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SPOKANE VALLEY – As the Legislature opened its 60-day session, Republicans outside Olympia lined up behind Rep. Matt Shea, saying he's being "Trumped" by Democrats and Republican Minority Leader J.T. Wilcox. During the last week, at least three counties' Republican committees voted to support Shea and chastise Wilcox. Cowlitz County Republicans approved their resolution Monday night. On Sunday, the 26th Legislative Republican District Committee, which represents part of P...
OLYMPIA -- Legislation requested by the governor's office and supported by Democratic senators aims to ban flavored vaping products and impose sweeping regulations on the industry. If passed, Senate Bill 6254 would limit the nicotine concentration of vaping products, ban certain flavoring chemicals and require manufacturers, distributors and retailers to obtain licenses from the state Liquor and Cannabis Board. The bill would also give the board authority to inspect businesses and ensure compliance. The measure is proposed...
OLYMPIA – A bill that passed the state Senate today, Jan. 22, could mean young public schools pupils will be exposed to "inclusive" sex education. In a 28-21 vote, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5395 was opposed by all Republicans and one Democrat, Sen. Tim Sheldon of Potlatch. The bill now heads to the Democrat-controlled House. Under the bill, public schools will be required to teach medically accurate, age-appropriate sex education to students at all grade levels from k... Full story
SPOKANE – Spokane International Airport reached a historic milestone in 2019. According to a Jan. 22 news release, over 4.11 million people traveled through the airport on their way to other destinations last year, a result of a 3.1 percent increase in the number of outbound passengers. Statistics from SIA show there were over 2.06 million outbound passengers in 2019, compared to the 1.998 million in 2018 when the airport set another new record for total passengers of over 3...
SPOKANE COUNTY — Spokane County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a burglar caught sleeping in a spare bedroom, then linked the suspect to two other nearby burglaries, according to a press release. On Sunday, Jan. 19, Deputy Ryan Truman responded to a 12:15 p.m. report of a stranger asleep in the caller’s rural residence on the 7200 block of W. Griffin Rd. Arriving, Truman found a set of footprints in the snow on the driveway leading to the home and immediately recognized the size...
OTHELLO – The Liberty (Spangle) girls wrestling team finished 20th Saturday in the Lady Huskies Invite. The Lancers girls came home with 56 team points, the best of any 1B/2B school in the competition. The Top 5 teams were Hanford with 163 points, Sunnyside with 156.5, Othello with 116, Toppenish with 110 and Wapato with 101. Maizy Feltwell brought home gold, topping the 115-pound class and Charlie Johnson was second at 170. Feltwell remains undefeated this season. She o...
OLYMPIA -- A proposal by Senate Democrats would require concealed pistol license applicants to complete a safety course. Senate Bill 6294 would require conceal-carry permit holders to complete a eight hours of training that would include safe handling and storage of firearms, state laws regarding the use of deadly force, conflict resolution, suicide prevention and live-fire shooting exercises. Presently, conceal-carry permits are valid for five years and require only a criminal background check by local law enforcement and... Full story
A meeting about the Adams and Whitman County portion of the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail was well attended in Ritzville on Jan. 8, with over 30 community members, landowners and government officials showing up to provide input for a facilitation report that will be delivered to the Washington State Legislature this session. The Palouse to Cascades trail spans 212 miles and traces the route of the state's section of the Milwaukee Railroad, which once stretched over...
OLYMPICA -- In an attempt to reduce plastic pollution, a bill banning retailers from handing out free single-use plastic bags in the state of Washington is moving in the Legislature. The bill, SB 5323, was passed by the Senate with a vote of 30-19 on Wednesday, Jan. 15, and is now headed to the House for further consideration. If the bill becomes law, shoppers will have to either bring their own bags or pay an 8-cent fee for a reusable carryout plastic bag. The bill was a...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS -- Cheney School District teachers have done it again. In an assembly this morning, Sunset Elementary School third-grade teacher Shawna Moore was surprised by students, staff and guests by being named the Eastern Washington University Education Department/KHQ/STCU Teacher of the Month. It's the third such recognition for the district in the 2019-2020 school year. Monroe was nominated by fifth-grader Baylee Fletcher-VanDusen. "All of you kids and all of the...
