Cheney’s Parks and Recreation Department is holding a back to school resource fair for students and their families gearing up for classes this fall. The resource fair takes place Thursday, Aug. 22, from 8 a.m. – noon at the Wren Pierson...

The Cheney Free Press reported in November 2018 Spokane manufacturer Kenworth Sales Company’s plan to build a new warehouse in the West Plains, just west of South Thomas Mallon Road on a 20 acre parcel located at 9010 W. Geiger Blvd. Now, new...

The Cheney School Board’s July 31 meeting was a swift one, as multiple staff members delivered reports on matters essential to the future of the district. Superintendent Rob Roettger said the district has been working with Davis Demographics, a K-1...

The Medical Lake School Board approved a new school budget on Tuesday, July 30. The details were outlined for board members by district staff at a public hearing held before the board’s regular monthly meeting. The $5.2 million 2019-2020 district...

Oregon State University officials have announced that senior Molly E. Jarrells of Cheney has been named to the spring term 2019 Scholastic Honor Roll, achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or better. Jarrels is one of 4,352 students earning the...

The Cheney School Board is bracing itself for an onslaught of new students in the coming years as it heard details on a new enrollment report at its July 17 meeting. The report indicates the district may be facing a student population of nearly 10,00...

Eastern Washington University’s Spring Quarter Dean’s List was released this week and can be found at https://sites.ewu.edu/deanslist/. The EWU Dean’s List is released after every fall, winter and spring quarter. The fall and spring quarter...

The Cheney-Spokane Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute (IAFI) is sponsoring a free public lecture on the archaeological contribution of a common feature of Eastern Washington’s landscape — Mime mounds. Dr. Jerry Galm, Eastern Washington Unive...

Cheney Public School’s director of student support services, Robin Andrus, will be leaving the district and school officials have hired Franklin Day to fill the position going forward, the district announced on Tuesday. Andrus has served in her...

A number of local students have recently received degrees and awards from post-high school institutions. They are listed below along with information about their university. Bruess makes Dean’s List Cheney High School alumnus Brayden W. Bruess has...

In honor of its significant growth in student reading, math and attendance, Cheney School District’s own Betz Elementary was presented with a Washington State Recognized School award last month, one of just 137 other elementary schools in the state...

It was one of the faster meetings in memory as the Medical Lake School Board made quick work of an essentially pro forma agenda on Tuesday, June 25. With Superintendent Tim Ames absent, it fell on Assistant Superintendent Kim Headrick to answer...

Medical Lake High School students who earned a 3.25 – 3.49 grade point average during the first semester of the 2018 – 2019 school year were placed on the honor roll. Students achieving a GPA of 3.5 or higher earned a place on the Principal’s...

If Medical Lake School District finance director Chad Moss had his way, school funding would be much simpler and less fluid. So much for wishful thinking. “There’s a lot of unknowns still,” Moss said of budgeting in general, a newly mandated...

Students named to Westwood Middle School’s term 4 honor roll are listed as follows: 4.0 Thayne E. Acedo, Elizabeth S. Bae, Lily J. Bare, Owen T. Barry, Elsa B. Bertelsen, Alyssa R. Brown, Kaitlyn M. Brown, Logan A. Burnett, Anathyn P. Burton,...

Zayas receives degree at Oregon State Cheney’s Minerva Zayas received a master’s of arts degree in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies from Oregon State University during its 150th commencement on Saturday, June 15. University of Washington...

As school districts across the region announce significant layoff plans, Cheney School District officials have said they have no plan to do so. While no doubt a relief to many West Plains parents and teachers, it also sparks the question: how is...