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MEDICAL LAKE - Medical Lake Student Services hosted a back-to-school event at The Wellness Center, 317 N. Broad St. on Aug. 9 to help offer services to families and students before the school year starts. The event ran from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. and offered food, fun, and filled family needs at the same time. School staff were on site making fresh hot dogs for guests, and handing out ice water and popsicles to help folks beat the heat. The local community outreach group was also...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – After a utility box in town gets swapped out later this Summer, it will be wrapped in local art. The Arts Commission of Airway Heights has been working on an initial project that is meant to beautify the downtown area of the city. As part of this downtown revitalization project, the commission has been seeking original designs created by area artists to cover a utility box located on the corner of S. Lawson Street and U.S. 2. During the Aug. 14 commission m...
RITZVILLE – New Eastern Washington University President Shari McMahan took time out of her scheduled last week to see the Adams County wheat harvest first-hand. McMahan visited Sen. Mark Schoesler's farm, the 9th Legislative District senator said. "I gave her and EWU's executive director of government relations, David Buri, an assessment of this summer's harvest and showed them around the farm," said Schoesler, R-Ritzville. Schoesler represents Adams, Whitman, Lincoln, s...
OLYMPIA – The state Republican Party has a new chairman. Rep. Jim Walsh, 59, of Aberdeen, has replaced Caleb Heimlich at the top of the party. Walsh was elected in a 95-15 vote by Republican leaders attending the state committee meeting Saturday, Aug. 12. "Jim Walsh is an exceptional representative and community leader who has a proven track record of winning tough battles, including flipping Legislative District 19 from a Democrat stronghold since the days of FDR into a R...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS — The City Council unanimously approved a $7,000 increase to the Sunset Park revamp design project budget at its regular meeting Aug. 7. The design project was approved in November of 2022 for $26, 500 and addressed safety concerns. The current condition of the park pathway system warranted the development of a design project to repair these pathways. The addition to the design scope of work includes adding electrical relay station and infrastructure. “We always end up having to rent electrical generators and...
MEDICAL LAKE - Area residents got to flood Waterfront Park in Medical Lake for bluegrass music. The annual three day bluegrass music festival that brings Medical Lake together was held over the weekend. According to Blue Waters President, Nick Burgis, this year's festival had a great turnout. "We had a fantastic turnout this year," Burgis said. "We had a lot of people by full weekend passes and others that stopped by for Saturday's showing." Burgis said the effort put forth by...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS — Police officers from both Airway and Cheney collaborated to hold a backpack and school supply drive. Though the drive is open to community members who wish to donate until Aug. 19, officers from both departments were able to purchase a quantity of supplies thanks to a cash donation from the Cheney Police Guild. Officers Walters and Fell, of Cheney, and Officer Johnson of Airway Heights, all drove to the Walmart on Sunset Blvd. to make the purchase on Aug. 11. CHENEY— The police department has officially hir...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – With the region growing as rapidly as it is, one group that is staying busy is the West Plains Chamber of Commerce. The chamber brought in a new Chief Executive Officer close to two years ago, Mark Losh. According to Losh the chamber has been involved in a lot of the growth residents see. One of the biggest changes is the chamber transitioned into an initiative driven chamber rather than being an event driven chamber. This success has helped them upgrade t...
The National Weather Service predicts we will see the hottest temperatures of the summer this week. It’s even gone so far as to declare an “excessive heat warning” until 11 p.m. today. Granted, 100 degrees is hot. But in our neck of the high-plains desert, that’s not excessive. Even if we hit 105 degrees, it’s not excessive here. Eastern Washington has a track record of hot daytime highs in June, July and August. The hottest day on record for most of our readership area was...
Growing up in the 60s, our parents blamed everything on “The Beatles.” According to them, they were “the punks” from Liverpool who caused all the teenagers to go crazy. Lately, there is another group of “Beatles” giving people fits, only their names are spelled differently. These “beetles” are tiny insects that burrow under the bark of mature needle-bearing trees (conifers) and munch on the nutrient layers. In time, they suffocate whole forests and create immense debris...
Washington is home to 65 fairs featuring everything from livestock and horse events to “still life” entries like photography and fresh vegetable displays. The bounty on display is remarkable. August and September are when the bulk of our county and state fairs are hosted. These fairs are an ideal time to consider purchasing locally raised meat. Many consumers are concerned about how their meat is raised and by whom. County and state fairs give consumers a direct conduit to the person who raised the animals that will ultimatel...
CHENEY — Cleanup of the diesel spill from the Chevron gas station at 2302 1st St. has transitioned from the response phase into a “toxic control phase” according to a report given by Fire Chief Tom Jenkins at the regular meeting of the City Council on Aug. 8 According to the Department of Ecology, the toxic control phase entails periodic monitoring of the site and different clean up methods About 85,000 gallons of emulsified water, that is, water which has been conta...
