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CHENEY – On Monday Jan. 10 the city council decided how they will handle a COVID-19 vaccine mandate issued by OSHA. Resolution E-959 was approved with a vote of six to one. Jill Weiszmann was the one person who voted against Resolution E-959. Mark Posthuma ended up voting yes, but was divided on the resolution’s scope regarding the vaccination status of future employees. He ultimately voted to approve the resolution despite his clear opposition to the resolution’s portion regarding future employee’s vaccination status. Resolu...
CHENEY – School districts around the nation are once again debating about closing down amidst the latest surge of the newest Coronavirus variant deemed colloquially as omicron. Superintendent Rob Roettger released a statement saying that despite many other districts electing to shut down, Cheney would stay open while continuing to implement health and safety protocols to mitigate the spread of the highly contagious variant. Roettger said the school district works closely with the Spokane County Health District and state o...
CHENEY – The city of Cheney has released their Cheney Connections newsletter to keep the community updated on city services, meetings, and other comings and goings. Cheney waste crews are picking up Christmas trees. You can leave your tree curbside with your garbage cans just make sure the segments aren’t over six feet long. If any segments are over six feet, the residence will be billed $3.44. The city also recommends that if you’re planning on burning your old Christmas tree that it should be done in an outdoor burn barrel...
CHENEY – Cheney’s city council is once again debating the efficacy of vaccine mandates amongst themselves and concerned citizens. The Dec. 28 city council meeting started with some routine business before things heated up when Resolution E-959 was brought to the table. Resolution E-959 is the vaccine mandate policy for city employees. The original plan for the Dec. 28 meeting was to vote on Resolution E-959 but emergency action was taken and the vote was moved to its own special meeting on Jan. 10 where the council will dec...
ROCKFORD – Here are the results from the Freeman Winter Classic wrestling meet for Cheney High School. 120 Camron Bogle (6-9) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Camron Bogle (Cheney High School) 6-9 won by fall over Brycen Palmer (West Valley High School) 8-8 (Fall 3:25) Quarterfinal - Tomio Yamada (Lakeside) 9-6 won by decision over Camron Bogle (Cheney High School) 6-9 (Dec 7-3) Cons. Round 2 - Calister Crosby (University High School) 4-5 won by decision over Camron Bogle (Cheney High School) 6...
CHENEY - 2021 marked a year where the community of Cheney and the planet were still attempting to get back to normal. Unfortunately, it wouldn’t be a yearly recap without talking about COVID-19. We started this year for all intents and purposes in the middle of a pandemic and it trickled into many aspects of our daily lives, from the food you could find at the grocery store to the way kids were forced to attend classes. The COVID-19 virus took front and center of the state this year and its presence effected the community in...
CHENEY – Here are all of the other resolutions and topics the city council discussed during the Dec. 28 meeting The fire district for the city of Cheney presented a budget amendment to increase the wages of two key positions at the station: battalion chief and lieutenant. If this amendment is approved by the council in a future meeting, it will make these positions’ salary much more competitive with other departments in the region. Resolution E-972 was approved and it renewed a contract with Asplundh Tree Expert LLC for 202...
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the Spokane – Palouse area and much of western Chelan County as well. Cheney, Spokane, Medical Lake, and the entire inland Northwestern and Palouse areas were all issued a warning for a winter storm rolling through from 9 PM, Wednesday, Jan. 5 through 4 PM, Thursday, Jan. 6. The advisory says there will be an additional three to eight inches of snow accumulation with the heaviest accumulations along and east of US-195. Colfax, Worley, Cheney, Fairfield, H...
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the Spokane – Palouse area and much of western Chelan County as well. Cheney, Spokane, Medical Lake, and the entire inland Northwestern and Palouse areas were all issued a warning for a winter storm rolling through from 9 PM, Wednesday, Jan. 5 through 4 PM, Thursday, Jan. 6. The advisory says there will be an additional three to eight inches of snow accumulation with the heaviest accumulations along and east of US-195. Colfax, Worley, Cheney, Fairfield, H...
WASHINGTON – The National Weather Service released a report in December breaking down the moisture and drought information for the entire Inland Northwest. According to the report, drought conditions have shown small improvements throughout the month of December across the Inland Northwes,t especially in Southeast Washington and the southern Idaho Panhandle. These improvements were reported because the areas in the state that were experiencing exceptional and extreme drought have seen improvement. These improvements came a...
CHENEY – The Police Department had to direct traffic at the corner of Betz Road and state Highway 904 on Thursday Dec. 22, after the railroad crossing equipment failed. A railroad crossing arm apparently malfunctioned and caused a struck a vehicle, Sgt. Chris English said. The arm was knocked off, said English, who was on shift during the time of the incident. English said the original collision was never reported, he collected the information through officers that were on t...
CHENEY – Wednesday Dec. 15 was a big day for EWU nation as the coaching staff, team confidants, fans, and media piled into a small room at the Northern Quest Casino in Airway Heights to welcome a new flock of Eagles to the nest. National Signing Day starts a period during the college football off-season in which teams start announcing their next slate of prospects that will be joining the team. Coach Aaron Best met with Larry Weir and Paul Sorenson, hosts of the EWU Coaches Show on 700-AM, 105.3 FM ESPN Radio. Best started t...
