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SPOKANE – Travelers who use Geiger Boulevard in Spokane between Sunset Highway and Lawton Road will need to find alternate routes after an over-height load struck both east and westbound US 2 over Geiger Boulevard. Due to significant damage of the eastbound US 2 bridge structure over Geiger Boulevard, crews have made the decision out of an abundance of caution, to close Geiger Boulevard until further notice. The closure of Geiger Boulevard is necessary due to the potential f...
SPOKANE – Drivers who use the loop on-ramp to eastbound Interstate 90 at the Geiger/Grove Road interchange, will need to find alternate routes during an upcoming four-week closure of the loop on-ramp. The loop on-ramp closure to eastbound I-90 began Wednesday, Aug. 4, and continues through Wednesday, Sept. 1. This allows contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation to extend the length of the on-ramp connection to eastbound I-90. During the loop on-ramp closure, drivers will detour south o...
CHENEY — As students return to campus this fall, new policing guidelines will be put to the test, City Administrator Mark Schuller said at the July 27 City Council Meeting. New police reform enacted in the wake of the George Floyd killings have altered how first responders interact with the populace and how they are able to respond to incident calls. “There’s a new standard for use of force measure in particular and how they pursue suspects,” said Schuller. “This new standard’s going to make it a little more reactive fo...
Due to an editor’s error, a funding amount was incorrectly state in a story on the city of Cheney’s Purple Pipe project appearing in the July 22 issue of the Cheney Free Press. The city received a $21.8 million loan from the state’s Water Quality Funding Program, not $13 million. The city has received $13 million in grants from the state for the project....
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