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The Cheney High School Blackhawks took on Post Falls, the 5A Inland Empire League school powerhouse, last Friday and fell 56-10. “We played a very good Post Falls team,” head coach Bobby Byrd said. “I imagine they are going to do well in their league and make a run to state. All credit to Post Falls, they executed really well.” The Trojans started off hot as running back Braden Vaughan scored the first touchdown running it in from the 3-yard line. Quarterback Nate Buer ran in a successful two-point conversion after the sco...
At the Sept. 13 Planning Commission meeting in Airway Heights, the board was presented information on the current Transportation Circulation Plan details just like the City Council received a few days prior on Sept. 11. The commission held a public hearing about the plan and two people from the public observed but did not comment on the information. The biggest concern from the board was the lack of current pedestrian and bike accident prevention in the six year plan. “The reality is that we have up to six years to install th...
Cheney rallied from behind but came up short as they lost to North Central 33-27. The Blackhawks were done 26-0 at one point in the second quarter but had some solid defense and quick scores from the offense to put them back into the game. Senior running back Charles Johnson was all over the field for the Cheney Blackhawks in the game versus North Central. Johnson had 16 carries for 138 yards along with a rushing touchdown and a punt return touchdown. Running back and...
The planned Airway Heights Recreation Center has been going through some growing pains to say the least as the initial cost of the building was more than expected – about $3.7 million more. Back in May 2017, ALSC and Lydig were the chosen designers for the building, over the other finalist, ORB Architects and Absher Construction. The group presented basic concepts of the recreation center and conducted interviews with the committee. They then displayed preliminary concepts at an open house where they took feedback from r...
Due to the smoke filled air, the Cheney High School football team's game was delayed by one day and took place last Saturday afternoon against Greater Spokane League's North Central where the Blackhawks rallied from behind but eventually fell 33-27. "As far as effort, the boys did great," head coach Bobby Byrd said. "It was a wacky situation with it being a mid-day rescheduled game, but it came down to the team with less mistakes and North Central did a great job at that."...
The opening of the food pantry, Cleone's Closet, in Airway Heights is still underway even though it is opening a little later than expected. Originally it was going to be open Sept. 6 but with the remodeling of the new building located at 13114 Sunset Highway, it is set to open on Oct. 2. Volunteers arrived on Friday, Sept. 8 to help paint the inside walls. The next steps for the organization are the electricity and plumbing work, the city to approve it and Second Harvest to...
Hurricanes and fires have been devastating to the United States Even though the smoke seems to have cleared in the Cheney area, the damage is far from over after this disastrous summer of natural disasters. The headlines these days seem to be mainly about the hurricanes now plaguing the East Coast after already having significant damage to Houston, Texas caused by Hurricane Harvey. Some people have been in an uproar because the fires in Montana and numerous other states are not more talked about nationally than the...
The Airway Heights parks and recreation department is offering a new after school program for girls which is called “Girls Excited About Recreation” (GEAR). “I heard about it at a conference and thought it was something we were capable of doing,” Andy Gardner, parks, recreation and community services supervisor said. “It just seemed like the right thing to do.” The program will start on Oct. 4 and is offered at no cost for girls between the ages of eight and 13. It will take place after school from 3 – 5 p.m. The idea behi...
At its Sept. 11 study session meeting, the Airway Heights City Council was given a presentation on almost every detail about the Transportation Circulation Plan that involves improvements to Highway 2. The preparation for this plan was approved by the council on April 18, 2016. The main purpose for this plan is to develop short and long-term improvements for vehicle movement along with pedestrians and bikers in Airway Heights. If everything goes as anticipated, the planning department envisions the council adopting it this...
College football finally had its debut this weekend which caused me to sit on the couch and watch games all day Saturday. But this week was a rough start in football for Eastern Washington University fans after the Eagles lost 56-10 to Big 12’s Texas Tech. But don’t give up hope on EWU – it is way too early for that. We have to give Eastern a break as they lost their three star offensive players, Cooper Kupp, Kendrick Bourne and Shaq Hill. The players that put on jerseys last Saturday had big shoes to fill and debuting again...
The Cheney Blackhawks kicked off their 2017 season in a non-conference game at Sunnyside, a 4A Columbia Basin Big Nine school, last Friday, Sept. 1. After the three-hour bus ride, Cheney fell to the Grizzlies 27-13 in front of a crowd of dedicated Blackhawk fans and students in the visitors section. "Overall, the kids showed great effort," head coach Bobby Byrd said. "There were too many mental mistakes, but we will continue to get better." In the first quarter, Sunnyside got...
