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In the last week, several incidents have kept police busy in Airway Heights, including one that led to a high-speed pursuit of a fleeing vehicle. On Sunday, Aug. 25 at 9:14 a.m., two Airway Heights officers responded to a domestic violence call on the 12400 block of West Frank Street, according to Sgt. Robert Swan of the Airway Heights Police Department. There, a woman reported that her boyfriend Paul J. Reinhardt, 51, had assaulted her then left the residence. “When officers responded she was crying and covered in bruises,...
The Eastern Washington University cross country men’s and women’s cross country teams will join several other local colleges to kickoff the 2019 season in Cheney for the Clash of the Inland Northwest on Saturday. Eastern will host Gonzaga, Idaho, Montana, Lewis-Clark State, Whitman and Whitworth in the annual event that has rotated locations in recent years. The competition takes place on the practice fields to the west of the EWU Sports and Recreation Center, beginning with the women’s 4 kilometer race at 10 a.m., follo...
Cheney High School fall sports teams will be holding their annual Black and Red scrimmages this Friday, Aug. 30. The Lady Blackhawks soccer team gets things rolling at 3 p.m., followed by the volleyball team at 4:30 p.m. and the football team at 6 p.m. During this time, concessions will also be available for fans stopping by. Concession sales benefit the Class of 2020 Senior All-Nighter....
By JOHN McCALLUM Managing Editor As it has every August the past several years, the West Plains Chamber of Commerce’s monthly breakfast on Aug. 21 took up a sports theme with a trip to Eastern Washington University’s red turf at Roos Field. Guest speakers Athletics Director Lynn Hickey and head football coach Aaron Best outlined what fans, alumni, residents and business leaders can expect as the Eagles take to the fields and courts of athletic competition this fall. For football — the centerpiece of Wednesday’s meeting...
The National Football League and indeed the entire sports world were rocked last Saturday by the unexpected retirement announcement of Indianapolis Colts star quarterback Andrew Luck. In a tearful press conference, the former Stanford University great and All-Pro cited injuries and a desire to spend time with his family as some of his reasons for hanging up his jersey — and in the process potentially giving up an estimated $450 million in future salary. Practically from the moment Luck took to the podium and made the a...
For a series that was non-existent prior to 2011, the Eagles and Huskies have sure had their share of drama, according to an Eastern Washington University press release. The EWU football team opens its 2019 schedule this Saturday at noon when they play the PAC-12 Huskies at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium in Seattle. Kickoff is at noon. The Eagles will enter the game ranked fourth in the STATS preseason top 25 poll for the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, and thi...
The Eastern Washington University soccer team started their regular season with a win and a loss on the road, according to press releases. The Eagles opened their 2019 season with an 1-0 overtime victory at Nevada in Reno on Aug. 22 following a golden goal from Sariah Keister. The goal came in the 95th minute when Keister headed the ball into the back of the net following a corner kick from Riley Walkington. The Eagles put on the pressure within the first minute of overtime, t...
David C. Drake, age 69, of Thayer, Neb. died Monday, Aug. 19, 2019 at UNMC Buffett Cancer Center in Omaha, Neb. He is survived by his wife Barbara Drake of Waco, daughters Christine (Ronald) VanAusdal of Cheney, Wash. and Bobbie (Brian) Kommes of Howard, S.D.; sons Derek Drake of Lincoln, Neb. and Dustin (Staci) Drake of Waco, Texas. Memorial services are scheduled for 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 30, 2019 at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Gresham, Neb. with the Rev. Lee Seetin... Full story
Toodles the Clown paints a child’s face at Medical Lake’s annual Kids Day in the Park....
The West Plains Support Network will be hosting a series of meetings focused on the struggles children in our area are facing, and highlighting resources available to meet their needs. The meetings are open to everyone, especially those who care for children so they can be better prepared to help the children around them. The meetings will be as follows: Caring for our Kids: Real Life Struggles — Wednesday, Sept. 11 from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Cheney City Hall at 609 2nd St. This meeting will present eye-opening information on...
One hundred twenty-five years ago in 1894, farmers received poisons and chemicals for free from the county government to rid the fields of ground squirrels, or gophers. The rodents were a nuisance to crops, but the real hazard was to the valuable plough horses because the gopher’s holes could break a horse’s leg. Learn more about our area’s history at www.cheneymuseum.com....
Beginners square dance lessons offered in Cheney The Hi-Flyers Dance Club is restarting square dance lessons for beginners and refreshers on Wednesday nights, starting Sept. 11, at Cheney City Hall, 609 2nd St., 7–9 p.m. We have a young teacher and lots of fun. Please come casual, laugh at our mistakes and add a few numbers to your FitBit. Home schoolers may count it as physical education credit. Lessons are $5 per person, but each person’s first lesson is free! Discounts are available for prepayment. For more inf... Full story
Cheney Congregational Church If you’re looking for a church, we’d like to meet you. We have Sunday morning services each week at 10 a.m. at 423 N. 6th St. After church we stay for coffee, juice, cookies and other snacks at 11 a.m. and enjoy visiting with old friends and meeting new ones. We invite you to join us. Pastor Matt Goodale will preach from Jeremiah 2:4-13 on Sept. 1 at 10 a.m. What gives our life worth? Do we find worth in how much we possess? Or is our worth determined by the type of job we work, the act...
