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West Plains Police News
CHENEY July 26 A Washington adult driver’s license was found on the 200 block of 2nd Street. A license plate was found on the 1500 block of Salnave Road. A 37-year-old female, Erin R. Every, was arrested for driving under the... — Updated 8/5/2021
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Williams Lake public access to close for improvements
CHENEY - Water recreation enthusiasts will find their access to Williams Lake limited beginning this week. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is beginning a project to... — Updated 8/5/2021
Declaration of emergency ended by City Council
CHENEY — At the City Council meeting Tuesday, July 27, members voted to end the COVID-19 Emergency Declaration. With emergency funds already allocated, and addition support not anticipated, the council unanimously voted a... — Updated 8/5/2021
Spokane Fire District 3 levy on its way to passing
CHENEY — According to the initial results of the August 3 elections, the Spokane County Fire District 3 succeeded in passing their property tax levy for fire protection and emergency medical services. The proposition received... — Updated 8/3/2021 Full story
Belock, Posthuma advance in Cheney
CHENEY — According to the initial results of the Aug. 3 Primary Elections, Mark Posthuma and Jacquelyn Belock will progress to the general election for City Council Position No. 3. Belock accumulated 37% of the vote with 332... — Updated 8/3/2021 Full story
Dolle, Zorrozua ahead in Cheney School Board election
CHENEY — According to the initial results of the August 3 elections, Suzanne G. Dolle and Zachary Zorrozua will be moving to the general election for the second seat of the Cheney School Board. Zorrozua received 44.84% of the... — Updated 8/3/2021 Full story
Cheney primary election results
City of Cheney – Council Position No. 3 Jacquelyn Belock 332 37.86% Ryan Delaney 93 10.60% Tim Gainer 86 9.81% Mark Posthuma 289 27.25% Justin Amyot 124 14.14% Write-in 3 0.34%... — Updated 8/3/2021 Full story
Williams Lake public access to close for improvements
CHENEY - Water recreation enthusiasts will find their access to Williams Lake limited beginning this week. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is beginning a project to... — Updated 7/30/2021 Full story
Airway Heights holds speedy city council meeting
AIRWAY HEIGHTS — The City Council had a speedy meeting on July 19. After approval of the minutes of three meetings, Police Chief Brad Richmond notified the council of a new email tip line intended for community use. The council... — Updated 7/29/2021
West Plains Police Newes
CHENEY July 19 A bicycle accident was reported on the 600 block of Salnave Road. Second-degree theft was reported on the 500 block of 4th Street. Cash, a backpack and tools were reported stolen from a vehicle. July 20 Police assist... — Updated 7/29/2021
Russell Dave Peyton
Russell Dave Peyton May 1, 1948 - July 24, 2021 Dave Peyton was born May 1, 1948 in Richland, Wash. and passed away on July 24, 2021 in Spokane, Wash. He was born to Ken and... — Updated 7/29/2021 Full story
Primary election ballots must be in by Aug. 3
SPOKANE COUNTY — Voters are reminded that they need to have their primary election ballots counted, those ballots must either be postmarked no later than Aug. 3 or dropped in a ballot drop box by 8 p.m. this coming Tuesday. Not... — Updated 7/29/2021
McMorris Rodgers to hold town halls next week
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fifth District Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers has announced a series of three public town halls to be held at locations in Eastern Washington next week. Monday, Aug. 2, McMorris Rodgers will be at the... — Updated 7/29/2021
Medical Lake approves interlocal water agreement
MEDICAL LAKE — The City Council finalized an interlocal agreement with Four Lakes Water District 10 at their July 20 meeting. The agreement is for the provision of water between the city and the district, which up until now has... — Updated 7/29/2021
WASPC voices concerns regarding new law enforcement legislation
AIRWAY HEIGHTS — The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) is currently working on community outreach to educate the public on the effects of new police legislature that went into effect on July 25. In a pr... — Updated 7/29/2021
Making big plans in a small city
CHENEY - Local businessman Carlos Fuentes is living the American dream in Cheney with two growing businesses and a couple more on the way. The 25-year-old Mexican immigrant runs... — Updated 7/29/2021
Increasing tribal visibility
CHENEY - New Eastern Washington University Tribal Relations Director Erin Ross sees her primary focus as communicator - internally with current Native American students but just as... — Updated 7/29/2021
Fire damages buildings in Medical Lake
MEDICAL LAKE – A structure fire damaged two properties on Campbell Street in Medical Lake. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but the call for firefighters came... — Updated 7/29/2021
Medical Lake City Council discusses construction options
MEDICAL LAKE — The City Council finalized several projects during their July 20 meeting. The council had originally planned on meeting in person, but new requirements meant they needed to offer Zoom options as well. The city is... — Updated 7/29/2021
Sheriffs', police chiefs concerned over new laws
SPOKANE VALLEY — Leading law enforcement officers from across Eastern Washington are warning residents that new laws will make it difficult to serve the public on possible... — Updated 7/29/2021
Author Lisa Napoli focuses on pivotal figures in news media history
SPOKANE — The County Library District has announced a special event with journalist and author Lisa Napoli on Thursday, Aug. 5, at 6:30 p.m., presented with media partner Spokane Public Radio. During the online program “The 2... — Updated 7/28/2021
Goodwill Cheney Donation Trailer closes Aug. 1
The Goodwill Cheney donation trailer located in Jarms Ace Hardware parking lot on Cheney Spokane Road, will be closing Aug. 1 due to region wide staffing shortages. The final day of operation will be July 31, 2021. Employees at... — Updated 7/28/2021
Daupler startup passes without initiation
CHENEY — Implementation of a new afterhours utility service dispatch system will have to wait a couple more weeks. According to Light Department Director Steve Marx, the July 20 initiation of the new incident response management... — Updated 7/28/2021
AH public art ordinance awaits council approval
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – The Planning Commission took another step forward in the city’s Public Art Plan at their July 14 meeting. They voted to take the latest ordinance to the City Council for a public hearing. The ordinance will... — Updated 7/22/2021
West Plains Police News
CHENEY July 12 Domestic violence/verbal dispute was reported on the 1000 block of Betz Road. A suicidal subject was reported on the 200 block of South Cheney-Spangle Road. Subject was involuntarily committed. Third-degree... — Updated 7/22/2021
