updated 10/24/2013
AH begins budget preparation
The annual budget season started up in Airway Heights at the Monday, Oct. 21 City Council meeting with a public hearing that outlined the budget presentation schedule over the next couple of months. Airway Heights has a reported... — Updated 10/24/2013
Cheney swimmers top Selah
The Cheney High School girls swimming team took down Selah High School in a meet last Thursday. The team’s 200 medley squad took first place, consisting of Makenzie Norman, Kaylie Watters, Alexis Schmidt and Brittany Meyer, w... — Updated 10/17/2013
Ranchers concerned about DOE tactics
Concerned ranchers gathered at the Jensen Memorial Youth Ranch last Friday, Oct. 11 to discuss stringent new Department of Ecology rules that could impact their business. Around 60... — Updated 10/17/2013
Collins focuses on budget in AH council run
Jack Collins is looking to continue giving back to the Airway Heights community by serving on Position 2 of the Airway Heights City Council. Collins, a volunteer firefighter in the... — Updated 10/17/2013
Chibu Estate Exchange opens
Business has been good in the opening weeks for Chibu Estate Exchange in Airway Heights. Opening the store wasn’t an easy decision, but it proved to be the right move for the O... — Updated 10/17/2013
Medical Lake City Council has questions on Prop. 1
Skepticism was out and about at the Medical Lake City Council meeting during a presentation on Spokane County’s Proposition 1, a levy to protect Fairchild Air Force Base. Spokane County Commissioner Al French was at the meeting, se... — Updated 10/17/2013
CHS volleyball still at No. 1
Cheney volleyball remains the top dog in the Great Northern League after a mixed week of matches. The volleyball team split its two matches last week, winning and losing one. Despite that, Cheney remains on top of the GNL... — Updated 10/11/2013
Government shutdown isn't anything new
The government shutdown is all that news outlets have been able to cover since the start of the month, but when considering that shutdowns have happened 17 times since 1976. This current “shutdown,” according to the Con... — Updated 10/10/2013
Lawrence wants to provide voice for south AH citizens
Steve Lawrence is the incumbent in the only challenged race for a position on the Airway Heights City Council. Lawrence is running once again for Position 2 on the City Council to provide a voice for residents on the southern side... — Updated 10/10/2013
Redell seeks another term on Medical Lake council
Brenda Redell is seeking to retain her seat on the Medical Lake City Council in the upcoming election. She said the current makeup of the council is a big part of why she’s running for another term. The council is on the right t... — Updated 10/10/2013
ML tackles marijuana ordinance
The Medical Lake City Council held a quick meeting Tuesday, Oct. 1, approving a moratorium on the acceptance of land use permits relating to marijuana. Nearly a year after voters approved an initiative to allow recreational sale an... — Updated 10/10/2013
Maike and Kennedy cite finances and growth as priorities for ML
Shirley Maike is the incumbent in Medical Lake’s race for Position 2 on the City Council. For her, the current city council, mayor and administration at City Hall have done a good job of maintaining the city’s finances. She... — Updated 10/10/2013
Maike and Kennedy cite finances and growth as priorities for ML
Shirley Maike is the incumbent in Medical Lake’s race for Position 2 on the City Council. For her, the current city council, mayor and administration at City Hall have done a good job of maintaining the city’s finances. She... — Updated 10/10/2013
AH extends marijuana storefront moratorium
The Airway Heights City Council once again tackled the issue of marijuana storefronts at its meeting Monday, Oct. 7, approving an extension of a moratorium that was enacted earlier this year. The City Council approved the extension... — Updated 10/10/2013
Economics challenges in mayoral elections
Leadership of Medical Lake comes down to two people in the Tuesday, Nov. 5 election for the city’s Mayor position. The two candidates were asked a series of seven questions each, focusing on some of the hot topics surrounding Medic... — Updated 10/3/2013
Multi-family rezone request hits Medical Lake planning
In its first meeting since March, the Medical Lake Planning Commission heard a proposal to rezone nine acres within the city from Multifamily Residential to Single Family Residential. Planner Glenn Scholten said if kept at the mult... — Updated 10/3/2013