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AAA The Spokane Cannons conținued to remain undefeated in AAA American Legion play with a 6-0 record following a pair of wins over the Northstars. The team with a large contingent of Cheney and Medical Lake players won on the road 12-2 at Rogers High, June 1 and 7-2 at Holliday Field in Medical Lake the following day. The Cannons lost a non-league game to the Spokane Expos 7-5, May 30. A six-run fifth inning broke a 2-2 tie and the Cannons went on to ad a pair of runs in the...
SATURDAY, 10 JUNE 2023 Speedster Night Rayce Rudeen Legends, Angel’s Bail Bonds Bandoleros, RaceCals Pro Late Models, Johnson Surveying Hobby Stock FRIDAY, 16 JUNE 2023 North American Big Rigs & FIREWORKS Goins Bump To Pass, V6 Claimers, North American Big Rigs SATURDAY, 17 JUNE 2023 Father Fest SUNDAY, 18 JUNE 2023 Shriner’s Circus FRIDAY, 23 JUNE 2023 Princess Night Rayce Rudeen Legends, Impel Roadrunners, Johnson Surveying Hobby Stocks SATURDAY, 24 JUNE 2023 Saturday Night Racing/Steinbach 77 Park Model Homes Fever 4, Ang...
CHENEY - Two police officers are on administrative leave pending conclusion of an investigation for violating department policy. Capt. Nathan Conley, 44, and detective Rocky Hanni, 39, are under investigation for actions taken between the beginning of 2021 and the end of 2022. Conley is accused of failing to supervise Hanni properly, a violation of the supervisor responsibilities policy, according to interim Chief Rick Beghtol's memo to Mayor Chris Gover and City...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – An Airway Heights man was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison on drug charges. The announcement was made in a June 5 press release by Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington. Joseph William Baker, age 28, of Airway Heights, Washington was convicted of possession with intent to distribute five grams of pure methamphetamine. The conviction stems from a traffic stop on November 22, 2021. “I’m grateful for the professionalism and dedication of the federal and sta...
CHENEY -Four people were transported to area hospitals June 2 after a two-car crash shortly after 9:30, according to a report from Spokane County Fire District No. 3. The intersection was completely closed for close to an hour as responders worked to clear the scene. According to the report a blue Mazda 3 was occupied by three people and a blue Toyota Rav4 collided at the intersection of W Medical Lake Four Lakes Rd. and Craig Rd. According to information from the Spokane...
CHENEY – An experienced reporter has been named managing editor of the Cheney Free Press. Matthew O. Stephens, 41, of Spokane –formerly of Cheney – took over the newsroom beginning June 1. "It's good to have an experienced reporter back at the helm of the newspaper," Publisher Roger Harnack said. "Matthew's skills will help provide our readers with more, in-depth coverage of local people and events. "The region is growing at an incredible rate," Stephens said. "The peopl...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – Cheney School District Superintendent Ben Ferney brought a presentation to the floor of the June 5 city council meeting in Airway Heights, and he brought discussion of some surveying and studies that have been done during his 11 months as Superintendent. According to Ferney, he has been in discussions with various leaders in the school district and west plains communities to learn about where the school district sits. “One of the themes that came out of tha...
The following reports were issued by the Cheney Police Department between May 29 and June 4 May 29 Domestic violence on the 10 block of West Second Street. May 30 Third-degree theft on 700 block of Chestnut. $400.00 in stolen property. No suspects. Third-degree theft. Tires stolen. 300 block of Holladay. Taking a Motor Vehicle without permission. 100 block of N. 9th. May 31 Theft of vehicle on 800 Block of Irene. Third-degree theft on 2200 block of First Street. Third-degree theft on 800 block of Summit Drive. Trespassing on...
TYLER – Hungry people of the west plains were able to find a hot meal, tables full of local crafts, and displays from the Tyler Station 312 Volunteer Association set up for Tyler Daze on June 3. Tyler Daze, the annual fundraiser for the Tyler Grange is a community flea market and community feed combo festival that drew hundreds of people this year according to Glen Dean, Treasurer for Tyler Grange 610. He explained that The Grange is a group that helps fund scholarships for c...
MEDICAL LAKE - Brooks Road will be closed for repairs starting June 8 and it will remain closed through September, 2023, according to Eric Jenkin, Project Manager. Brooks Road will have a hard closure at the railroad tracks just north of Medical Lake City limits in order to replace the drainage structure on the north side of the tracks. This means that no through-traffic of any kind will be allowed on the road for the duration of the project, impacting all local traffic or any...
Spokane International Airport has been awarded nearly $26 million in grant funding through the Airport Improvement Program by the Federal Aviation Administration. The funding will specifically be used for the West Terminal Ramp Expansion and Parallel Taxilane Project. The West Terminal Ramp Expansion and Parallel Taxilane Project begins this Spring and will expand the existing terminal ramp near the C Concourse terminal and add two new Remain Over-Night (RON) aircraft parking positions. A parallel taxilane will also be...