CHENEY – Chef L.J. Klinkenberg isn't your ordinary school district food director. A long-time culinary veteran who's created certified culinary schools in the Midwest, produced food television on the Food Network and ran fine dining establishments, the 46-year-old left all that behind for a much simpler calling – feeding the children in his community. Klinkenberg is the executive chef and director of the Cheney School District's food services. He started a program that all...
CHENEY – Former women’s soccer coach Chad Bodnar is suing Eastern Washington University for $5 million for alleged discrimination against the female athletics program. A 29-page complaint filed last summer with the Washington State Human Rights Commission alleges Bodnar faced discrimination after continuous “efforts to report sex discrimination pursuant to Title IX.” The alleged discrimination comes in the form of resources allotted to the male sports program versus the woman’s sports program. “This pattern and practice of...
CHENEY – It’s Christmas week and there will be some slight changes to regular scheduled city services like trash collection and recycling. City offices and the Cheney Recycle Center will be closed Friday, Dec. 24 and 31, in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. The recycle center will also be closed Saturday, Dec. 25 and Saturday, Jan. 1. Solid waste pick up will be unaffected by the holidays this year because residential garbage collection is already closed Fridays. The Cheney library will also be close...
CHENEY – A social media post that allegedly originated from TikTok has caused concern form school districts across the country, including Cheney. The Cheney School District got word of a post referring to a threat to school safety “for every school in the USA, even elementary,” on Friday, Dec. 17. One school mentioned in the post had the initials of GHS which might have been confused with CHS, which is why this threat was made aware to local school officials. While district officials never believed the threat to be credi...
WENATCHEE – The Blackhawks boys basketball team (2-5) topped Wenatchee on the Panthers home court, 60-57. Pm Saturday, Dec. 18. The victory was a much-needed win that haulted a three-game losing streak. The Blackhawks let several competitive games get away from them and games like the one against Lewis and Clark came down to the final two possessions which resulted in turnovers for the offense. "That didn't help us at all," Coach Tierre Warren said, pointing to a lack of f...
OLYMPIA – The white sturgeon fishery opens Jan. 1 for some the lower Columbia River. Fishing for legal-size white sturgeon opens New Year’s Day in Bonneville Pool between Bonneville and The Dalles dams, The Dalles Pool between The Dalles and John Day dams, and the John Day Pool between John Day and McNary dams. While Bonneville Pool and John Day Pool will be open daily, The Dalles Pool only on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, officials said. The Dalles Pool closed to sturgeon retention just a few days after opening...
SPOKANE – A jury has found a Cheney man guilty of first-degree murder. David Pettis, age, is expected to be sentenced early next year. Pettis was found guilty Dec. 13 after being accused of putting a lethal dose of hydrocodone in an ice cream float for his late wife, Peggy Pettis, Closing arguments in the murder trial were presented Dec. 9 in Spokane County Superior Court. The fatal dose was said to be 10 times more than a recommended therapeutic dose, court records show. Pettis has been living in Oklahoma and working in A...
CHENEY – The body of a former local woman found dead in Mexico over the Thanksgiving holiday has been returned to Spokane. Cheney High School and Eastern Washington University graduate Sativa Transue, 26, of Milton, was on vacation with her boyfriend Taylor Allen, 31, when her family was notified that she had been found dead in the couple’s hotel room in Cancun, Mexico. Allen was arrested by Mexican police and is being held on murder charges, according to Riviera Maya News and several local newspapers. The Transue family was...
CHENEY – The Local No. 1919 firefighter union is once again embarking on its annual Candy Cane Drive around the city Dec. 18 to bolster some holiday cheer for the community. City Fire Chief Tom Jenkins said he is personally thankful the city is continuing a long-standing tradition of the Fire Department directly interacting with and giving back to the community. Jenkins talked about a department’s “need to be needed” by the community they serve. He compared the feeling...
CHENEY – After a tough stretch of losses to start the season, the Cheney Blackhawks finally left their home gymnasium with a win. The Blackhawks (1-3) boys topped Shadle Park (1-2), 74-71, on their home court Wednesday, Dec. 8. The team started strong with a 27-point, first quarter effort and was able to defend a late game rally from Shadle Park to pull out a 3-point victory. Cheney had a 40-30 lead at the half. The Highlanders closed the gap a bit in the third quarter, outscoring the Blackhawks 23-15. But a 19-18 margin i...
CHENEY – The annual Holiday Hoopla kicked off on a cold clear night in the Holiday Inn Parking lot. More than 45 cars lined up to follow Santa and his homemade sleigh to look at the best Christmas lights displays around town. The tour ended with a drive-in movie showing of "The Polar Express." This is Kyle Lesser's second year as Santa Claus and said he still felt nervous to don the red outfit and frosty white beard because ole St. Nick is nothing short of a childhood icon f...
Cheney High School swimmer Reuben Morgan hitting the breath stroke....
Basketball CHENEY – Here’s a round up results from the high school winter sports ongoing season. Basketball The Cheney Blackhawks boys’ and girls’ varsity teams opened up their season at home in the Cheney High School gymnasium. The girls began the night with a hard-fought blowout loss to West Valley 83 to 37. They finished the night with 40 rebounds, three assists, and zero blocks. They also made 31 percent of their field goals, 47 percent of their free throws, and had zero three pointers on the night. The boys ended t...
