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CHENEY – Dozens of southern Spokane County residents filed to run for governmental offices during filing week, May 15-19, but no racers resulted. Candidates filed for seats open in the 2023 general election. The names of each candidate appear on the Aug. 1 primary ballot, with the Top 2 candidates advance to the Nov. 7 general election. However, since no local race had more than one candidate, all will advance to the general election. And at least one position, Cheney School Board Director No. 2, drew no candidates. H...
CHENEY — Banner Bank employee has been selected to receive the Banner’s Best award. This award is the highest level of recognition within the company and celebrates the bank’s top-performing employees. Rebecca Carrillo received the award for surpassing her professional goals, demonstrating excellence within her respective profession, and consistently delivering outstanding service to the Bank’s clients, communities and her colleagues. “Our Banner’s Best recipients are an excellent representation of the impressive talent we h...
CHENEY — Betz Elementary School interim Principal Mary Stoyko will officially take the lead role at the school with the start of the next school year, July 1. Stoyko was officially selected for the job during the May 10 Cheney School Board meeting. “I am honored to continue my journey as a Betz Viking in the 23-24 school year as the principal of Betz Elementary,” Stoyko said. “I am a Betz Viking through and through, eager to serve Betz students, staff and the community in this new capacity.” Stoyko has been Betz assistant...
— Editor’s Note: Here is the first installment in the Police Department’s effort to introduce residents to local law enforcement officers. CHENEY — Officer Cheyanne Walters began her law enforcement career in the Air National Guard in 2018, while assigned to the 141st Security Forces Squadron. Walters, now 26, continued serving in the National Guard and joined Eastern Washington University Police Department in 2019, before staring with city police in 2020. She has worked in many different capacities since that time. “She’s...
CHENEY - Students from across the region exhibiting strong character traits were honored Friday, May 12, during a gala breakfast at EasternWashingotn University. The West Plains Partners Advancing Character Education Awards - often refered to as PACE - were presented to students from each school in the Cheney, Davenport and Medical Lake school districts, as well as others. Local award winners this year are Charlie Rajewski, Cheney High School; Cody Deines, Salnave Elementary S...
KAHLOTUS – The Snake River spring Chinook salmon fishing season is open. Below Little Goose Dam, fisherman can catch Chinook on Tuesdays and Fridays only. Below Ice Harbor Dam, the salmon fisher is open on Wednedays and Thursdays. The seasons opened May 2 and 3, respectively, and are expected to remain open until the catch quota limits out, state Department of Fish and Wildlife officials said. Below Little Goose Dam, Chinook fishing is allowed from the Texas Rapids boat launch upstream to the boundary below the dam. Below I...
CHENEY – Dozens of students from across the region will be at Eastern Washington University’s Hargreaves Hall early Friday morning, May 12, for the 2023 West Plains PACE Awards ceremony. The event runs from 7-8:30 a.m. PACE, or Partners Advancing Character Education, is a grassroots initiative that encourages good character through partnership with schools and other agencies. The organization works from a common list of monthly character traits like integrity, honesty and citizenship. Students with exemplary character traits...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest has opened a new store and a new United Parcel Service facility is planned for the near future. And both facilities will have customer amenities as well as areas for internal operations. The new Goodwill store opened at 8 a.m. Monday, May 8, at 9837 W. Flight Drive. With the opening of the large facility, Goodwill closed its outlet store at 1406 E. Front Ave. and moved any merchandise to the new store. But Goodwill i...
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill into law Tuesday, May 9, that is designed to aid businesses looking to adopt an employee stock ownership plan. Senate Bill 5096 was sponsored by 4th District Sen. Mike Padden, R-Spokane Valley. “This new law will help promote employee ownership, which is valuable not only for employees but for our society,” Padden said. “Studies have shown that when employees are happier, they stay in their job longer and they retire in a much better financial position. “And the companies are more like...
CHENEY – The city will host a household hazardous waste collection day for residents on Saturday, may 13. The event runs from 8 a.m. until noon at the city recycling center, 100 Anderson Road. This is for disposal of household chemicals such as: • Aerosol sprays • Batteries • Cleaners & disinfectants • Degreasers • Engine cleaners, brake fluid, automatic transmission fluid • Fire extinguishers • Glues • Nail polish & remover • Oil & filters • Paints, paint thinners • Perfumes & toiletries • Pesticides, herbicides &...
CHENEY —After finishing her career on the court this past November, Eastern Washington volleyball senior Ka’ehukaiiha’amaina’e Keala earned the Student of the Year in the field of Recreation & Tourism Management. “I think I never was really afraid to ask questions, and that comes from the court, too,” Keala said. “If I don’t understand something, I have to ask or I would look dazed. “ I think a lot of my confidence was speaking up and me asking questions to further my career, academically and athletically, came from my proc...
CHENEY — A Spokane Valley woman is returning to the area to play women’s basketball for Eastern Washington University. Ellie Boni is transferring from San Jose State, Eastern women’s coach Joddie Gleason said earlier this week. “We are excited to welcome Ellie home,” Gleason said. “Ellie has successfully competed in the Mountain West Conference for several seasons and will bring that veteran toughness and experience to the program,.” Originally from Spokane Valley, she attended University High School, graduating in...
