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Law enforcement officials have released the names of the suspect and the Cheney police officers who were involved in a Sept. 3 shooting incident in parking lot of Mitchell’s Harvest Foods. In a Sept. 6 news release, the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s office named Steve L. Anderson, 40, as the individual who was pronounced dead at the scene after being shot by three Cheney police officers in the incident that took place just before midnight. Anderson was wielding a knife and was reportedly acting disorderly when con...
The Medical Lake Cardinals, under new head coach Jeremy Bahr, opened their 2018 football season falling to St. Maries, Idaho 42-20, Aug. 31 at Holliday Field. While the Cards have now lost 19 straight games, there was improvement on both offense and defense.... Full story
The Medical Lake Cardinals, under new head coach Jeremy Bahr, opened their 2018 football season falling to St. Maries, Idaho 42-20, Aug. 31 at Holliday Field. While the Cards have now lost 19 straight games, there was improvement on both offense and defense.... Full story
When we last visited the Eastern Washington Eagles football team in 2017 they were licking the wounds of having been left out of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. That helped the team craft a motto for 2018 to "leave no doubt," which they did by totally dismantling the NCAA Division II Central Washington Wildcats, 58-13 Sept. 1 at Roos Field.... Full story
When we last visited the Eastern Washington Eagles football team in 2017 they were licking the wounds of having been left out of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. That helped the team craft a motto for 2018 to "leave no doubt," which they did by totally dismantling the NCAA Division II Central Washington Wildcats, 58-13 Sept. 1 at Roos Field.... Full story
A jet's contrail is framed by the colors of the setting sun over Cheney wheatfields last Tuesday, Sept. 4....
Trulove to speak at PEG meeting Former Cheney Mayor Tom Trulove will be the guest speaker at the Sept. 18 meeting of the People for Effective Government (PEG), a Spokane based non-partisan group of center-left and center-right voters who are committed to changing the current polarized and dysfunctional political climate to one of civility and common sense. Dr. Trulove is a five-term former Cheney mayor and professor of economics, emeritus, at Eastern Washington University. The topic of his talk is “Experiences in Effective G...
September is National Recovery Month. When a family member has a problem with alcohol, the effects are felt by their immediate family and extended family members. Family members may experience feelings of abandonment, anxiety, fear, anger, concern, embarrassment or guilt. Alcohol is the most commonly used addictive substance in the United States: 17.6 million people, or one in every 12 adults, suffer from alcohol abuse or dependence. More than 7 million children live in a household where at least one parent is dependent on...
Local supporters of Lisa Brown for Congress invite you to join them for coffee and doughnuts on Tuesdays from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Cheney field office for the Lisa Brown campaign, 1010 First St., Suite A. Bring your questions for Lisa and they will pass them along. Buttons, signs and assistance with voter registration are available there Monday – Friday from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Stop by and visit with a volunteer. Christie Bruntlett Cheney...
I want to thank Cathy McMorris Rodgers for speaking at the pro-life Rally in Spokane Valley. Her speech was touching as well as inspirational. Everyone in the room was moved to a standing ovation, numerous times. Cathy touched on the importance of valuing every life — pre-born and born, as sacred and something to be celebrated and nurtured fully to its God-given potential. She, like many of the other speakers, acknowledged the difficulties many face with raising children. As a mother and grandmother, I can fully relate. S...
Last evening (Sept. 10, the Cheney School District teachers staged an informational picketing of the district administrative offices supporting their negotiations team during an arbitration meeting with the administrative team. Teachers are requesting a substantial raise from the McCleary funds allocated to this district. They need and deserve it as they have not received an actual salary raise in 10 years. Last year the number of days they were required to work was increase so their yearly contract was increased, however thi...
When one approaches the Tri-Cities, it is impossible to ignore Lampson International’s monstrous cranes in its Pasco assembly yard. Those gantries stand out like the Space Needle in Seattle and reach over 560 feet into the sky. Like the Space Needle, Lampson is built on a solid footing. Last month, Construction Review Online (CRO) ranked Lampson as the world’s third largest crane company. “Lampson International has been a world leader in the Heavy Lift and Transport indus...
I recently took my grandson back to the Midwest to get better acquainted with some of his relatives. He is only recently aware that he is related to a huge clan of Midwesterners. While there, I watched as two of my kinfolks debated whether or not Brett Kavanaugh should be confirmed to fill the opening on the Supreme Court. The debate gravitated to Roe vs. Wade then moved on to the morality of abortion. One was adamantly pro-choice and the other just as firm pro-life. The pro-life asked me if I could think of any situation...
