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Last updated 2/1/2018 at 8:35am



Feed Cheney and the Souper Bowl of Caring

Feb. 4 is Super Bowl Sunday and volunteers with the nonprofit organization Feed Cheney are inviting the community to take part in the annual “Souper Bowl of Caring” to raise funds helping support local free food and grocery distribution efforts.

The goal of the Souper Bowl of Caring, a nationwide fundraiser, is to create community awareness of Feed Cheney’s mission and how to get involved. All donations made to Feed Cheney will be used towards the $500 monthly food and supply expenses. It costs $6,000 to provide this service to our community each year.

There are several ways to donate, including holding a Souper Bowl of Caring collection at your church or Super Bowl party and donate the money to Feed Cheney via a check or online donation. Mail checks made out to Feed Cheney to 423 N. Sixth St., Cheney, WA 99004, or donate directly by using PayPal on the Feed Cheney website http://www.feedcheney.com.


On the last Monday of the month, 50 or more Feed Cheney volunteers transform Cheney’s Wren Pierson Community Center into a free restaurant and grocery outlet, serving approximately 150 made-from-scratch, four-course meals and providing over 2,000 pounds of healthy groceries. Everyone is welcome.

One dead in west Spokane County crash

The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office reported that a man was killed in a Jan. 27 early morning crash on Craig Road east of Medical Lake.

According to a news release, county deputies responded to a report of a vehicle leaving the roadway around 3:15 a.m. in the 8700 block of South Craig Road. The vehicle rolled and came to rest in a ditch on its top.


Spokane County Fire District 3 personnel responded, extricated the male driver, the sole occupant of the vehicle, and immediately began life-saving efforts. Despite their efforts, the driver was pronounced deceased at the scene.

SCSO traffic investigators were called to the scene to continue the investigation into the crash and what occurred prior to it. The Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office will release the name of the driver, along with the cause and manner of death at a later date, when appropriate to do so.

Department of Licensing emergency rule issued 

Washington residents who apply for a standard driver license, instruction permit and identification card will no longer be asked to provide their place of birth as part of the application process.  

The state’s Department of Licensing (DOL) filed an emergency rule on Jan. 19 to immediately end the collection of information that isn’t required by state or federal statute. This change took effect Jan. 26.  

During the 120-day period the emergency rule is in effect, DOL will pursue rule changes in order to permanently eliminate place of birth as a requirement to apply for a driver license or ID card. 

After 30 days, DOL will file proposed rule language altering WAC 308.104.014. DOL is required to hold a public hearing at least 20 days following submission of text. The rule becomes permanent 31 days from the date DOL files the exact text of the rule and the agency’s response to any written or verbal testimony. 

DOL is taking these actions to ensure the agency is safeguarding personal information that can be used to determine immigration status and to uphold the intent of Gov. Jay Inslee’s Executive Order 17-01, “Reaffirming Washington’s Commitment to Tolerance, Diversity and Inclusiveness.”

More information is available at http://www.dol.wa.gov/informationdisclosure.

Avista performs upgrades to Reardan area substation

Avista is performing upgrades to its substation in Reardan on Saturday, Feb. 3. According to a Jan. 26 news release, the company said approximately 861 customers in Reardan, Edwall and the surrounding area will experience an outage between 4 –8 a.m. Customers who will be impacted by the outage will be notified.

The substation upgrades were previously planned for November and were canceled in an effort to shorten the duration of that outage and minimize the impact to customers during the extreme cold weather. On Feb. 3, Avista crews will complete the last phase of work by performing upgrades to their Reardan Substation.

Avista customer service representatives have a variety of resources available to assist customers in need. Customers who have questions or concerns can contact Avista at (800) 227-9187 and reference the outage number 7042.

 

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