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Sunset Elementary School students and Airway Heights Parks and Recreation staff planted a red maple tree at Traditions Park, April 28, in recognition of Arbor Day....
After a regular season of ups and downs, the Cheney High baseball team has found new life as they head into the postseason. Following their 4-3 loss to Clarkston on April 26, the Blackhawks (4-8 Great Northern League, 9-11), fifth in the league standings, finished regular season play by sweeping third-place Pullman (5-6, 5-7) in an April 28 doubleheader on Senior Day, winning 5-4 in game one and 8-2 in the nightcap. "Our goal was, let's get hot now and enter districts that way...
The Cheney High boys and girls golf teams returned to competition April 25 at the third Great Northern League tournament held at Fairways Golf Course. The boys finished second in team scores with 448 strokes, six behind winner Pullman. In individual scores, Tyler Koohns finished in third place with 81. Nate Koohns shot a season best 82 to tie for fourth with Pullman’s Terry Bryne. Ian Hill (104) and Jack Kallem (110) hit personal bests as well. “Weather has been difficult this season but our players have done a great job...
The Cheney High boys’ tennis team picked up their first Great Northern League victory with a 4-3 win against West Valley, April 25, then were swept by Pullman, 7-0, April 27. Against the Eagles, No. 2 singles Aaron Fillmore and No. 3 Eric Van Wig picked up wins against their West Valley opponents. No 4 Hunter Pohl returned to singles play to defeat Spencer Jones (6-2, 6-3). “The average point (in the match) had 25 passes over the net,” head coach Jesse Erickson said. “Even though the score looked like Hunter had it easy, i...
The Cheney High girls tennis team continued Great Northern League play with 4-3 losses to West Valley (April 25) and Pullman (April 28). In the West Valley match, No. 1 singles Bridget Calvert defeated West Valley’s Ava Raney (2-6, 6-1, 6-3) in a close three-set contest. No. 2 Alannah Lewis won her match against Tori Ellis (6-2, 6-1) and No. 4 Taylor Passey picked up a victory against Shelby Knapp (6-0, 6-2). Calvert extended her winning streak to six matches after her win against Allie Rembert (4-6, 6-2, 6-1), as did L...
Saturday, April 29 will go down as a “knockout” for boxing fans. In one of the most anticipated heavyweight bouts in recent years, International Boxing Federation champion and British fighter Anthony Joshua successfully defended his title against former heavyweight titleholder Wladimir Klitschko after he stopped him in the 11th round of their fight. In addition to keeping his title, Joshua claimed the World Boxing Association and International Boxing Organization heavyweight belts in the process. Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs), who...
Young mothers, ages 12-16 years old, who need a little bit of help can find it in the form of the West Plains YoungLives club. The club, which is a part of the West Plains Young Lifes network, is a group that provides support and outreach to local teen moms and mothers-to-be. It currently meets on the first and third Thursdays of the month from 6-7:30 p.m. at Medical Lake Community Church annex. The group has its meetings during the school year, however it also coordinates playdates with mothers and babies in the summer....
See a photo gallery from the event here. Cheney High School girls tennis head coach Courtney Webb predicted the matches between her team and the other Great Northern League schools would be close. Other than Cheney's 6-1 loss to Pullman on April 11, she's been right so far. The Blackhawks went 1-1 in league play last week with a 4-3 win against East Valley, April 20 and a 4-3 loss to Clarkston, April 24. In the East Valley match, No. 1 singles Alannah Lewis continued her...
The Cheney High girls' tennis team lost a 4-3 heartbreaker of a Great Northern League match to Clarkston, April 24. Wins for the Blackhawks included No. 1 doubles Taylor Gould and Caitlyn Strong's 6-2, 7-5 victory against Kathryn Beurdman and Kylie Kemp No. 2 doubles Jasmine Daily and Nika Kauwe's 6-0, 6-0 sweep over their Clarkston opponents. No. 1 singles Bridget Calvert defeated Halle Berg (6-2, 7-5, 7-6, 10-8 tiebreaker) in a match that lasted three hours. Read the full... Full story
See a photo gallery from the event here. It was another short week for the Cheney High boys tennis team, who lost 4-3 to East Valley in a Great Northern League match, April 20. Aaron Fillmore, No. 2 singles, defeated Josh Fraser (6-1, 6-1) to snap a two-match losing streak. No. 3 Eric Van Wig continued his winning streak after he swept Luke Pineyard (6-0, 6-0). "Aaron really frustrated his opponent," head coach Jesse Erickson said of Fillmore's performance. "He played consiste...
