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CHENEY – Emotions were high again during the public participation segment of the Feb. 8 School Board meeting.over COVID-19 safety protocols like school mask mandates and social distancing requirements that removed lunch tables, forcing students to sit in rows and eat lunch from trays in their lap. Ivan Khala, a frequent contributor at the board meetings, let his thoughts be known. "Since the school board directors are voted in by the people, the people should have a say in m...
SPOKANE VALLEY–Students from Cheney High and Westwood Middle School represented their community well with outstanding performances at the 2022 Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Northeast Regional Winter Conference at the Valley Assembly Church in Spokane Valley on Thursday, Feb. 3. "It's good to be back," Adam Smith, career and technical education director at Cheney High School, said with relief. "I was pleasantly surprised with the student's success due to the massive...
CHENEY – Veteran journalist Bob Kirkpatrick has joined the Cheney Free Press to reinvigorate the newsroom and help bring a new look to the newspapers. Kirkpatrick came to the media industry later in his life. It had always been a passion of his. But he couldn't pursue it until his kids were grown and out of the house. "Growing up in the '60s, I developed a watchdog mentality of what's happening around me and felt there was a need for accountability," Kirkpatrick said. K...
CHENEY – Shantell Jackson, program director for the Spokane Arts, is teaming up with Eastern Washington University’s (EWU) Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies (GWSS) to host two programs aimed at educating students, staff and the Cheney community about healing within the black community as part of Black History Month. Jackson is a visual storyteller and writer and has been the Spokane Arts program director since October 2021. This year, Jackson serves as GWSS’s ninth annual Activist in Residence. “I am very excited for the o...
CHENEY – Members of the Cheney Historic Prevention Commission (CHPC) gathered for the first time in just under a year on Thursday, Feb. 3. The commission was on an extended hiatus because of COVID-19 restrictions, and two of their former board members were forced to resign because of various health issues and family commitments. The commission tried to gather for a meeting late last year but could not find times that worked for everyone, further delaying the regularly scheduled meetings. During the meeting last Thursday, t...
CHENEY – The Eastern Washington University Eagles are getting ready to soar into the 2022 season. Off the heels of an incredible season led by Walter Payton man of the year Eric Berrier, the Eagles look to replicate that team’s success with a new roster helmed once again by head coach Aaron Best. This season’s schedule is highlighted by a pair of FBS matchups against the Oregon Ducks and the Florida Gators. This is the third time the Eagles have faced two FBS teams in a single season. The Eagles begin this year’s confere...
CHENEY After a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling finding an OSHA vaccination mandate unconstitutional, the City Council on Jan. 25 rescinded their own vaccine-or-test mandate. The council implemented its vaccine-or-test resolution, E-959, during a special meeting Jan. 10. It required all employees to get a coronavirus vaccine, be regularly tested for the virus or face disciplinary action. But since that time, the high court found the OSHA requirement unconstitutional, and the federal agency has since withdrawn its rule and...
CHENEY – Eastern Washington University trustees have narrowed their search for their next university president to four finalists from a field of 60 candidates. The finalists are: · David May, who is currently acting as the university’s interim-president. · Shari G. McMahan, California State University-San Bernardino provost and vice president of academic affairs · John Tomkowiak, the Founding Dean at Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University · Monroe Gorden, Jr., is the UCLA vice chancellor of student...
CHENEY – The City Council spend a considerable amount of time during their regular meeting Tuesday, Jan. 25, debating a Planning Commission recommendation to change zoning regulations concerning the business park. Cheney’s business park surrounds the Cheney Free Press, Allpak Containers and Haakon Industries on West First Street. City administrator Mark Schuller said that through a series of surveys, a city planner found out that the business park is much more restrictive than neighboring business parks. So, the Planning Com...
CHENEY – The Cheney Blackhawks cheer team is making their way to Washington's state cheer competition in Battle Ground Washington on February 4 and 5. When most people think of cheerleading, they think of waving pom poms and cheering their home team on to victory. Throw in some flips and back handsprings and that's that. But most of people's preconception of cheerleading comes from sideline cheerleading, while competition cheer is an entirely different animal. To make s...
CHENEY – The spotlights flooded the center of the Cheney high school gym on Tuesday night for a wrestling showdown between the Blackhawks and the Ferris Saxons. The Saxons may have been in enemy territory, but they made themselves right at home in Cheney. Between the cheerleaders domineering spirit and the wrestlers performances, the Blackhawks were definitely challenged in their home turf....
CHENEY – Here are the notable results for the Cheney Blackhawks final swim meet of the season. Ben P. Schreiber placed third in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:03.68. Luke Wilcox placed eleventh in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:21.23. Maxwell T. Hemenway placed seventeenth in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:33.79. Cheney placed fifth in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:57.85. Cheney scored fifth in the 200-yard medley relay with...
CHENEY – The family of Loghan Starbuck have intensified search efforts for their missing family member. Starbuck is 25-years-old and is considered an endangered and vulnerable adult because she is considered to be on the autism spectrum. Her family created a website in help coordinate and intensify the search efforts. Whereisloganstarbuck.com is live right now and features her description and all the necessary phone numbers to contact if anyone has seen Starbuck since she w...
