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CHENEY Jan. 28 Jesse D. Vineyard, 29, was arrested for second-degree assault/domestic violence in relation to a Jan. 11 incident that was reported on the 100 block of F Street. A missing person was reported on the 2400 block of University Lane. The child was subsequently located. Dallas C. White, 21, was arrested on the 2800 block of 1st Street for fourth-degree assault/domestic violence. Financial fraud was reported in Cheney. An individual living in New York called to report their credit card had been used in Cheney,...
Unlike stop-and-go intersections, roundabouts keep traffic flowing continuously in a one-way, counter-clockwise direction. Remember that: traffic moves one-way counterclockwise. Basic rules There are four basic rules for roundabouts. Rule 1: Go slow. Roundabouts are designed to force drivers to slow down as they approach. Continue slowly as you maneuver through it. Rule 2: Traffic inside the roundabout has the right-of-way. Always yield to traffic coming from your left when...
A bipartisan bill introduced in the Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee would reduce the business and occupation tax for manufacturers and publishers of printed materials and periodicals, excluding newspapers. It would also extend the preferential B&O tax rate for timber and woods products. The B&O tax is Washington state’s major business tax, according to committee documents. The tax is imposed against a company’s gross income and does not deduct the cost of doing business. “As folks know … the dra...
Differences in water usage best practices during a drought and homeowners’ association landscaping requirements are the target of new legislation. The goal of House Bill 1165, introduced by District 34 Rep. Tina Orwall, D-Des Moines, is to require HOAs’ landscaping guidelines to align with water conservation guidelines during a drought. Many HOAs or condominium associations have requirements on the type of landscaping allowed – which often excludes fire resistant or low-water plants. The bill would prohibit HOAs from finin...
Adam Kirk Kytonen, a Level III sex offender, has registered his address on the 14600 block of West State Route 904 in Cheney with the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, according to a notification. Kytonen was convicted in 1998 of rape in the second degree of a 57-year-old female, and first-degree rape of a 27-year-old female in 2000. He was released from custody in 2015. Kytonen is a 42-year-old white male with brown hair and eyes, 5-feet-8-inches tall, 165 pounds, with a scar on his right leg. In his database photo he is bald...
Overall, Cheney police Officer Zeb Campbell thinks 2018 was a pretty quiet year. That might be a comparative statement for the veteran who came on the force in 2006 and was named Officer of the Year in 2018 by his peers. "Zeb routinely leads the department in activity, and he has demonstrated time and again an uncanny ability to spot suspicious activity and to take appropriate action," Cheney Police Chief John Hensley said in an email. Campbell - no relation to Cheney police C...
CHENEY Jan. 22 Second-degree theft was reported on the 1000 block of Betz Road. A 15-year-old male was arrested at Cheney High School for possession of marijuana. Megan S. Cummings, 19, was arrested at Cheney Municipal Court on a CMC warrant for fourth-degree assault/domestic violence. Domestic violence/verbal dispute was reported on the 500 block of 2nd Street. Jan. 23 Residential burglary was reported on the 200 block of D Street. Residential burglary was reported on the 2700 block of North 6th Street. Third-degree theft...
Medical Lake burger lovers prepare your palates - good things may be coming your way. Debi Long and her husband Joe, of Ruby's on Silver Lake, are working feverishly to open a new classic 50s-style, family hamburger restaurant at 711 East Lake St. they will be calling Jake's. "I'm just trying to help get this stuff going for her," Joe said in the middle of working on an exhaust hood in the kitchen during a recent phone interview The Long's have been remodeling the...
According to Fairchild Air Force Base in Airway Heights, 2019 is the year to go green. Base officials are kicking off the new year with “Green in ’19,” a plan to improve the base’s overall energy consumption by promoting conservation practices and waste reduction. Green in ’19 is vision to inspire Team Fairchild Airmen to become the Department of Defense’s leader in environmental initiatives,” Sgt. Travis Edwards with 92nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs said in an email. “Our goal is to highlight many of the practices w...
The city of Cheney is holding a special meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 5, to take public testimony on Ordinance X-58 that enacted a moratorium on development of land located along Alki Street, east of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific railroad tracks. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 609 2nd St. The six-month moratorium was enacted by the Cheney City Council on Dec. 11, 2018. The moratorium prohibits issuing any new “Development Approvals” on the land located east of Alki Street to...
Contributed photo Aaron Simpson, VP of Marketing for Maverik, Inc. The Cheney High School band and color guard performed at the new Maverik gas station and convenience store grand opening celebration in Airway Heights on Jan. 23. The event featured free samples, special discounts and opportunities to win prizes, while members of Maverik’s executive team gave tours of the new building to community members....
At its Jan. 28 study session, the Airway Heights City Council unanimously approved a marketing contract with advertising firm BHW1 to implement promotion strategies ahead of the city’s recreation center opening slated for the first week of April. According to city documents, BHW1 employees have been working with city officials for the last several months to develop a marketing plan ahead of the facility’s opening. The firm will be using a method called “hypertargeting” to emphasize interest, awareness and membership signups...
