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For city of Cheney officials, statistics don't lie. The city has been experiencing earlier starts and longer durations to its irrigation season over the past two years that put more demands on its water supply system. Those demands have required bringing reserve wells on line earlier and longer than planned - leading to increasing equipment wear and tear - and at some point during the season, irrigation restrictions. In the past, those watering restrictions have led to the cit...
Gene and Carol Haynes renewed their vows for their 60th anniversary at a private party at their house on Silver Lake. They celebrated this occasion with their three sons, Tom, Carl and Dean and their respective families. Gene and Carol were married on Sept. 9, 1955 in Seattle, Wash....
CHENEY Sept. 14 Identity theft was reported on the 800 block of Cedar Street. Domestic violence/verbal dispute was reported on the 100 block of Pineview Place. Domestic violence/verbal dispute was reported on the 200 block of South Cheney-Spangle Road. Sept. 15 Possible trespassing was reported on the 800 block of West First Street. Incident originally occurred Sept. 1 but no report was taken. Victim contacted officers on Sept. 15 with more information. Jennifer G. Harris, 27, was arrested on the 300 block of North Eleventh...
Crews from contractor RailWorks have begun upgrades on the section of track from Cheney to Four Lakes and the Highline Grain shuttle facility. The project is expected to take several months to complete a company spokesman said, and will coincide with the opening of the terminal, projected for early January 2016. The tracks are being upgraded to handle an expected increase in rail traffic that will haul grain to market via Burlington Northern Santa Fe trains...
Cheney Snap Fitness will soon have another location on the West Plains, this in Medical Lake. Having just undergone an expansion in Cheney, owner Jake Smith will open the new location in a former daycare located in the Denny's Supermarket building in Medical Lake. The new Snap Fitness is targeted to open in either late October or early November, Cheney manager Will Breckenridge said. The Medical Lake location will have a slightly smaller space but have mostly the same...
It has been a devastating wildfire season across our state. In his letter to the editor (Cheney Free Press) on the topic dated 9/17/2015, Mike Ault makes some valid points, but he missed some important facts. The fact is that our Fire Department participated in several deployments during June and July. But, when we billed for reimbursement of firefighter labor costs during those deployments, the state withheld 35 percent of what we requested. Our overtime costs were already far over budget and there are no discretionary...
I just read an article in the Cheney Free Press about the building that was known as “Hagel’s House of Horrors.” This building is scheduled to be demolished because it does not fit into your (Spokane International Airport) “master plan.” I can’t tell you how upset I am about this historical building that’s due to be demolished! This building was constructed in 1905 and was the Jamieson Frequency Changing Station. It was the substation for the electric trains that ran between Spokane and Medical Lake from 1905 to about 1922...
Chances are until notable recent rulings by the Washington state Supreme Court, short of a few political wonks out there, little attention was paid to what the nine justices in Olympia did. But following the McCleary Decision, fining our legislators for inaction on education, and finding charter schools unconstitutional, the nine judges who work to interpret the law now operate with the curtain pulled back just a little. Following their 6-3 charter schools ruling Sept. 4, members of the court all of a sudden went from relativ...
After watching mixed martial arts for many years, I understand why fans follow certain fighters. For instance, former Strikeforce champion Nick Diaz has a large fan following. Diaz is known for his trash talking, anti-authority attitude and willingness to scrap his opponents. He also smokes marijuana. Whatever the reason, Diaz fans rally around their hero through thick and thin. Recently, the Nevada Athletic Commission recently suspended Diaz for failing his UFC 183 post-fight drug test where a sample tested positive for...
The West Plains Chamber of Commerce’s next monthly meeting will be Thursday, Oct. 1, 7 a.m. at the Shriner’s Event Center, 7217 W. Westbow Blvd., Spokane. For info or to RSVP call the chamber office at (509) 747-8480....
The Caterpillar tractor parts distribution center that sits adjacent to Interstate 90 near the Medical Lake exit will have a neighbor of sorts in the business. According to information provided by Greater Spokane Incorporated, Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc., an Exeter, Penn., corporation, has been building a large distribution warehouse just east of Caterpillar. The 250,000-square-foot facility will employ approximately 60 employees who will be responsible for inbound and outbound freight activities. The new warehouse i...
The state of Washington will take part in the sale of $900 million of what are called “green bonds” starting Monday, Sept. 28 with a retail sale and then offering the bonds to Wall Street two days later. According to the publication, Bond Buyer, proceeds of the sale will fund environmentally friendly projects. Those include money for efforts to protect Puget Sound and other waterways across the state. “I’m excited for Washington residents to have a program that allows for the direct investment in projects that enhance...
