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Update 07/16/20 at 12:32 p.m. -- Kendra Gannaway has been located and returned safely to her family. CHENEY -- Police Department officials are asking for the publics help in tracking down a runaway missing from her home since Monday, July 13. Kendra Gannaway is a 15-year-old female who has run away several times in the past but has always communicated with someone in her family or with friends. Cheney Police Department Capt. Rick Beghtol said the last time she ran away was a...
SPOKANE – The Spokane County Library District is keeping summer cool and online with programs and events designed for just about everyone. Many of these programs require registration, with supplies available for some able to be picked up at local branches. A few of these programs will be streaming live on the District’s Facebook page. Programs include: Bubble-mania – all ages Tuesdays, July 21 and 28, 2–2:30 p.m. Mythical Mysteries: Six Creatures That Never Lived (Online) – ages 7 and up, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2–3 p.m....
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee threatened to roll back openings of businesses and activities Tuesday, July 14, due to the reported increase in coronavirus cases state wide. During a press conference, he said residents should not be surprised if the state followed the actions of California, where Gov. Gavin Newsom in recent days ordered bars, restaurants and other businesses and activities closed after an increase in cases there. “The situation we are in is unsustainable,” he said. “We have to reduce the numbers… We have to find s...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – The Airway Heights Police Department has been fielding calls and trying to identify prime suspects in response to racist propaganda being posted in the Walmart parking lot and on cars around town. Some residents posted pictures and videos to social media over the weekend showing flyers that had been or were being taped to their cars from the group “14 First,” which names itself as a “Pro-white organization,” discourages “race mixing” and promotes other racist, Neo-Nazi and white supremacist beliefs. The...
COLFAX — A youth livestock exhibition has been organized to provide Whitman County youth a market show and sale. A committee of 18 parents, youth leaders, booster organizers, sale committee members and barn superintendent has announced the Whitman County Youth Livestock Exhibition, set for Sept. 11 and 12. The event would consist of market show for swine, steer, goats and sheep on the first day and sale the second. "It's still a work in progress," said Nathan Moore, c...
FOUR LAKES – A single-vehicle accident Sunday night on State Route 904 sent an Airway Heights man to the hospital. According to a Washington State Patrol press memo, at approximately 8:46 p.m., a 1994 F150 Ford pickup truck driven by Nathan E. Foreman, 25, of Airway Heights was westbound on SR 904 near milepost 16 when it suddenly left the roadway to the right for an unknown reason. The vehicle collided with the ditch and trees on the right side of the road before coming to rest. Foreman was injured and transported to S...
OLYMPIA — Most state Department of Fish and Wildlife employees will be furloughed Friday, July 17, to reduce agency expenses in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The furlough day is the third of four planned — the fourth occurs Friday, July 24. According to agency officials, game wardens will remain on patrol, but most other services will be shuttered for the day. Some hatchery operations employees will also remain on the job. Agency Director Kelly Susewind said Fish and Wildlife will operate at only 80% staffing thi...
WEST PLAINS – A statewide order requiring all businesses to prohibit customers from entering their facilities unless wearing a mask kicked into gear on Tuesday, July 7. The “No mask, no service” order from Gov. Jay Inslee last Thursday, July 2, expands on a previous order issue June 26. That order required masks in businesses specifically in Yakima County, which has been dubbed the “epicenter” of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state due to a rapid increase in positive cases that maxed out available hospital space. Inslee’s...
CHENEY June 29 Nickolas D. Morgan, an 18-year-old male and Teagan J. Simon-Arreola, a 19-year-old male, were arrested for harassment on the 200 block of Oakland Street. A bicycle was found on the 1600 block of 5th Street. Trespassing was reported on the 100 block of College Avenue. Third-degree malicious mischief was reported on the 600 block of 4th Street. Vehicle parts and accessories were damaged. June 30 A mental health issue was reported on the zero hundred block of Alki Street. Second-degree theft was reported on the ze...
“Bob” Bobbie L. Huotari was born on Dec. 24, 1943, in Everett, Wash. Bob died in Cheney, Wash. on July 1, 2020. He is survived by his wife Joan, children; Tana (Larry) Yoder of Cheney, Bret (Ceila) Huotari of Chehalis, Wash., Jason (Lecy) Huotari of Cheney along with 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Also his sister, Linda (Ron) Burke, Russ (Enid) Huotari, Brian Huotari, Mike (Irene) Young, and Doug Brunk. Bob was preceded in death by his mother Lois Savage (Di...