This year’s Founder’s Day in Medical Lake will include a special guest and additional ceremonies. The group Re*Imagine Medical Lake is sponsoring The Moving Wall, a mobile, scale replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall located in Washington D.C., to the city in mid-June. The event will overlap the annual Founder’s Day festivities, according to Gerri Johnson, president of Re*Imagine Medical Lake and Founder’s Day director. “We’re a military-rich region,” Johnson said. The Mov...
Cranes have been a feature of skylines in Cheney lately with construction at Eastern Washington University and Cheney Public Schools. This one rises above the new performing arts complex being built at Cheney High School....
By JOHN McCALLUM Managing Editor Cheney’s City Council approved 11 of 12 new ordinances on its Jan. 22 agenda in what constituted a major rewrite of some of its municipal code chapters on development and maintenance of property. The 12th measure, Ordinance X-38 on “Public Property and Facilities, was removed by a motion from Councilwoman Teresa Overhauser at the request of Public Works Director Todd Ableman, who said additional time was needed to better align the new requirements with those in the code’s Chapter 12 on stree...
No matter how you slice it, fire and emergency service delivery in Medical Lake is likely to cost taxpayers more money. At least that’s the assessment of Medical Lake Fire Chief Jason Mayfield, who cited an increased number of calls received by the department’s all-volunteer staff that went unanswered in 2018. Those missed calls are symptomatic of a number of challenges the Medical Lake Fire Department is facing, including geographically dispersed volunteers — many live outsi...
West Plains commuters be prepared. Multiple transportation projects on and around the Medical Lake interchange on Interstate 90 will be snarling traffic this summer as three construction projects begin this spring. Originally scheduled for construction in 2020 to accommodate growing development on the West Plains, a major reconstruction of the Medical Lake interchange was accelerated a full year in response to the unexpected arrival of the mammoth, 2.6 million square foot...
Poor weather, roadway conditions, darkness, and oncoming vehicle headlights can often make it difficult for drivers to see pedestrians, especially when wearing dark-colored clothing. Wearing reflective clothing, lights or blinking strobes or carrying a flashlight will help drivers see you and help you avoid serious injury or death....
A passing vehicle near Four Lakes fatally struck a pedestrian on the evening of Friday, Jan. 7, according to a Spokane County Sheriff’s Office news release. Brenda Renee Gabriel, 56, was likely walking east on the shoulder of West Silver Lake Road when, according to the driver of a pickup who was also traveling eastbound on a curve near West Granite Lake Road, and after a vehicle passed him coming in the opposite direction, the driver observed something in his lane. He s...
For starters, the “M.R.” in the name of Cheney’s newest restaurant stands for the first names of the two men behind the venture — Mitch and Roger — not the prefix “Mister,” although they’re fine if you want to use that. M.R. Piggy’s BBQ Cafe opened Jan. 7 in the location of the former Cheney dining institution Willow Springs, and business was frenetic from practically the moment the “Open” sign lit up, owner Mitchell Zand and Roger Droivold said. Things have calmed down a bi...
Public comment requested on Cheney changes The Cheney planning department is asking for public comment on a proposed property split in north Cheney near Eastern Washington University. The property is located at 423 N. 10th St. The project applicant, Wayde Burnett with Chatburn Estate, is proposing to split the existing 80,462-square-foot-lot into three smaller lots: Lot 1 at 16,337 square feet, Lot 2 at 15,430 square feet and Lot 3 at 48,704 square feet. The property is zoned R-1, single-family residential and is bordered by...
In the Jan. 17 issue, the Cheney Free Press incorrectly identified a Spokane County apartment complex development as a Kalispel Tribe of Indians project. The Beau West apartments are being developed just outside the city limits of Airway Heights on Hayford Road. The Kalispel Tribe project is an apartment complex called “Salish Flats” about five miles north on tribal lands. In the Jan. 17 issue, the Cheney Free Press incorrectly identified 979 students as participating in homeschooling in the Cheney School District. About 85...
City of Cheney officials outlined an aggressive work schedule for the Planning Commission at its Jan. 14 meeting for one item only — addressing a moratorium placed by the City Council on development in the area of Alki Street commonly referred to as Terra Vista. The council enacted the moratorium in late November over concerns about public safety access and other transportation issues in the residential area located east of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific r...
The city of Medical Lake will be reviewing and updating its 10-year Comprehensive Plan beginning this month, albeit a year late. The City Council approved a $37,142 contract with Shea, Carr & Jewell, Inc. to manage the comp plan update at it’s Jan. 15 meeting. Bill Grimes, who had worked on the previous Comp Plan for the city, will be the lead, City Administrator Doug Ross told the council. Grimes previously worked for Studio Cascade during the last update. Studio Cascade h...
Cheney knows more about water woes than most small communities, and the beginning of 2019 is shaping up to be more of the same. State records indicated that the city’s water system is over-connected by more than 600 connections, causing the state Department of Health (DOH) to place Cheney in a “blue” category, designating the city’s system as “not adequate for growth.” In the blue Water permits from the state Department of Health’s Office of Drinking Water are color-coded based on the permitted entity’s compliance with state...