At the Sept. 5 Airway Heights City Council meeting, Veronica Messing was appointed as the new councilmember to fill Tanya Dashiell’s position. The seat has been vacant since the beginning of summer after Dashiell left for a job within the city of Airway Heights. There were three applicants that were interviewed at the meeting. Each applicant was interviewed separately from the others and was asked the exact same seven questions from the council. The questions were: 1. Why do you want to be a part of the council? 2. What is t...
On Friday, Sept. 1, a fire broke out near Indian Canyon Golf Course and the Palisades Park in Spokane. Firefighters came from all over, including Airway Heights, to help completely contain the blaze by the end of the day....
There was a celebration at Fairchild Air Force Base before the Labor Day weekend after the presentation of the Omaha Trophy on Sept. 1, which marked winning the award for the second year in a row. This is the first time that a base has won the award back-to-back in 40 years. The award dates back to 1971, where it was originally created by the Strategic Command Consultation (SCC) Committee, which was an advisory group made up of business leaders in the Omaha, Neb., area. At tha...
The most recent results from Fairchild Air Force Base regarding of testing water wells for perfluorocarbon contamination were announced last week along with a map providing citizens of the testing from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC). Even though the other sampling is still in progress, 27 wells have not had any detectable perfluorocarbon levels while 12 wells were below the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) lifetime health advisory and one was found to have...
The Cheney Blackhawks opened up their season with a 27-13 loss to Sunnyside. Charles Johnson and Camden Verstrate were the main targets for quarterback Cole Hinrichs in the season opener. The Blackhawks will host North Central this Friday, Sept. 8, at Tom Oswald Field in Cheney. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m....
Salnave Elementary School secretary Jen Pohl (pictured right) recently received the President's Leadership Award. The award is for public school employees (PSE) members who demonstrate outstanding leadership in their local chapter or who make special contributions to PSE members through their role in their chapter or by serving on state committees. Salnave's principal Celina Brennan (pictured left) presented the award to Pohl in front of the whole district on Aug....
People who showed up to Tom Oswald Field at Cheney High School last Friday (Aug. 25) were able to enjoy the first annual Black and Red scrimmage held by the CHS football teams. It was a good way to kick off the beginning of football season, which officially starts tomorrow, Sept. 1, at Sunnyside for the Blackhawks. Before the game, there was a tailgate sponsored by the Cheney Senior All-Nighter group that offered $1 hot dogs, chips and drinks to spectators. There was also ente...
At the Aug. 28 study session, the Airway Heights City Council was presented information about a sewer extension to properties south of Highway 2 and west of Lundstrom Street from Public Works Director Kevin Anderson. "This is strictly just informational right now," Anderson said. "But I wanted to keep the council up to date with the situation." The plan would extend a 10-inch diameter, 1,900-foot long public pipe to provide sanitary sewer service to an area from Lundstrom...
On Aug. 25 in Airway Heights, two young men were arguing outside their apartments in the Copper Landing complex, 10913 W. Sixth Ave. located on Kalispel Tribe Reservation land, early in the morning when 53-year-old Terry Toner came out and asked them to quiet down. The fight turned deadly as the young men beat up Toner with a baseball bat and left him unconscious. Despite lifesaving efforts, Toner was pronounced dead at the scene. One of the teenagers, who was later...
The first annual Black and Red scrimmage was an exciting event as the community got a taste of the Cheney High School football season. The varsity and JV teams were put to the test as they were on the field for about an hour-and-a-half running drills and practicing plays against each other....
The Airway Heights Days was a success with a good turnout of people to enjoy the beautiful day. The activities included a car show, live music, pie and popsicle eating contests, a kid's zone, vendor, a wiffle ball tournament and the grand finale of fireworks....
Jacob Whiteley, a 2015 Cheney High School graduate, was sworn into the Air National Guard last week on Aug. 17. It was a special occasion as his dad, James Whiteley, was the one to do the honors. Jacob will go to basic in about a month in San Antonio, Texas for eight weeks then heads to Port Hueneme in California for technical school in vehicle maintenance. After his training, he plans on continuing his education at Washington State University in the ROTC p...
Construction is picking up in Airway Heights as the roundabout near the new Spokane Tribe Casino is being put in. Construction started on Aug. 9 with some major work starting on Aug. 14. Right now, drivers will notice that near the future casino, shoulders are closed and cones line the highway awaiting more construction. On Aug. 17, Mike Tedesco, Spokane Tribe planning and economic development director, said in an email, "Likely within about 10 business days, full...
Airway Heights City Council was busy at the Aug. 21 meeting. One of the major business items taken care of was the board’s approval of the Real Estate Excise Tax (REET) going towards helping fund the Recreation Center. J.C. Kennedy, the parks and recreation director, explained that the costs of the center have been more than expected and that he has been told by the designers to dedicate funds as soon as possible to the recreation center. The initial costs also did not include street improvements around the building which i...
