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CHENEY – The Police Department answered the following calls for service from Sept. 5-13: Sept. 5 Verbal dispute in the 1000 block of Betz Road. Sept. 6 No reports Sept. 7 Corrina M. Vasicek, 46 arrested on felony Spokane County warrant and on a state warrant. Assist Spokane County Sheriff’s Office with a domestic violence assault at 12800 South Betz Road. Sept. 8 Levi N. Martin, 22, arrested for fourth-degree assault-domestic violence in the 500 block of Clay Street. Dylan B. Brown, 23, arrested for fourth-degree ass...
Smoke from Inland Northwest wildfires tinted the sunrise over a holding pond off the Fish Lake Trail on Monday, Sept 12....
MEDICAL LAKE – The city will receive a grant from the state Department of Commerce to install solar panels. According to Commerce officials, the city will receive one of 14 grants award to install the panels in public buildings statewide. The $210,867 grant will help cover the cost to install a 104 kilowatt solar panel generation system at the city’s wastewater treatment plant, officials said. Other grants awarded to Eastern Washington projects include $188,874 toward installation of a 103 kW system at Palouse High Sch...
OLYMPIA – Sen. Mark Schoesler is calling a new program that subsidizes mass transit in urban areas as unfair to rural residents. Schoesler, R-Ritzville, further calls the program that went into effect in eight areas of Puget Sound last week disrcimatory. Schoesler represents the 9th Legislative District, which includes Lincoln, Whitman, Southern Spokeane and parts of Adams and Franklin counties, among other areas. The program allows individuals younger than 18 free public transportation in many areas; it was approved by t...
CHENEY – Smoke from Pacific Northwest wildfires continued to linger Tuesday evening, prompting area health officials to issue an air quality alert. The alert was expected to remain in place through 1 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 14, in Adams, Spokane, Lincoln and Whitman counties, among other places. “When air quality is unhealthy for sensitive groups,sensitive persons may experience health effects and should limit prolonged or heavy exertion and limit time spent outdoors,” the alert said. “When air quality is unhealt...
A herd of cattle caused a temporary early evening traffic jam on Spangle-Waverly road near Liberty high school on September 10th....
GEIGER HEIGHTS – Two Spokane County Sheriff’s Office deputies have received “Deputy of the Year” honors from the Elk Katif Shriners. Travis West and Terry Liljenberg were recognized for their professionalism, dedication and service to Spokane County. West was honored for his impact with the Spokane Valley Investigative Unit, where he worked his own cases, wrote his own search warrants and assisted other investigators within the agency. West also tracked down and arrested wanted suspects after probable cause had been establish...
Gov. Jay Inslee announced last week that he will finally end governing under an emergency order — after more than 900 days —on Monday, Oct. 31. When the Legislature next convenes, it should ensure that this type of ongoing emergency governance without affirmative legislative approval never happens again. Whether or not you agree or disagree with every decision the governor made for the last 900-plus days, the fact remains these decisions with vast impact on individuals and businesses were made behind closed doors in the exe...
Over the years, Seattle leaders faced “Herculean” challenges yet found the will, resources, and determination to come together and tackle them. Today’s conundrum is to overcome the city’s growing wave of crime and illicit drug trafficking. Seattle Times columnist Danny Westneat summarized the predicament best. “During a time that, one hoped, was going to mark some summer recovery from the social dislocations of the pandemic, Seattle is instead continuing to slide backward-...
As the senator representing Washington State University-Pullman, tuition costs have always been of particular interest to me. The Biden Administration’s controversial plan to “forgive” hundreds of billions of dollars in student-loan debt has brought new attention to the rise in college tuition, and that had me reflecting on debates we’ve had in the Legislature regarding the cost of higher education. In 2007, I led a successful effort to cap annual tuition increases at our state-run colleges and universities. Democra...
Dennis and Linda Smith have been presented the August Garden of the Month award by the Medical Lake Kiwanis and Gardeners of Cheney. The award recognizing their efforts at 609 N. Howard St. includes a $25...
I’ve heard of fried green tomatoes but fried pink petunias? I was disappointed when I came home from the lake to find my hanging baskets of petunias dry and brittle beyond recovery. I had planned an outdoor barbecue and was counting on my petunia baskets for decoration. There wasn’t time to replace the petunias and plus 90 degree temperatures were still in the forecast. Though we gardeners usually consider ground covers to work their magic on the ground, why can’t they be as phenomenal hanging at eye level? And there are so m...
Big Bwaja was content in this moment. He just felt like resting in the shade for a while. Lately, he enjoyed resting alone and thinking of scenes from his long life. He was contented being alone for many years now, ever since his last great battle with the huge young Jumbaba. He had to retreat in defeat, and knew then that his reign was over and it was time for retirement. These years had been good for him, though. He had a great knowledge of all the best spots in the region. He knew the best locations to be at as the changin...
On paper, and in the record books, Cheney’s 15-0 Greater Spokane League football win Sept. 9 at Tom Oswald Field illustrated that the Blackhawks played some solid defense. But as head coach Bobby Byrd pointed out, the goose egg on the scoreboard just scratched the surface. “Across the board our defensive unit did well,” Byrd wrote in an email. “(We) brought pressure when needed, stayed discipline in our reads at linebacker and the secondary.” Linebacker Curran Moore coralled...
The Rogers Pirates took advantage of everything Medical Lake gave them Sept. 9 at Holliday Field and returned to Spokane with a 42-6 non-league football win. In their first meeting between the schools on the football field, the 2A Pirates (1-1) used a combination of a short field and turnovers to go on a scoring spree, racking up a 21-0 first quarter lead and were up 35-0 at the halftime break. Game stats favored Rogers 208 to 144 in total yards and the Pirates had an 11 to 9...
It was somewhat of a carbon-copy finish for Medical Lake’s cross country teams at the Seaport Invitational staged in Clarkston Sept. 10. Once again, as they did in 2021, the Cardinals collected individual titles. And once more the ML girls were team champs, scoring a runaway 19-42 win over 2A Pullman and the boys’ runners-up, also to Pullman by a 37-62 margin. “I would say that was the highlight of the day to be honest with you, winning both individuals and then winning the g...
CROSS COUNTRY: Cheney bails from Highlander Cheney cross country ended up leaving the Highlander Invitational Sept. 10 due to the smoke and health of its athletes, head coach Derek Slaughter reported. “They did run the smaller fielded race eventually, but we retreated to Cheney for a shorter time trial to save the kids from being in the smoke too long,” Slaughter wrote in an email. If the smoke clears, Cheney will be home this week against Mount Spokane and Central Valley on Sept. 14. “Mount Spokane on the guy’s side should b...
Oregon pounds Eastern 70-14 The University of Oregon scored on every drive, except its final two, and punted just once in rolling to a 70-14 non-conference football thrashing of Eastern Washington Sept. 10 at Autzen Stadium in Eugene. Trailing 28-0 in the second quarter, Eastern (1-1) scored with 6:03 left in the half on a seven-yard strike from Gunner Talkington to Jett Carpenter for his first career touchdown. Oregon (1-1) opened a 63-7 lead over the Eagles when Talkington found Freddie Roberson through traffic in the end...
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