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COLFAX – Liberty (Spangle) junior Angelina Widman has earned a spot on the startline of the state 1B/2B cross country meeting on Saturday in Pasco. Widman finished fifth in the girls 5,000-meter regional meeting Saturday, Oct. 30, at the Colfax Golf Course. She finished the route in 20:19.40 and qualified for state. The Lancer boys were paced by freshman Mitchell Hanegan, who finished 12th in the 5,000-meter boys race in 17:01.69. Hanegan, too, qualified for state. Other S...
Blackhawks soccer to face Southridge CHENEY – The Cheney Blackhawks girls soccer team will host the Southridge (Kennewick) Sun in a loser-out game at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4. The Blackhawks (8-8) are coming off a 6-0 loss to Mount Spokane on Oct. 30. Southridge (11-7) is coming off a 1-0 win over Hermiston, Ore. On Oct. 6, the local girls topped the Walla Walla Blue Devils, 3-1, in the District 8 tournament. Lancer girls named academic state champion SPANGLE – The Liberty High School’s girls volleyball team has been named...
CHENEY – The Blackhawks football team will wrap up the 2021 season at home Thursday night against the Rogers (Spokane) Pirates. Both the Blackhawks and Pirates are winless so far this season. Cheney (0-9) comes into the game following a 32-6 loss Friday, Oct. 29, to Ferris on the Saxons home field in Spokane. Rogers (0-10) lost 35-6 to the West Valley (Spokane) Eagles last Friday. In the game at Ferris, the Saxons (3-6) put of 20 of their points in the first quarter. The score remains 20-0 through both the second and third q...
CHENEY – A former Ritzville woman has found her calling at Eastern Washington University. Courtney Bilodeaux, 30, now of Cheney, has been named associate athletic director for academic success at Eastern Washington University. "As a two time alumni and student athlete, I am looking forward to being a part of Eagle athletics and being a part of the department more closely," she said last week. Bilodeaux, who lived in Cheney until second-grade, moved to Ritzville when her dad g...
CHENEY-Monica Jaenicke was named assistant athletic director for communications for Eastern Washington University on Oct. 1. Jaenicke, 29, of Airway Heights, is the only woman football sports information director at the Big Sky Conference. She had been acting in the role since Dave Cook's retirement in July, "I am grateful for this opportunity and getting to replace Dave Cook, who was a mentor of mine since I was a student is an honor," she said. Outside of her new role, she...
1 years ago November 3, 2011 Spokane Tribe brings Arby's to West Plains, plans Heritage Celebration The Spokane Tribe of Indians is busy with two projects this November, one in Spokane and the other in Airway Heights. Spoko fuel, the tribe's gas station and convenience store is moving forward with its Spokane Tribe Economic Project and introducing an Arby's to the West Plains. The restaurant is expected to be completed January 2012. In addition, the location is redesigning it...
CHENEY — Here are the Police Department’s calls for service for Oct. 25-Nov. 1: Oct. 25 Amy L. Ford, 49, arrested for fourth-degree assault-domestic violence in the 500 block of Cambridge Lane. Vehicle door damaged in the 800 block of West First Street. Box of water filters found in the 400 block of North Sixth Street. Viola stolen from vehicle in the 1000 block of Betz Road. Involuntary mental health committal in the 200 block of Paradise Road. 2005 GMC Envoy stolen in the 1000 block of Betz Road. Verbal dispute in the 220...
ELTOPIA - A local farm girl taking on entrenched Sen. Patty Murray for a U.S. Senate seat has raised almost $2 million in her campaign bid. And Tiffany Smiley added several thousand dollars to her campaign warchest Friday night, Oct. 29, during a gathering of hundreds of anti-Murry, anti-Gov. Inslee residents from Franklin County and nearby communities. "We have a choice," Smiley said, kicking off her speech. "And our choice begins today." Smiley was the keynote speaker that...
Laurie Jo Harrison Bowman, daughter of Dave and Norma Harrison of Vancouver, Wash, passed away on Oct 14, 2021. Laurie was born Sept 21, 1960 at Coulee Dam, Wash. She spent her early years of grade school at Davenport, Wash., enjoying Little League games, the swimming pool, twirling her baton and going to basketball games with friends. She liked taking baton lessons with her big sis and delighted in many escapades with her brother, Karl. Laurie spent her junior high and high...
Sharpened axe and a killer instinct honed by years of dealing death. Slathered sunscreen and a brimmed hat secured with a strap. Tonight we dine on the blood of our enemies. Actually, tonight we dine on fried chicken, maybe some potato salad and fresh squeezed lemonade. I might bake a cake too. But first, its chicken chasing time. That’s the part I’m not too crazy about, but a must unless we want to go vegan. My chicken murder ritual consists of several parts. First, I prepare myself by protecting my ‘oh so fair’ skin with so...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – Mayor Sonny Weathers said Monday, Nov. 1, that he supports a 1% tax increase. Deputy Mayor Veronica Messing agreed with him. Weathers’ support of a tax increase came at 5:57 p.m, Monday, during the first public hearing regarding Ordinance C-974, which would set the regular property tax levy. Weathers said he supports the tax increase because the city only collects 28 cents from every tax dollar and that the cost of city services increased by 5.5 percent in 2020. After evaluating his personal property tax...
I am an old lady who walks daily, picks up litter and observes homes and businesses that proudly fly the American flag as I do. Several months ago, I observed a government office and a business with badly tattered flags. I wrote them asking if they knew that a ragged flag indicated a lack of respect for our country and should be replaced. I believe any Boy Scout troop would probably assist. The government office, the Cheney Police Department, had anew flag flying within a very short time. The men and women in the department...