The Spokane County Library District announces the opportunity to meet Spokane Symphony’s new music director, James Lowe, and hear about the upcoming 74th season of the Spokane Symphony. The district is presenting: “Lowe Down on the New Symphony Season” at the North Spokane Library on Tuesday, Sept. 10 from 2 – 3 p.m. Lowe will be joined by Spokane Symphony concertmaster and lead violinist, Mateusz Wolski, who will play a short selection of music. Lowe will preview the 74th season of the Spokane Symphony — all 10 Masterworks c...
1 Years Ago Sept. 3, 2009 Cheney United Church of Christ held a “Blessing of the Animals” in which congregants could bring their pets to be blessed and share how their animals were a blessing in their lives. Rev. Debi Hasdorf blessed two cats, more than a dozen dogs and a parrot named Emma over the course of the day. The agreement allowing Medical Lake to contract with the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office for police services remained under review by the county. The contract would cost the city $650,000 per year, a savings of...
End the growing season with an extra burst of color and nutrition with a few fall containers. A pot of mums or asters can add color to your front steps and a container filled with kale and greens adds fresh flavor to your fall meals. But don’t stop there. Create attractive potted gardens by combining asters, mums, grasses, cool weather edibles and other fall beauties. Spruce up an existing container by replacing weather worn annuals with fresh fall favorites. Pansies, sweet a...
If you've been pondering on the status of Medical Lake's Lefevre Street Bakery and Café, the cat is now out of the bag: it's for sale. That's at least one path that co-owner Kevin Gerhart is holding open. "It's one of the options we thought we would pursue," Gerhart said in a voicemail. "We thought that with us being shut down currently that someone might be interested in coming in with their own staff and doing their own thing." With the sale advertised with an...
An Airway Heights City Council study session and community meeting was cancelled Monday when a quorum could not be formed due to the absence of several council members. Slated for discussion was an update on the city’s ongoing water contamination issues, a beekeeping code revision, and information on affordable housing, among other topics. Following the meeting’s cancellation, Airway Heights Public Works Director Kevin Anderson said the Air Force is currently working on a study seeking long-term solutions for the city. Tha...
Medical Lake social media lit up Saturday evening when a high-speed chase ensued after Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputies spotted a wanted suspect near Silver Lake. The pursuit began at 10:45 p.m. when a deputy attempted to pull the suspect over, according to Spokane County Sheriffs Office spokesman Cpl. Mark Gregory. Wanted on outstanding warrants and a probable cause for a felony crime on Aug. 18, rather than stop, the suspect instead accelerated and reportedly reached s...
Alaska Airlines has announced a daily nonstop service between Spokane International Airport and Paine Field-Snohomish County Airport in Everett to begin this fall, which has already generated significant interest from travelers across the state. New flights will begin just in time for holiday travel on Nov. 4 and tickets are now on sale. Beginning Nov. 4, flights from Everett to Spokane will depart at 7:55 p.m. with an estimated arrival-time of 9:10 p.m. daily, according to a news release. Beginning Nov. 5, a daily flight...
A story in last week’s Cheney Free Press included a pair of confusing dates for an upcoming fundraiser for the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge. The correct date for “Scenes and Songs from the Refuge” is Saturday, Sept. 21. The date in the headline was in error....
Spokane County Commissioners have approved a petition by the Spokane Gun Club to re-designate a 451-acre site near the Medical Lake Cemetery from no shooting to a shooting zone at their Aug. 20 meeting after receiving an approval recommendation from the Spokane County Shooting Advisory Committee. The subject parcel is located in an area previously designated as a no-shooting area. The re-designation applies only to the subject parcel, according to the Shooting Advisory...
The Medical Lake City Council gave its unanimous approval to a last-minute agenda item at the Aug. 20 meeting, approving an $87,584 bid from General Industries Construction Company of Spokane Valley to build a new booster pump station in the city’s water distribution system. City Administrator Doug Ross apologized to the council for bringing the contract request before them so soon after the project bid, noting that the need for the station was too critical to wait until the council’s next meeting in September. The Med...
Cheney police have set up their speed limit trailer along Salnave Road to remind drivers to slow down through the neighborhood; something especially important as area K-12 students head back to school next week....
Residents in and around North 3rd Street between Elm and Ash streets will find travel a bit difficult in the coming weeks as a water main replacement project gets under way. At its Aug. 13 meeting, the City Council approved a $215,750 contract with Red Diamond Construction of Spokane to upgrade the existing main along North 3rd Street. The contract calls for the project to be completed within 20 days of commencing, and Public Works Director Todd Ableman hopes that means the ma...
