Looking Back

10 Years Ago

June 24, 2009

Former Cheney police officer Mike Taylor filed a wrongful dismissal suit after he was let go. City officials said the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission Academy informed them that Taylor’s credentials were invalid.

Cheney staff prepared a $6 million bond meant to pay for a new park facility along Betz Road.

Police offered a reward for help in tracking down two fugitives with felony arrest warrants.

20 Years Ago

June 24, 1999

A Cheney couple created a rideable mini railroad that tracked through their front and back yards.

Leaking walls and roofs at Airway Heights Correctional Center prompted a lawsuit against Arizona-based Kitchell Contractors.

New development Cheney Assisted Living aimed to create a home-like environment for residents.

30 Years Ago

June 22, 1989

Two Cheney businesses were broken into on the same night in a single crime that netted burglars more than $1,000 in goods and cash.

A group protesting a proposed ash landfill near Cheney released dozens of helium balloons into the skies to demonstrate wind patterns.

Drug use statistics at Cheney High School were found to align with the rest of the nation.

40 Years Ago

June 28, 1979

Former Spokane County Fire District 3 assistant chief John Montague was named Cheney Fire Chief by Mayor Tom Trulove.

Five contestants, four from Cheney and one from Medical Lake, were nominated for the honor of Rodeo Queen.

A cattle liver fluke vaccine being researched by Eastern Washington University neared completion, according to local university scientists.

50 Years Ago

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