When Oregon enacted the nation’s first bottle bill in 1971, it was intended to reduce litter on the state’s beaches, along roads, and in parks. It was a cleanup, not a recycling program. Today, the focus is recycling empty beer, pop, juice, and water containers and it is working very well in large part because it pays people to recycle. Collect the “empties” and earn a dime for each plastic bottle or aluminum can. It adds up and often is enough money to supplement purchases of food and gas. Oregon Public Broadca...
Relying on increased wind and solar is likely to increase electricity costs for residents in Washington and Idaho, and make electricity less reliable. Advocates of wind and solar frequently point to is the claim that the fuel is “free.” That claim ignores the extremely high up-front cost of those energy sources. To account for that, energy analysts create a “levelized cost of energy” to compare between energy that has low costs up-front but has ongoing costs for the fuel – like natural gas – and sources that have high up-fro...
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which allocated $386 billion for clean energy, is a major breakthrough in our nation’s struggle to address climate change. The IRA can decrease our carbon emissions 40% by 2030, putting us within general range of our targeted 50-52% emissions reduction by then. But unless we speed up the permitting process for the transmission lines needed to convey the clean energy, we’ll realize only about 20% of the projected reduction, according to a Princeton REPEAT Project study. It now takes 4.3...
Dec. 24, 1982 – May 25, 2023 Jessica Ruth McLerran suffered a major brain bleed and passed away peacefully on May 25, 2023, with her family by her side. Jessica was born on Dec. 24, 1982 to parents Ron and Debbie Kerkes. She grew up in Cheney, Wash. with her three sisters Jana, Amy, and Mandy, who were her best friends. She attended schools there and graduated high school with honors in 2001 alongside her sweetheart Ethan McLerran. The two were married a year later in the S... Full story
Pedestrian hit on Interstate 90 LIBERTY LAKE – A Cheney man struck a pedestrian on Interstate 90 on June 6 According to the Washington State Patrol, Marietta Portegai, 78, of Calgary, Canada was trying to walk across the eastbound lanes of I-90 when she was struck by a 2003 Chevrolet Blazer driven by Jeromy L. Riggs, 34, of Cheney. Portegai was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital with serious injuries, the patrol reported. Police provide third ‘YES’ officer AIRWAY HEIGHTS – An additional youth engagement specialist to the...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – Keeping the roadways clean and free of debris will now be a little easier and more comfortable for the driver as a new street sweeper was unanimously approved for purchase during the June 5 City Council meeting. According to Public Works Director Kevin Anderson, the new vehicle will cost $90,000, but the timeline to get the sweeper is short as it would be re-listed for sale in one week. Anderson also added that their existing piece of equipment is an older m...
LIND – The city roars to life Friday and Saturday, June 9 and 10, as the 34th annual Combine Demolition Derby Days brings thousands of residents and visitors out for weekend of smashing fun. The highlight of the event is the Lions Club Combine Demolition Derby, in which area farmers, fans and others put their fortified combines to the test in a demolition contest, with the last combine running crowned the victor. And like last year, Cheney area residents will be p...
Jacob and Paisha Andersen, new residents of Cheney, are avid gardeners. Their yard at 714 Sunrise Drive is bringing forth color despite the cold spring. They appreciate the $25 gift certificate from Jarms Ace Hardware....
Tim Collins came into the search effort to become the next athletics director at Eastern Washington University as one of three finalists. Not long after his on-campus interviews June 1 and a public forum that followed in Spokane, Collins was suddenly one of just two seeking to follow the retiring Lynn Hickey in the AD seat. Elizabeth Jarnigan, who was to have gone through the same process June 5, withdrew from the pool that also included Jim Sarrá, Jr. Jarnigan accepted the po...
CHENEY – Want to go fishing at one of the area lakes but don’t have a license? Well, this weekend you’re in luck as “Free Fishing Weekend” opens state waters for anglers who don’t have a license. But if you don’t have a license, be careful what you catch this Saturday and Sunday, June 10-11. Game wardens will be on the lookout for fishermen catching salmon, sturgeon and steelhead in Eastern Washington waters without a license. That’s because state bureaucrats in Olympia have changed the rules relating to Free Fishing Weekend...
MEDICAL LAKE – State-planted trout are competing with goldfish for food in the four West Medical Lake ponds. As a result, state officials want use Rotenone in the ponds to eradicate the goldfish population. Although goldfish are the “target species” of the “naturally occurring” poison, Rotenone is highly toxic to all “gill-breathing organisms, state documents on its use show. Before poisoning the ponds – formed with the water level in West Medical Lake declines in warmer months – the state Department of Fish and Wildlife wa...
The basics of the game of baseball are the focus of Cheney Summer Hawks A American Legion team head coach Aaron Rockey insists. Wins and losses will take precedent later in the game he says but for now it's learning on all levels. Rockey, a 2003 Cheney High School grad, and who has coached the better part of the prior two decades, is back as head coach after spending the past couple of seasons in what he called intermediate Little League. "I had a few of these kids on that tea...
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