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REARDAN — Police officers from Cheney and Airway Heights showed their support for the Freedom Fair on May 28 at Fox and Goat Ranch. Cheney’s Maria Fell and Airway Heights’ Adam Johnson attended the second Freedom Fair benefiting the Jonah Project, a local non-profit organization that works to raise awareness of human trafficking. Amie Torkelson, who organized the event, invited Fell. “During this year’s Freedom Fair event, I was able to show the support of the Cheney Police Department for their efforts,” Fell said. “I jo...
14 Titans crossed the stage on June 10 at 12:00 p.m. at McCarthy Athletic Center in Spokane during the University High School Graduation....
LIBERTY LAKE - A local 17 year old girl continues battling cancer in the in-patient oncology wing of Sacred Heart Medical Center. Payton Begovich was diagnosed in 2021 at age 15, with a malignant form of brain cancer called glioblastoma multiforme. She has undergone multiple treatments from that time onward. According to Tony Begovich, Payton's father, Payton began complaining of vision problems in her left eye in August of 2021. By the end of August she was struggling with...
CHENEY - Two police officers are on administrative leave pending conclusion of an investigation for violating department policy. Capt. Nathan Conley, 44, and detective Rocky Hanni, 39, are under investigation for actions taken between the beginning of 2021 and the end of 2022. Conley is accused of failing to supervise Hanni properly, a violation of the supervisor responsibilities policy, according to interim Chief Rick Beghtol's memo to Mayor Chris Gover and City...
MEDICAL LAKE — America’s war dead were honored during a solemn observance Monday, May 29, at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery. The Memorial Day observance at 21702 W. Espanola Road, kicked off at 11 a.m. under sunny skies. Approximately 500 people, including veterans and family members, were in attendance. Cemetery Director Rudy Lopez gave the opening address in which he thanked the families of the fallen soldiers and introduced the guest speakers. “Thank you for your...
CHENEY— The city has begun the first stage of a multi-year project to replace all the electricity meters with a newer “smart” model. The new meters are the Centron II, which are designed to transmit and receive information to a remote receiver, and they can also relay information among individual units. The units, according to the technical specifications provided by the manufacturer, Itron, are capable of measuring temperature, voltage, and other technical data and routi...
CHENEY — The annual Civil War battles that traditionally takes place here over the Memorial Day weekend has been canceled this year. The Washington Civil War Association will not be putting on the event this coming weekend, association Vice Chairwoman Lisa Tharp said. The retreat from the battle field this year caught city leaders by surpise. “It was a surprise for me when representatives reached out and told me that they wouldn’t be holding the event this year,” Mayor Chris Grover said. With a few exceptions, the event h...
CLARKSTON— A former Cheney resident was killed in a motorcycle crash Friday, May 19, south of Clarkston. Benjamin Nichols, 64, of Clarkston, was pronounced dead at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane after being airlifted to the medical center. Nichols grew up in Cheney and was the current Asotin County Prosecuting Attorney. The crash occurred at about 11:59 a.m. near the intersection of Critchfield Road and Swallows Nest Drive, according to a Asotin County Sheriff’s Office rep...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS — Police officers arrested a Spokane man for obstruction of an officer, violation of protection order, and fourth-degree assault on May 18, according to a police report. On May 17 at around midnight, officers responded to a residence in the 13000 block of West Second Avenue to investigate a reported domestic violence protection order violation, the report said. Officer’s established probable cause to arrest Daniel L. Pincenti, man 44, for the protection ord...
CHENEY — Eastern Washington University investigators have ruled a May 12 bomb threat a hoax. The investigation started after the university Admissions Office receive an email threatening to detonate a bomb, according to a campus police field report. The threat was also made at eight other universities around the country. At about 8 a.m. May 12, an employee reported the threat on the police non-emergency line, a police report said. Officer G. Karlis took lead on the i...
CHENEY — The city Public Works Department has recommended passing Resolution F-149 to award a contract of $7,724,700.00 to Clearwater Construction and Management for the final system treatment project for Purple Pipe Project on May 19. Bidding for the final system treatment project for Purple Pipe Project, which opened on May 10, resulted in three bids with Clearwater Construction and Management coming in as the lowest responsible bidder. The amount of the award to be c...
CHENEY — The high school music department presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast on May 19, 20, and 25 at the school auditorium. With just two weeks of preparation and rehearsal time, the music department was able to contruct the stages, select actors (some of whom were choir transplants) and perform a dry-run of the entire play before showtime on May 19. Trace Ferguson, a senior who plays Gaston, said that he was excited for this performance, and that the short period of preparation time didn’t phase him. “I was happy about...
CHENEY — The City Council voted 5-1 Tuesday, May 9, to rezone a parcel that includes the Presnell Mobile Home Park. Ordinance Y-41modifies the city comprehensive plan and converts the parcel at 2225 First St. to mixed-use and residential. It is currently zoned for commercial use. Todd Tarbert, owner of the property and rezoning applicant, addressed the council digitally. “Our motivation is to create a long-term, positive impact on Cheney,” Tarbert said. “There has been a lot of talk about the dissolution of residents and the...