CHENEY -- Eastern Washington University's Entrepreneurship Program has received the United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship's (USASBE) 2020 Top Emerging Entrepreneurship Award, university officials announced in a Jan. 16 news release. According to the release the award is widely recognized among entrepreneurship educators as one of the most coveted. To qualify, a program must either be in its first three years of development or have gone through a major revision during the same period. Eastern began...
CHENEY -- The tip-off time for Saturday's Golden Feather Spirit Game match up between the Cheney and Medical Lake girls basketball teams has been changed. The Lady Blackhawks and Lady Cardinals game will begin at 6 p.m. at Eastern Washington University's Reese Court. The game was pushed forward one-half hour to allow ample time for completion before the boys tip-off at 8:30 p.m....
(Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school, club or facility websites to confirm.) College men’s basketball Thursday, Jan. 16, EWU at University of Idaho, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, EWU at Montana State, 3:05 p.m. College women’s basketball Thursday, Jan. 16, EWU at University of Idaho, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, EWU vs. Montana State, 2:05 p.m. College men’s tennis Sunday, Jan. 19, EWU vs. Seattle, 10 a.m. College track Saturday, Jan. 18, EWU at University of Washington Indoor Preview, 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan....
CASHMERE — It was a good news, bad news trip to Cashmere on Saturday for the Lady Cardinals basketball team. The bad news first: the Cardinals traveled seven hours round-trip to Cashmere on Saturday, Jan. 11, after Friday’s winter storm, only to take a 63-27 beating from the top-ranked Bulldogs, led by powerhouse senior phenom Hailey Van Lith. The good news was the team got a chance to meet former National Basketball Association pro Kobe Bryant, who attended the game to wat...
CHENEY – The Blackhawks achieved a milestone last year in the annual Golden Feather Spirit Game with Medical Lake — they finally won the spirit contest. The competition renews for the 10th time this Saturday with Cheney finding itself in new territory of having to defend their hard-won title. Tip-off for the girls’ game is at 6 p.m. with the boys following soon thereafter around 8:30 p.m. The games take place for the second year in a row at Eastern Washington University’s Reese Court. While technically a neutral site, h... Full story
CHENEY Jan. 5 Second-degree theft was reported on the 200 block of College Avenue. Cash was taken. Jan. 6 Police took an information report only for the school resource officer on the 200 block of G Street. A civil dispute was reported on the 1200 block of 1st Street. Jan. 7 Domestic violence/verbal dispute was reported on the 500 block of West 3rd Street. A debit card was found on the 400 block of 1st Street. Domestic violence/verbal dispute was reported on the 300 block of H Street. Police assisted Washington State Patrol...
SPOKANE — Spokane County Sheriff’s deputies successfully defused a probable drug-related disorderly, paranoia situation in North Spokane last week. On Jan. 9, at approximately 3:50 a.m., deputies responded to several 911 calls of a male yelling for help. The 911 operator called the number back after the line was disconnected. A male answered the phone and said, “You aren’t real,” and hung up. Additional call-back attempts went unanswered before he again answered, but refused to answer questions and continued screaming things...
CHENEY – The Blackhawks boys swimming team chalked up three more wins in league action last week at Eastern Washington University’s pool. Cheney swam to wins over Selah, 101-69, Toppenish, 113-43 and East Valley (Yakima), 120-41. The wins move Cheney record overall and in the Central Washington Athletic Conference/Great Northern League to 4-2, keeping them in second place behind Pullman. Matthew Norman and Jared Geschke led Cheney with first-place finishes. Norman won the 200-yard freestyle and the 100 butterfly with tim...
CHENEY – The Blackhawks gymnastics team improved its Greater Spokane League record to 3-9 with wins in meet competition Dec. 18 and Jan. 7. In both cases, the wins came over North Central by scores of 94-69 on Dec. 18 and 125-53 on Jan. 7. Cheney lost 167-94 to Mt. Spokane and 162-94 to Mead on Dec. 18, and 164-125 and 157-125 to Mt. Spokane and Lewis and Clark respectively on Jan. 7. Head coach Moriah Knowles said junior Lauren O’Callaghan continues to provide most of the placings for the Blackhawks, with other girls beg...
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