Mayfest postponed to September

CHENEY – With any luck, the Mayfest celebration may coin a new phrase this year — “May-tember.”

Or maybe not, but the if all goes well with efforts to reopen the state amid the coronavirus pandemic, organizers hope Cheney’s eighth-annual celebration of community will take place this fall. Originally scheduled for the second weekend in May, Cheney Merchants Association secretary Douglas LeBar said they are moving the festival to Sept. 25-26 — which would coincide with the opening of instruction at Eastern Washington University.

Much of that hope is pinned on what measures local and state offici...