Articles from the August 3, 2017 edition
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Bomb scare forces temporary Sutton Park closure
Cheney's Sutton Park was shutdown last Thursday due to a suspicious object law enforcement officials thought might be a bomb found inside the park's gazebo. Police Chief John Hensle... — Updated 8/7/2017
Contamination closes Cheney pool
Cheney parks and recreation department staff have a simple request: if your child is sick or has been sick, don't send them to the swimming pool. Cheney's pool has been forced to... — Updated 8/3/2017
True tennis celebrities appear at Tennis-A-Thon
Normally the celebrity spotlight at Medical Lake's annual Tennis-A-Thon shines on members of the community who participate in a challenge match. With apologies to the duo of Mayor J... — Updated 8/3/2017
StageWest Children's Theatre Workshop a success
StageWest Community Theatre, with the association of Medical Lake School District, wrapped up the 2017 Children’s Theatre Workshop with two separate performances on Saturday July 22 that mixed portions of the classic tales of ... — Updated 8/3/2017
Airway Heights Kiwanis connects the community
The Airway Heights Kiwanis club has been around for about six years, but has made an impact in the community from the start. “In regards to my personal experience with Kiwanis, I actually started as a member of Key Club in High S... — Updated 8/3/2017
Churches
Emmanuel Lutheran Church Emmanuel Lutheran Church invites you to worship with us this Sunday. Pastor Everett Arnold will preside. You may also watch our pastor’s sermons on our website at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Cheney. C... — Updated 8/3/2017
From the archives: 1967
Cheney High School’s class of 1917, photographed on the steps of the old junior high school building. The group planned a half-century reunion open to students and teachers at Cheney in the early 1920s and interested t... — Updated 8/3/2017
Looking Back
1 Years Ago Aug. 2, 2007 Faced with uncertainty over its strained water supply, the Cheney City Council used its meeting to pass a pair of emergency six-month moratoriums on building permits and subdivision applications. A... — Updated 8/3/2017
Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival turns 16
One of the driving forces of bluegrass music in the Inland Northwest reaches a milestone birthday in 2017. Medical Lake's Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival celebrates its 16th season... — Updated 8/3/2017
Roberts maintains grace under pressure
The July 18 Medical Lake City council meeting had a full house. All went fine until the second reading of a proposed code on fire pits was scheduled to be read. At the June meeting, Councilwoman Jessica Roberts made a motion to... — Updated 8/3/2017
Solution for dams is common sense for the Northwest
There’s good news for the Pacific Northwest and the federal hydrosystem that powers it. Inland Power supports our legislators in their effort to save the dams and protect our natural, renewable and affordable energy source. Key m... — Updated 8/3/2017
Sad numbers come out of primary vote totals
I’m a numbers guy. We’re not talking the bank account kind either. When it comes to making sure every penny in the monthly credit union statement is accounted for, close is good eno... — Updated 8/3/2017
Race to toll likely to clip Washington drivers
In 2014, President Barrack Obama opened the door for states to collect tolls on interstate highways. This year Oregon lawmakers, much to the chagrin of Washington drivers and... — Updated 8/3/2017
STA breaks ground on transit hub
The heavy equipment from Halme Construction beat the shovels to the punch turning the first dirt for a new transit hub on the West Plains. But that did not diminish the enthusiasm... — Updated 8/3/2017
Fewer people turn out to see Cheney's 50th rodeo
There was plenty to see at the 50th edition of the Cheney Rodeo that completed its run July 9 at the Bi-Mart Arena. Problem was just not as many eyes as usual watched over the... — Updated 8/3/2017
Special school board meeting Aug. 9 on high school ed specs
The Cheney School District board of directors has scheduled a special school board meeting for Wednesday, Aug. 9, at 5:30 p.m. at Cheney High School, 460 N. Sixth St. The board will hold discussion and take possible action on a... — Updated 8/3/2017
Loomer named August's Cheney Garden Club Yard of the Month
Cheney's Shirley Loomer summation of her yard, named the August Yard of the Month by the Cheney Garden and Kiwanis clubs, is pretty succinct. "I don't have a yard, I have a park,"... — Updated 8/3/2017
Southwest starts non-stop service to Sacramento
Spokane International Airport announced Aug. 1 that Southwest Airlines launched new daily year round nonstop service to Sacramento International Airport. The flight is operated with a 143-seat Boeing 737-700 aircraft. In addition... — Updated 8/3/2017
AWH Planning Commission votes on Highway 2 improvements
At the special Planning Commission meeting on July 26, the committee voted on approving the Highway 2 Revitalization Plan, also known as the U.S. 2 Corridor Plan, after a presentation from Studio Cascade to the board. The board... — Updated 8/3/2017
Behind the scenes of Skyfest prep
The rigorous security that exists in order to find one’s way inside the gates of Fairchild Air Force Base gets a little makeover during events like last weekend’s Skyfest. Tha... — Updated 8/3/2017
Medical Lake School Board passes 2017-18 budget
The Medical Lake School Board got the heavy lifting out of the way July 25 and then breezed through their monthly meeting agenda. The big consideration was passage of the 2017-18... — Updated 8/3/2017
Twenty-one wells near Fairchild test above EPA levels
In a news release from Fairchild Air Force Base on July 28, it was announced that 50 residential wells were tested from the north and south of the base. Twenty-one of them had Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic... — Updated 8/3/2017
Council finalizes Parkside Commons rezone
The Cheney City Council unanimously approved final adoption of an ordinance at its July 25 meeting changing the zoning of a 3.6-acre parcel of land bordered by North Eighth, Cedar, Erie and Oak streets — clearing the way for d... — Updated 8/3/2017
Maike takes initial lead in Medical Lake Mayor's race
The initial release of results in the Aug. 1 primary election shows a number of clear leaders in races for mayor and a variety of seats on the Medical Lake City Council. With all bu... — Updated 8/3/2017
Thunderbirds deliver as expected
The wait appeared to be worth it for the 10s of thousands of people who endured long lines and brutal heat to step inside Fairchild Air Force Base last weekend for the Skyfest air... — Updated 8/3/2017