CHENEY — The Council unanimously approved a resolution to allow the Mayor to sign a memo of understanding on behalf of the city for the establishment of an opioid abatement council for the West Plains. “The long and short of this is that the city will receive some money to do some good to address the opioid crisis facing the country,” Administrator Mark Schuller said. The text of Resolution F-172 said that the people of the State of Washington and its communities have been...
SPOKANE - On Aug. 15, at approximately *** Spokane County Fire District 10 responded to a call regarding a rollover accident on eastbound I-90 near the Garden Springs exit. Washington State Patrol and Department of Transportation closed the eastbound exit to Garden Springs for several hours during the investigation. District 10 responders were supported by Spokane County Fire District 3, Airway Heights Fire and Spokane Engine 6....
CHENEY - On Aug. 16 the West Plains Chamber of Commerce held their annual breakfast event on the famous red turf at Roos Field. As guests were filling themselves with a hot breakfast, college leaders filled the air with motivating speeches. Eastern Washington President Shari McMahan welcomed guests and said she is excited for the new academic year. Eastern Washington University's new Athletic Director, Tim Collins provided some insight into his new role, his vision for Eagle...
As to my experiment with permaculture: I had reported that the corn seed I planted in the midst of my weeds was more robust than the ones I planted in rows. Sadly, my theory has been dispelled. Now the corn in rows have overtaken the growth of their wilderness relative. The squash plant is faring well, however, the deer ate the beans that were planted. After a little more research, I learned corn needs to have neighbors, as those luscious ears are pollinated from the tassels of other corn plants by the wind. Those...
Gerry Lynn Holdway beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother went to be with the Lord on Aug. 3rd, 2023 after battling cancer. She was born to Thomas Simonton and Mary Jean Bell in Pendleton, Ore. on Feb. 27, 1947. She married Doyle Max Holdway of Springfield, Missouri on Feb. 19, 1965. They moved their family to Spokane, Wash. in 1978 and lived on the South Hill until their retirement. In 2005, they moved to Medical Lake, Wash., where they built a new home....
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – During the Aug. 14 council session Principal Planner Heather Trautman spoke about developing a potential partnership as a new medical facility is slated to be added to a section along 6th Ave. According to Trautman the project is a group project, with some funding being a grant from Spokane Transit Authority. The project would extend W 6th Ave. past S. Ketchum Drive connecting it to S. Craig Rd. Trautman said that after the initial two-million-dollar grant h...
SPOKANE - An effort started by a group working with Alaska Airlines will soon be made available to all airlines at Spokane International Airport. The Fallen Soldier Group at Alaska Airlines is a group of volunteers who ensure the fallen men and women of the military are treated with honor and respect when being transported by Alaska Airlines. This year the procession will be escorted by the Washington Patriot Guard riders according to Chuck Lashley, Assistant State Captain of...
Area kids in Medical Lake try to beat the heat by floating at Waterfront Park and playing with squirt guns....
Medical Lake Kiwanis and Cheney Garden Club Present the August Garden of the Month to Yvonne Bresnahan at 910 East Stanley Drive. Yvonne received a $25 gift certificate from the Kiwanis Club. Pictured are Donna Kulibert, Yvonne Bresnahan, and Dan Dorshorst...
Redshirt sophomore safety Armani Orange works on some defensive technique Aug. 14 in drills at Roos Field....
LEWISTON, Idaho – Former Cheney high, University of Idaho and Eastern Washington football player Ty Graham will be the new assistant athletic director of marketing and promotions at Lewis-Clark State College. Graham announced his new role on social media. He enters the job after serving as the assistant director of ticket sales/marketing at University of Idaho where he began his collegiate football career. Graham has been around college athletics his entire life. He was b...
CHENEY – The first rule when talking to Blackhawks cross country Coach Derek Slaughter is to not use the term “runners” when discussing his team. They are athletes, he insists. And those Blackhawks athletes have some lofty goals, particularly the boys. For the guys, they graduated one notable varsity runner, Adam Estock, Slaughter said. “Out of our top 10, we lost two so eight are returning.” In evaluating that group, Slaughter said “We added two extra guys that were part o...
CHENEY – New Cheney High School Athletics Director Ken Ryan has only been officially on the job for a short time but has a good idea how he will proceed in his new office. Ryan will call a great deal on his decades of experience as a basketball coach for the basic game plan. Ryan, who follows Tim Kennedy who moved into an assistant principal job at Cheney, was called to the AD's job because of the opportunity and reach it presented. Ryan moved from Deer Park where he coached b...