Stan Glasgow passed away June 20 after suffering a brain aneurism. Stan was born in Spokane, Dec. 12, 1967. He is survived by the love of his life, Heidi Heimdel, his dog Jack, his parents, Glenda and Gary Glasgow, his sister Jennifer Vega, her children, Van, Tomei and Jace Vega and Ben Knaff. His Grandmother, Myrtle Glasgow, Aunt Linda (Bill) Odell, Uncle Dale (Sharon) Alexander, Uncle Butch (Vicki) Denton and many cousins. Stan was an employee of the Medical Lake School Dist...
FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE – July 1 was a day to remember for the families and 19 members of the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron. Two KC-135 Stratotankers returned to Fairchild Air Force Base after being deployed in Turkey for seven months. It was the longest time period that Stratotankers had been deployed from Fairchild. "I'm pretty excited," said Capt. Kirsten Larson, aircraft commander of the 92nd Squadron upon arrival. "They kept giving us dates, and kept pushing it back." The...
Cheney Congregational Church Greetings! Cheney Congregational will begin hosting outdoor Sunday worship services in our parking lot on Aug. 2 at 9:30 a.m. We will have a “soft opening” Sunday morning service on July 19 at 9:30 a.m. We are taking all the necessary precautions to make sure this is a safe experience for everyone. Masks will be required, we will implement social distancing and there will be no congregational singing, among other precautions. We encourage you to bring your own lawn chair, but our service will als...
What once seemed inevitable is now growing unlikely — a special session to balance the state’s budget. This is why it was so important to act before the new spending increases took effect on July 1. Once we started the new fiscal year, the likelihood of a special session dropped. By waiting until August, the September revenue forecast is just around corner. Then after September, the November election is just a jump away. Then the temptation to delay until January becomes even stronger. Delaying further, however, will mak...
There are many ways to suppress a vote. If you’ve followed elections in various states over the past two years, you’ll recognize such strategies as the purging of voting rolls, the elimination of same-day voting, and the shortening of early voting periods. There’s the requirement of government issued photo ID’s, and the disqualification of any voter registrations that lack an “exact match” among government documents required for identification. Then there’s the consolidation of polling places in certain districts, th...
FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE-Col. Cassius T. Bentley became the new commander of the 92nd Air Refueling Wing during a change of command ceremony at Fairchild Air Force Base Wednesday (July 1) morning. He takes over for outgoing commander Col. Derek Salmi, who will be “assigned to the joint staff at the Pentagon in Washington D.C.,” according to a press release from the 92nd. Salmi was commander of the 92nd for the allotted two years. Bentley takes over at Fairchild after a sti...
CEDARVILLE, Ohio – Cedarville University student Elena Hein of Medical Lake, majoring in nursing, was named to the Dean’s Honor List for spring 2020, the university announced in a June 22 news release. This recognition required Hein to maintain a 3.75 GPA and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours. Founded in 1887 and located in southwest Ohio, Cedarville University is an accredited, Christ-centered, Baptist institution with an enrollment of 4,380 undergraduate, graduate and online students in more than 150 areas of study. For...
CHENEY – Webster's Dictionary describes the word "vision" as "a thought, concept or object formed by the imagination," or even as "a mode of seeing or conceiving." Eastern Washington University President Dr. Mary Cullinan and members of the administration laid out a vision for the university at the May 29 board of trustees meeting that she described in a June 26 interview as "leaner and more focused." It's a vision - called "Eagle Flight Path" - shaped by a two-year internal p...
Volz looks to lean on experience to help District 6 amidst COVID crisis Mike Volz has served in Position 1 of state representative in District 6 since 2017, and he’d like to do it for another two years. The twice-incumbent candidate is running for a third term. Volz has two projects he brought up in an interview with the Free Press that he’d like to see completed in a potential third term. One is the North-South highway in Spokane. “I moved to Spokane in 1974 when I was nine...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – Airway Heights City Council gave City Manager Albert Tripp their unanimous approval to carry out an interagency agreement for coronavirus relief funding at its July 6 meeting. The funding, which totaled $286,350 per a population-based allocation from the state, can be used only for costs that are related to the COVID-19 fallout, such as medical expenses or business/economic shortfalls directly correlated to the coronavirus. The funding will be provided to the city through reimbursement. Tripp presented resolu...
CHENEY – Summertime Parks and Recreation programs are a mixture of the old and the new this year. While many planned offerings have been canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic health and safety restrictions, Cheney staff have worked to preserve a few staples of previous years while offering something new for kids and parents. One of those new activities is “Mobile Rec (coming to a park near you). Like the title, Parks and Recreation staff will be loading the department van each Wednesday from now through Aug. 13 with act...
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