New Cheney school boundaries approved

The Cheney School Board checked one major item off the district’s to-do list at its Feb. 27 meeting, unanimously approving new attendance boundaries for local elementary and middle schools in a move that puts an end to a months-long attempt by the district to even out student body populations throughout the West Plains.

The new boundaries will go into effect at the beginning of the 2019-20 school year. With the shift, Snowdon Elementary on Hallet Road has space for projected growth, as does Sunset Elementary in Airway Heights. Both schools have experienced rapid enrollment increases in recent...