CHENEY – People breaking into cars and stealing backpacks, wallets, and other belongings is nothing new in Cheney or anywhere else for that matter. However, Captain Nate Conley from the Cheney Police Department noted that it seems like the city is in the middle of a upswing of property crimes involving vehicle prowling. “We go through periods where we see increased spikes,” Conley said. The cause of those spikes is hard to pin down but it usually comes down to a select group of individuals that choose to embark on a car p...
CHENEY – As the omicron variant burns through the country, Eastern Washington University has decided to suspend all food and beverage services for all athletic events through the month of January. This includes any and all athletic events or anything happening at Reese Court, the Sixth Man Club, and Eagle Club hospitality services. EWU came to this decision after consulting with the Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD). On top of not providing and food or beverages, fans will not being allowed to bring their own snacks e...
CHENEY – John Taves, 74, spent nine years on the Cheney City Council before retiring during his last meeting in December. The soft-spoken man with glasses and a flannel button up clearly left a large impact on his colleague who only had glowing things to say about him as a colleague and his service for the community of Cheney during his last meeting. Before being on the council, Taves said he was a constituent account executive for the Bonneville power company “which is a large way of saying I was a liaison between BPA and...
CHENEY – The lady Blackhawks basketball teams faced the Mt. Spokane Wildcats in a home matchup in the Cheney high school main gymnasium on Tuesday January 18. Junior varsity took the court first and fell behind by a large deficit early. However, they persevered and kept fighting to bring it back to a seven point game. However, the Wildcats shut their comeback down and won the game 45 to 38. Coach Ken Ryan said both teams are working hard every day to win these games and compete in the fourth quarter. When talking about the j...
SPOKANE – David Pettis, a former Cheney resident, was just sentenced to 25-years in prison for murdering his wife by poisoning her ice cream float by spiking it with a deadly dose of hydrocodone pain medication. Judge Mike Price said reiterated the coroner’s report that stated Peggy Pettis had over ten-times the therapeutic dose in her system. Judge Price have a heartwarming speech about the women Peggy Pettis was and how her happy retirement was stolen from her all because David Pettis acted selfishly wanted to be in ano...
CHENEY – The city working with Avista Edge to make sure residents have high-speed internet access. Avista Edge is a subsidiary of Avista Corp., an electric utility. City Administrator Mark Schuller said common complaints from the community about internet reliability from traditional providers spurred them to look at other options. As of now, Cheney residents can choose from Davis Communications, Lumen (formerly known as Century Link) and Ptera. Avista Edge will be a fourth option, Schuller said. Avista Edge has developed a d...
CHENEY – On Wednesday, January 13, a service van from Restoration One ended up crashing into the ditch heading southbound on First Street, just before you turn left into the Bi-Mart driveway. According to the officer on the scene, the service van lost control which caused it to veer into oncoming traffic and strike a vehicle coming northbound. According to the officer, it appeared the driver suffered some kind of medical condition which caused the van to lose control. R...
CHENEY – The Southwest Spokane County Historical Society released a visual featurette on one of Cheney’s most historical landmarks, the Ratcliffe Dealership which originally opened in 1884. Charles Albert Ratcliffe traveled to Cheney in 1884 and opened up the first ever agricultural implement company in the city. This establishment would continue to grow over the years until it became Cheney’s first official Ford dealership as well. Ratcliffe’s dealership and implement business evolved over the years into three locatio...
CHENEY – The Cheney Blackhawks hosted the Gonzaga Prep Bullpups in a home conference game. The girls took the court first and had a rough time getting any offense going throughout the evening and only managed just 32 points for the night. The lady Blackhawks fall to 3-9 on the season. The boys the court and had an incredibly competitive first quarter and came into the second with a 15 to 15 tie. But a series of turnovers in the second quarter let the Bullpups score 29 p...
SPOKANE – The Cheney Blackhawks traveled to Central Valley on Tuesday Jan. 11 to face the Central Valley Bears for an away match up with around 100 fans in attendance according to Bears reporter Kim Griego on Max Preps. Both Blackhawk squads were defeated by the Bears – the boys lost 79 to 67 while the girls lost 21 to 57. The boys were competitive all throughout the first quarter, at one point they tied it up with the Bears. But once the second quarter began the Bears’ offense started to trickle and by the end of the game...
CHENEY – Cheney hosted 14 other teams from all over the Inland Northwest for a Blackhawk Wrestling Invitational on Jan. 8. The Cheney High School gym was packed as wrestlers threw down on four different mats simultaneously to find out who some of the best wrestlers in the northwest are. Cheney’s Joe Showalter secured a second-place overall finish in the 132-pound weight class. Collin Martin was third overall in the 160-pound weight class, Bradley Golden scored fourth overall in the 170-pound weight class, Ezra Anderson was...
CHENEY – Blackhawks basketball has resumed since taking a break for the Christmas holiday. The boys faced off against Mt. Spokane and fell 41 to 64. Josh Whiteley and Evan Stinson had strong performances, but it wasn’t enough to keep them at bay as they played with a lead for the entire game. The girl’s also fell to Mt. Spokane 56 to 27. The team tried to battle back behind a strong performance from Megan Schuller, SG but ultimately couldn’t bring a win within striking distance. After facing down Mt. Spokane, the Cheney...
