10 Years Ago
Feb. 11, 2010
Voters in both Medical Lake and Cheney approved general obligation school bonds, with Cheney passing a $79 million school construction bond by nearly 65 percent and Medical Lake a bond to replace the school district’s outdated elementary school by a 62 percent margin.
About 500 Eastern Washington University students joined other students across the state to protest potential financial aid cuts and tuition increases by the Legislature who were trying to erase a $2.6 billion budget deficit.
20 Years Ago
Feb. 17, 2000
Two grain train cars derailed behind the Farmers and Merchants Center in Cheney, tearing up some track in the process.
The community was invited to view the nearly complete remodeled Medical Lake High School after a year and a half of construction, replacing portable classrooms and overcrowded facilities.
30 Years Ago
Feb. 15, 1990
Eastern Washington University questioned the $133,000 they were paying the city of Cheney for fire protection after a four-year agreement between the two entities expired.
An agreement compromise was reached between Medical Lake and developers of a proposed 215-acre Graham Road annexation. The area was to fall under the city’s R-1 zoning — one home per five acres, with the possibility of rezoning to higher densities if approved by the hearing examiner later.
40 Years Ago
Feb. 14, 1980
The legality of a Cheney City Council meeting was questions by City Attorney Merritt Johnson because the meeting, which was originally scheduled for Tuesday, the day after Lincoln’s Birthday, was re-scheduled back to the meeting’s original day — Monday — without proper notice and in violation of state law.
Former Medical Lake City Councilman Don Johns was surprised when, after not running for a second term, he was appointed to the council seat vacated by Councilman Jack Davis, who had moved out of the community.
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