CHENEY - A vigil to remember and honor the life and memory of Brayden "Fish Pockets" Bahme was held on May 1 at Crunk's Field. The sports field held nearly 500 people wearing Bahme's favorite color. Family, friends, neighbors and teachers all took time to speak about their fondest memories with Bahme. Bahme's mother thanked the community for the outpouring of support. Bahme's father related a story of the day the family went camping and Brayden was late returning to camp. He...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS — Two pedestrians killed in hit and run on West Trails Road, just east of N. Flint Road on April 29, according to a Spokane County Sheriff’s Office press release. The adult female suspect, Megan Skillingstad, woman 29, was arrested and charged with two counts of vehicular homicide and two counts of hit-and-run, according to the sheriff’s department report. She is being held in county jail with a $250,000 total bond. Sheriff’s Deputies and traffic unit investigators responded to a hit-and-run scene where t...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS — A winning $1,000,000 Powerball ticket sold in the city from the drawing held on Nov 7, 2022 remains unclaimed. The ticket will expire on May 6. The lucky winner matched each of the five regular numbers, but did not match the Powerball. The winning numbers for the drawing were: 10, 33, 41, 47, 56 with a Powerball of 10. The Grand Prize for the Nov 7 drawing was $2.04 Billion. Washington Lottery winners have 180 days from the drawing date to claim their prize. Scratch ticket winners have 180 days from the o...
CHENEY — The Cheney High School Blackhawk Band Parent Booster donated a 20-foot trailer to the high school band program, April 26. The parent booster is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to ensure that the band program stays strong and well-supported within the Cheney School District. All students, families, and staff members involved in these various performing ensembles are valuable assets to the Cheney community and School District. Last year, the organization successfully purchased a semi-trailer to provide s...
CHENEY – The Washington State Patrol is stepping up its effort to get drivers to move over when emergency vehicles, road work crews and tow trucks are present. The “Move Over, Slow Down,” emphasis started Sunday, April 16, and will run through Saturday, April 22. Motorists can expect to see extra troopers on the highways near work areas and other emergency vehicles, the patrol reported. Revised Code of Washington 46.61.212 requires motorists to slow down or move over when approaching a work zone or emergency vehicle. The p...
CHENEY - Police department begins highlighting officers in a monthly program for the community. This month, Officer Anthony Christianson is highlighted in a Cheney police press release. Christianson began his law enforcement career with the Eastern Washington University Police Department in 2018, and he was hired by Cheney police in 2019. In his time at the Cheney department, he has specialized and become certified as a Firearms Instructor and a Field Training Officer. Christi...
CHENEY — The culmination of Eastern Washington women’s golf effort comes together next week as the team travels to compete at the Big Sky Championships in Scottsdale, Ariz. The championships began on Monday, April 17 and concluded Wednesday, April 19 at the Talking Stick Golf Resort. The group heading to Scottsdale includes Jaelin Ishikawa, Brooke Mahler, Carisa Padilla, Meghan Singh and Kami Twining. Singh will be the first Eagle on course on Monday, teeing off at 7:50 a.m. Pacific Time, with the rest of the team fol...
CHENEY — Eagles return from California with bounty of new top marks and momentum. EWU enters the home stretch of the 2023 outdoor season with less than a month left until conference championship The Eastern Washington University Track and Field team wrapped up a highly competitive weekend late on Saturday night, returning to Cheney from the greater Los Angeles area with several new season-bests, top-10 marks in the Big Sky Conference and movement on EWU’s all-time outdoor performance list. The teams competed at the Pac...
CHENEY - The Eastern Washington Eagles opened their 2023 spring football season at drizzly Roos Field on Friday, opening a month-long schedule that will culminate with the annual intrasquad Red-White game on Friday, April 28. Including the Red-White Game, the Eagles will hold 14 practices over 21 days. Despite the wet weather, excitement was high and energy palpable for an Eagles group looking to rebound from an uncharacteristic 3-8 season in 2022. "Those guys have taken it...
CHENEY — EWU assistant earns exciting opportunity after two successful years in Cheney. Eastern Washington men’s basketball assistant coach Mark Darnall has been hired as the next head coach of Jessup University in Rocklin, California, as announced by Jessup on Thursday. Darnall was an assistant under head coach David Riley for two seasons starting in 2021. “My family and I are so thankful to have been a part of such a special program at Eastern Washington,” Darnall said. “I can’t thank Coach Riley enough for challenging...
CHENEY — Thousands of area children will hit parks and fields this Saturday, April 8, on the hunt for Easter eggs. In Cheney, the Kiwanis will host the annual egg hunt in Salnave Park, 1015 Salnave Road. The event begins at 11 a.m.. It is open to children ages 2-10. Egg hunts are planned for surrounding areas, too. Here’s a roundup of other Easter egg hunts in southern Spokane County: Airway Heights — The city will host an egg hunt at 9 a.m. in Sunset Park, South Lawson Street. There will separate egg hunts for four age g...
DEER PARK - The Medical Lake girls just didn't have the power at the plate to overcome Northeast A league-leading Deer Park during a game Friday, March 31. The Cardinals girls fastpitch team lost, 13-3, to the undefeated Stags (3-0 NEA, 6-0 overall) on the road. For the Cardinals, freshman Isabel Barry and senior Emily Sorey each had two hits out of the eight total for Medical Lake. Barry's both came on doubles, while Sorey had one for extra bases. Other hits came from...
PASCO — Fishermen can expect more Coho, Chinook and sockeye salmon to return to the Columbia River and its tributaries this season. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife’s forecast is based on environmental indicators such as ocean conditions, numbers of juvenile salmon that migrated to marine waters and numbers of adult salmon that returned in past years. About 84,800 Upper Columbia River summer Chinook are forecasted to return in 2023, representing about 120 percent of the 10-year average return and higher than las...
