When is it appropriate for an elected official to skip their duties? That was a point of discussion at the Medical Lake City Council’s regular meeting Tuesday, Feb. 5, after one councilman chose to skip the meeting to instead watch the State of...

Cheney firefighters were busy Feb. 4 with a pair of incidents that each had different outcomes because of one device — sprinklers. According to a department report, firefighters responded to an apartment fire at Eagle Point Apartments on the 1000...

Cheney residents might notice something different in a couple weeks at the corner of 1st and I streets just south of downtown. Something will be missing — but its removal shouldn’t go unnoticed. Historic Preservation Commission administrative...

There are several varieties of plants and flowers that are good for native and honey bees, but the best by far are sunflowers, Sarah Red-Laird of the non-profit “The Bee Girl” said. In a recent study, most bee-friendly flora attracted about four...

By SHANNEN TALBOT Staff Reporter The Airway Heights City Council had a full agenda to address at their Feb. 5 meeting, getting a legislative update and approving some employee contracts but primarily deciding whether or not to approve a preliminary...

The residents of Airway Heights were tapping into their artistic sides Monday, Jan. 29 at the city’s community meeting kicking of its US-2 Beautification and Public Art Program. The burgeoning program aims to address preferences for public art and...

The Spokane International Airport increased its traffic significantly in 2018, setting a new record for total enplanements with 1,998,949 enplaned passengers, according to a press release. The record is the result of a 12 percent increase over last...

As Airway Heights prepares for its long-awaited recreation center to open this spring, the city’s Parks and Recreation Department is hosting job fairs this month for several upcoming positions at the new facility. The first was held Wednesday,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...