Like the rest of you, I want some answers to why a knife-wielding man was shot and killed in Mitchell’s Harvest Foods parking lot late Sept. 3 by three Cheney police officers. Unlike some of you, however, I’m willing to wait before I start offering up conjecture on why the officers fired and condemnation for doing so until I know more of the facts. There’s a saying that “Facts shouldn’t be allowed to get in the way of a good story.” Contrary to popular belief, we in the news journalism profession don’t adhere to this. But...
The Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC) is proposing to invest over $800 million in the local transportation system in the next several years and is looking for input on the projects that money would be spent on. SRTC has completed the draft 2019-2022 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and is holding a public comment period and open house to gather feedback from the public on it. The TIP is a document of transportation projects and programs that jurisdictions within Spokane County plan to build or implement...
The Airway Heights City Council moved swiftly through a busy action agenda at their Sept. 4 meeting, discussing eco-friendly operations possibilities and planning for the new job positions that will soon be posted by the city's recreation center, currently under construction. The council unanimously approved the lease of four new vehicles for city use to be used by employees throughout departments. The city was looking for one full-size SUV, two midsize vehicles and one small...
Several Frog Hollow 4-H Club steers take a break after going through the livestock auction last Sunday at the Spokane Interstate Fair....
Cheney Recreation Manager Kim Best has stepped down after almost 15 years with the Parks and Recreation Department. Best’s last day was Sept. 6. In farewell letter sent Sept. 5 to “Community Partners,” Best said it was an emotional moment considering the relationships she has built over the years with a variety of groups of people. “I would have never imagined being able to touch so many lives in so many ways through people, parks and programs,” Best wrote, describing herself accurately as “the face of Cheney Parks and R...
By SHANNEN TALBOT Staff Reporter According to Spokane Transit Authority officials, the West Plains Transit Center will be opening for business this Sunday, Sept. 16, marking the completion of a year-long construction project aimed at improving the public transportation experience for West Plains residents. The transit center is located on West Westbow Road, and the STA will be hosting a small ribbon cutting ceremony there on Sept. 18 with 50-100 people in attendance, said...
After months of negotiations and more than 25 meetings, the Cheney School District and its teachers’ union avoided a strike and reached a tentative deal on a new collective bargaining agreement on Monday, Sept. 10. The Cheney Education Association will meet with its members to ratify the contract on Monday, Sept. 17 at 6:15 p.m. at Cheney High School. If approved, the agreement will be taken to the school board on Sept. 19. Rumblings of a strike were circulating Monday afternoon before the meeting, with dozens of teachers r...
After three months on the job, Airway Heights code enforcement officer Kristina Blake is making serious headway on the problems facing the city and the results speak for themselves. In June, Blake became the city’s first code enforcement officer in more than a decade, and has had quite the workload dealing with residential hoarding, illegal dumping and vehicles parking in the city right of way. She opened 144 cases in August alone. Her recent focus has been cleaning up the city’s mobile home parks, many of which had fal...
City of Cheney officials are putting together a request for qualifications/quote (RFQ) they hope will get City Council approval and allow them to go out and hire a consultant to address the city’s water supply issues. “We’d like a fresh set of eyes to come in and take a holistic look at this problem and come up with a multifaceted approach,” City Administrator Mark Schuller said. Cheney residents and businesses have been beset by irrigation restrictions over the past four years that stem from a variety of reasons. Severe...
City of Cheney officials are putting together a request for qualifications/quote (RFQ) they hope will get City Council approval and allow them to go out and hire a consultant to address the city’s water supply issues. “We’d like a fresh set of eyes to come in and take a holistic look at this problem and come up with a multifaceted approach,” City Administrator Mark Schuller said. Cheney residents and businesses have been beset by irrigation restrictions over the past four years that stem from a variety of reasons. Severe...
Work has begun on preparing a 3.6-acre site across North Eighth Street from the Cheney pool for the new Parkside Commons, a 96-unit student housing complex. Contractors are getting 16 duplexes at the location ready for removal, along with cutting down trees and preparing the rest of the site for construction....
A very non-descript building in Four Lakes, just off State Route 904, has within its walls a lot of responsibility. The block structure houses the behind-the-scenes work of the Four Lakes Water District No. 10 and Strathview Water District No. 16. With that comes the duty to deliver water for drinking, flushing and keeping lawns green - when appropriate. And much of that responsibility is shouldered by the water manager for both entities, Dan Dorshorst. While small and...