The Cheney High boys tennis team lost a close 4-3 league contest to GNL rivals East Valley, April 20. No. 2 singles Aaron Fillmore's defeated Josh Fraser (6-1, 6-1), and No. 3 Eric Van Wig's swept Luke Pineyard, 6-0, 6-0. In doubles, No. 2s, Jared Adams and Logan Ray defeated Gage Edens and Josh Glubrelet, 6-3, 6-3. Read the full story here.... Full story
Airway Heights had its annual spring community cleanup day, April 22. Parks and Recreation employee and volunteers from The Heights church staffed drop off sites at Sunset and Shorty Combs parks.... Full story
The Medical Lake middle school and high school jazz bands will perform at their annual "Swingin' Under the Stars" fundraiser in the middle school cafeteria, Saturday, April 22. Audiences were treated to performances from both groups, as well as cake, refreshments and swing dance lessons.... Full story
Abbi Watson was one of many volunteers who cleaned the planted beds from the community garden behind Sunset Elementary School during Airway Heights' annual spring community cleanup day, April 22. Parks and Recreation employee and volunteers from The Heights church staffed drop off sites at Sunset and Shorty Combs parks....
Washington state employees at more than 150 worksites across the state held a "Stand up for Washington" demonstration on April 19. At the event held at Eastern Washington University's campus, Joan Ahl, a American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 28 representative asked employees to contact their legislators about funding their budget proposals....
During the second round of Great Northern League play, the Cheney High baseball team endured a 2-1 loss to West Valley, April 18, and defeated Clarkston, 5-2, two days later - snapping a five-game losing streak in the process. The Blackhawks ended the week with a doubleheader loss April 21 to East Valley. Cheney lost 6-1 in game one and 7-2 in the nightcap. "We get guys on base, but we're not getting them in, that's been our struggle," head coach Glenn Chamberlain said....
By Staff Reporter During the second round of Great Northern League play, the Cheney High baseball team endured a 2-1 loss to West Valley, April 18, and defeated Clarkston, 5-2, two days later — snapping a five-game losing streak in the process. The Blackhawks ended the week with a doubleheader loss April 21 to East Valley. Cheney lost 6-1 in game one and 7-2 in the nightcap. “We get guys on base, but we’re not getting them in, that’s been our struggle,” head coach Glenn Chamberlain said. Against West Valley, Cheney scored it...
The Medical Lake High School Circuit Breakers robotics team wrapped up their season competing in the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) World Championship in Houston, April 19-22. In their appearance at the world championships, the Circuit Breakers went 5-5 during the qualification rounds to finish 32nd out of 67 teams of the Hopper Division. Overall, the team finished 192nd out of 6,700 schools from around the world. The team advanced to the playoffs after they were selected by Alliance 6 — c...
As part of the Airway Heights comprehensive plan update, the Planning Department is proposing a rezone of residential properties in the Accidental Potential Zone 2 (APZ) located south of U.S. Highway 2. The proposal requests those properties would be rezoned from manufactured residential, to a mix of general commercial - approximately 12.5 acres - and light industrial - about 29 acres. "The area was changed to RM in 2006, before that it was primarily commercial," Development...
Airway Heights police officer Dennis Bachman had scattered several training aids around the office before he let his K-9 partner, Legend, out of his kennel. After Bachman showed Legend the red ball, he had the dog lead him around the office, finding the training aids one by one. After Legend found each item, Bachman would let him have the ball for just a second before moving on to the next training aid. This is one of the training exercises Bachman conducts when they are not...
The city of Medical Lake might receive some federal assistance in repairing its damaged streets. During the April 18 City Council meeting, Mayor John Higgins informed council that staff might rent a paving truck to do some street patching. “There’s a good chance we’ll get a $50,000 grant from the governor and whatever else we throw in,” Higgins said. The grant Higgins referred to is the state Transportation Improvement Board’s “2017 Emergency Repair Program” grant. According to the TIB’s website, the grant was created in...
Officer Joseph McCollum had about 10 minutes to talk before he was out the door on another call. McCollum is one of two new officers recently hired at the Airway Heights Police Department and is currently doing his full-time training. The department hired has two officers and plans to bring on two additional personnel this year. In a January interview, Police Chief Lee Bennett said one of the reasons for hiring more officers is because of increased commercial and residential...
The Kalispel Tribe of Indians filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Interior on April 12 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. According to court documents, the nature of the lawsuit is a review or appeal of an agency's decision - specifically Interior's decision to permit gaming on off-reservation Indian lands from the Spokane Tribe Economic Project and approving the project's environmental impact statement. In an April 18 releas...
Kids, with their parents in tow, charge onto Medical Lake's Waterfront fields to find as many eggs and candy as they can at last Saturday's Kiwanis Easter egg hunt....
The Airway Heights City Council went through a plethora of items at its April 17 meeting. Council approved an amendment to the intergovernmental agreement with the city and Spokane County Fire District 10 for deputy fire chief services. Councilman Doyle Inman abstained from voting, and Mayor Kevin Richey and Councilwoman Aspen Monteleone were absent from the meeting. The agreement is for one year in which Airway Heights Fire Chief Mitch Metzger will perform deputy fire chief services for Fire District 10 in conjunction with h...