By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter Cheney's office for Cellular Plus will be on the move sometime in the next few months. Land is currently being cleared and prepared for the construction of a new building on the north end of Cheney along First Street adjacent to the Maverik store. The business will move from its current location at 1315 First St., a building it formerly shared with Chet's Flowers. The company projects a winter opening, but according to the company's marketing...
Cheney’s Shogo Starr and Medical Lake’s Jeremy Ryan are two of approximately 16,000 semifinalists for the 2016 Merit Scholarship. The National Merit program recognizes students with high PSAT scores and a strong academic record. About 1.5 million high school juniors across the country this year will compete for 7,400 scholarships - a total of $32 million. Semifinalists represent less than 1 percent of American high school seniors. About 15,000 students will advance to the finalist round in February....
It is not easy for a student to move into a new school district, especially when they do not speak the same language as other students. The Cheney School District’s State Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program tries to help students who are English language learners. The district will get to do that once again after the Cheney School Board approved the annual I-grant application for the State Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program at its Sept. 9 meeting. Last year the program served 131 students as English l...
It's only the fourth week of school and the Cheney High Future Farmers of America Club have already added a couple of plaques to their trophy case. The club took first place in the FFA tractor driving competition at the Spokane County Interstate Fair, Sept. 16, and sixth in the horse judging competition at the Adams County Fair in Othello. Club president Kelci Scharff, who was the highest point scorer, explained the competition was a combination of a knowledge test and a...
Eastern Washington University Spokane’s College of Health Science and Public Health recently took over management of the Area Health Education Center (AHEC). Managing the center will help EWU promote and create a health careers pipeline for rural youth. The center, located on the Riverpoint campus in Spokane, will benefit from Eastern’s strong history of academic and community partnerships throughout the region. In a news release, Mary Ann Keogh Hoss, interim provost and vice president for academic affairs at EWU said the...
Cheney residents, students and staff who attend home football games may notice a man walking along the sidelines, greeting folks and talking into a walkie-talkie. This is Gregg Hare, who became Cheney High School's athletics director and an assistant principal in July. Hare took over from Jim Missel, who retired in June. An avid sports fan, Hare grew up in Spokane and graduated from North Central where he played baseball and football. He later attended and played baseball at...
Airway Heights canceled its regular City Council meeting scheduled for Monday, Sept. 21. The next council meeting is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 12, at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. A study session is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 5, also at 5:30 p.m. in the council chambers....
Cheney's Mary Ann Powers first began growing dahlias over 20 years ago. She has met with so much success that not only did her friends and neighbors enjoy the color adorning the outside of her home along North Eighth Street, but they encouraged her to show those flowers off to others. "Everybody kept nagging me, 'Do you show at the Fair, do you show at the Fair?' so I joined the society," Powers said. The fair of course is the recently completed Spokane Interstate Fair, where...
Turnbull Wildlife Refuge and Spokane Audubon Society are hosting a community work part Saturday, Oct. 3 from 9 a.m. to noon at the refuge. This is part of an ongoing effort to restore native riparian habitat that benefits area wildlife species, with volunteers planting native saplings and building fencing to protect trees. Refuge officials ask that groups register in advance in order to assist them with planning details. Participants are encouraged to wear long-sleeved...
Cheney firefighters earn promotions Two Cheney firefighters have successfully completed the promotion process with top scores in their classifications and moved up in fire department rank. Chris Munoz has been promoted to lieutenant while Bill Dennstaedt was promoted to battalion chief, with both receiving their new badges at a ceremony during the Sept. 8 City Council meeting. Munoz has been with the department since 2006, serving three years as a resident firefighter and three years as a volunteer before becoming full time...
“If you build it, he will come,” is how the saying goes. Substitute “they” for “he.” Switch the saying around, add in “Cheney” and the city’s concerns about land use, and the saying might become “When they come, can Cheney build it?” According to the recently completed Spokane Region Population Study, which utilizes population projects for the county from the state Office of Financial Management, Cheney could see an additional 2,922 people move into town between 2017 — 2037. The challenge for the city is that if zoning and l...
Washington state’s Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) is soliciting cities for streetlight conversation projects — and the city of Cheney intends to take them up on their offer. At it’s final regular meeting in September Tuesday night, the City Council voted 7-0 to approve a staff request to apply for the grant that, if successful, would convert 535 existing high pressure sodium (HPS) light fixtures to the more energy efficient light emitting diode, LED, fixtures. At an average cost of $382 per fixture, the total estimate...
Just over one month into Medical Lake’s new curbside recycling program and the phones at City Hall have quieted down. Not that they were ringing off the hook prior to the program’s start Aug. 5, but City Administrator Doug Ross acknowledged that City Hall’s front office staff did field a lot of strong complaints prior to start up. “To us, 10 is a lot,” Ross said. Most of the complaints were about the size of the blue, single-stream, wheeled-recycling carts, which with a 96-gallon capacity stand about 4 feet tall and a cou...