So, it seems our dubious Republican Secretary of State Kim Wyman is moving on to bluer pastures. She is resigning mid-November, having been “tapped’ by the Biden Administration to oversee federal election security. She was elected by Washington voters to the partisan position she holds now as a “prefers Republican” candidate, but is jumping ship, to join a host of Democratic operatives inside the Biden White House. Many have called her a RINO — Republican in name only. She has consistently denied any election fraud in any el...
The days of scrambling to secure toilet paper are over. But the pandemic is continuing to wreak havoc on supply chains. Pet food is in short supply. Restaurants are warning customers that their favorite meals may not be on the menu. Then there’s the shortage of semi-conductor chips, which has raised the price and curbed the availability of medical devices. Waiting for a piece of medical equipment can be life-threatening. Our leaders must therefore make bolstering the medical supply chain a bigger priority. They can start b...
For years, Washington state masked its high business and regulatory costs with low-priced, reliable electricity --- lots of it. However, Tennessee packages low-cost, reliable electricity along with a very favorable business climate to lure new billion dollar auto industry investments. Today, costs of electricity are more important than ever and investors want CO2-free electricity at their facilities. Hydropower fits that requirement. As an example, Ford and SKI Innovative...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – Developing adequate housing is on the forefront of the minds designing the comprehensive plan for the city. And according to City Planner Heather Trautman, the plan is to develop a variety of housing options. The majority of properties in the city are single-family homes on large lots and large multi-family apartment complexes, she said. But there are not many options for people in between. Trautman said people will need different levels of housing to fit different cycles of life. Families may want a large fe...
COLFAX – A local lawmaker is calling for the new long-term care insurance program passed in 2019 to be repealed just as the law goes into effect. Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, joined Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, in drafting legislation to repeal the tax. “This program creates the false hope that people’s long-term care needs will be satisfied, when in fact, it will be woefully inadequate for the majority of those who eventually need long-term care,” Schmick said Monday, Nov. 1. “People who live out of state but work in W...
Branch libraries to close for Veterans Day CHENEY – Spokane County Library District branch libraries will be closed Thursday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day. Libraries in Cheney and Medical Lake will both be shuttered for the holiday. They are expected to reopen on Friday, Nov. 12, for regular business hours. Cost for natural gas rising CHENEY – Avista natural gas customers will see a rate increase this month. According to the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, Avista is raising its natural gas pri...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – Plans are in the works for a second elementary school and eventually a new middle and high school in the city. The topic was discussed by local leaders Oct.19. Principal Planner Heather Trautman said the Cheney School District has recently purchased land along Craig Road for a future school site. Schools Superintendent Rob Roettger said the district purchased 10 acres for the second elementary school, and the district also plans on building secondary schools moving forward. Trautman also said an interested d...
MEDICAL LAKE – Mayor Shirley Maike requested council help categorize funding from the American Rescue Plan Act during a meeting Tuesday, Nov. 2. She also advocated utility and small business assistance when Councilwoman Heather Starr asked for the cost of broadband implementation. City Administrator Doug Ross said the most recent estimate to integrate broadband citywide is $8-10 million. He also said the city could go section-by-section and cover about 25% of the city for about $2 million. Testing broadband services would b...
CHENEY – Pandemic politics may have cost two incumbent School Board members their seats in the Tuesday, Nov. 2 general election. As of press time, incumbents Marcie Estrellado and Suzanne G. Dolle were trailing challengers spurred on by the way the School District and board handled coronavirus mandates, including school closures, mask requirements, and vaccination requirements. As of press time Tuesday night, challenger Mark L. Scott was leading incumbent Estrellado in the r...
CHENEY – Here are the initial Spokane County results of the Tuesday, Nov. 2 general election. Some elections include areas of adjacent counties; those counties’ results are not included. State Advisory No. 36 · Repealed 62.62% · Maintained 37.38% Advisory No. 37 · Repealed 67.80% · Maintained 32.20% Advisory Nov. 38 · Repealed 65.95% · Maintained 34.05% Airway Heights City Council Position No. 1 · Sonny Weathers 94,59% Position No. 2 · Arthur Bubb 94.52% Position No. 4 · David Malet 94,67% Position No. 6 · Davin Perry 9...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – A Spokane man is being held in the Spokane County Jail on $1 million bail in connection with the killing of a local teenager a year ago. John Brooks Eisenman, 60, is charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Andrew Sorensen, 19, who was last seen in Airway Heights a year ago. Eisenman appeared in Spokane County Superior Court on Monday, following his Oct. 29 arrest by police. According to a police report, the arrest came a week after police confirmed the identity of Sorensen’s body found in...
CHENEY – A trio of 16-year-old foreign exchange students from Denmark are living here with host families and studying at Cheney High School this year. Camilla Eriksen of Aarhus, Chrestene Baltzer Jespersen of Viborg and Malte Treppendahl of Hillerod will be here through the end of the school year in June. “School is very different here,” Eriksen said during a recent interview. “We would have basic classes, and nothing creative like sports medicine Eriksen is being hosted...
MEDICAL LAKE – Challengers in at least three races have resounding leads in their bids to unseat incumbent elected city officials following the initial count of the Nov. 2 general election returns. In the mayoral race, challenger Terri Cooper leads has 412 votes (62.61%) while incumbent Shirley Maike has 234 votes (36%) of the total 668 ballots. Four write-in votes have also counted in the mayoral race. Of the 2,991 registered voters in Medical Lake, 22.33% of voters showed u...