CHENEY - The ninth annual Mayfest celebration returned downtown May 12 and 13 after a two-year hiatus. The event featured vendors, artists, musicians, a Cornhole tournament and more. Hundreds of people gathered for the ranked Cornhole tournament on First Street, between C and D streets. Nearby, the East Spokane Kiwanis Club offered helmet painting for children in a booth along First Street. Seven-year member Natalie Duprey said the project provided bicycle helmets to children...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS — The woman accused of killing two pedestrians April 29 in a hit-and-run incident has pleaded not guilty. Megan C. Skillingstad, 29, of Spokane is charged with two counts of vehicular homicide and one count of felony hit-and-run, court records show. She is being held on $1,000,000 bail in the Spokane County Jail. A trial date has been set for July 3. Skillingstad is accused of killing Desmond Miller, 25, and his fiancee Kady McFeron, 33, while they were walking home from a nearby casino. According to court r...
CHENEY — The City Council voted unanimously to approve resolution F-146, its “Homelessness Initiative,” during a regular meeting May 9. The initiative authorizes an elected member of the council to participate in the study of homelessness in the area and to come up with individualized action plans. “As you’ve heard here tonight, homelessness is a big issue,” City Administrator Mark Schuller said. “A group called Spokane Unite, being led by three volunteers, is working to pu...
MALDEN -Volunteers from the Waverly and Spokane Masonic Lodges helped a resident set her new manufactured home on its foundations April 29. Professionals from two contracting companies donated their time to detach the manufactured home from its transport trailer and set it on its concrete foundation. Roxanne Hartman, 60, was one of the many residents of Malden and Pine City, to lose their home in the Babb Road Fire during Labor Day on Sept. 7, 2020. Hartman and her late...
SPRAGUE — The School District will receive $5 million to upgrade aging systems. The funds will come from the state biennial capital budget. The grant funds are earmarked for repairing the roof as well as the heating, ventilation and air conditions systems at Sprague High School. “We received legislative approval for a $5 million grant,” Superintendent-Principal Ray Leaver said last week, noting the grant request itself was written by the previous superintendent. “We are wai...
SPOKANE — A man involved in a fatal car crash on Cheney-Spokane Road near Latah Creek on Aug 4, 2021, was sentenced to 78 months in jail on April 28, 2023, according to court case documents. Rayce Kent, man 21, has been sentenced on one count of vehicular homicide for his role in the death of Nyckolas Davis, who was killed in a car crash on Aug. 4, 2021. On the night of the incident, Kent was driving a 2002 Lexus with Davis and one other passenger in the rear of the car. At approximately 6:45 p.m. the car left the roadway and...
SPOKANE — A man who was charged with two counts of first-degree animal cruelty and one count of unlawful operation of a commercial kennel in August of 2022 has moved to dismiss the charges, according to court documents. Gregory Hauser, man 47, has moved to dismiss charges filed against him by the state in Aug of last year for misconduct and mismanagement on the part of the court, according to court documents. The request for dismissal and to suppress evidence generated by Spokane County Regional Protection Service was made a...
CHENEY - Eastern Washington University received $12 million in funding in the state budget for 2023-25 for infrastructure repairs at Rozell plant and throughout the campus. Every two years, the senior engineer on campus will submit a capital budget request for infrastructure upgrade projects, according to Steve Schmedding, engineer and senior project manager at the construction planning department. These requests are related to Rozell plant and infrastructure on campus in...
CHENEY — In an email to the members of the city council, a resident voiced concerns over the purchase of civil unrest equipment for the police department. On April 20, Corinna Donnerberg wrote to the council members, saying “I am writing to express my concern about the approval of the funding for the CPD to purchase ‘civil unrest’ equipment.” Donnerberg detailed her concerns on several different issues, saying that “civil unrest” is an indefinite term that fails to describe the scope of the need for such equipment. “Why is th...
OLYMPIA — The governor’s proposed 2023-25 state capital budget, which included a nearly $2.5 million funding ward for the Palouse to Cascades Trail from Malden to Kenova, passed April 22. According to the Office of Financial Managment, the Kittitas railroad depot has structural problems that require a new foundation and other improvements. This funding will provide for the renovation of the depot and provides American’s with Disabilities Act-accessible amenities for visit...
CHENEY — Police here and in Airway Heights have partnered to hire a shared behavioral health co-responder to assist officers. Jenny Mandin, who previously worked for Spokane’s Regional Behavioral Health Unit, began this month. “The biggest goal here is to provide access to these mental health resources to the West Plains,” Mandin said. “I look forward to bringing my knowledge and experience to the community out here.” “We’re very excited to have Jenny on board,” Cheney Administrator Mark Schuller said. Mandin has been a...
SPOKANE - The International Airport Concourse-C project hosted a capping out ceremony on April 21. The airport had previously been awarded a $15 million grant from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Terminals Program for the expansion of Concourse C project which began in late 2022, according to the Terminal Renovation and Expansion (TREX) program website. According to a TREX press release, the Concourse C project will expand this section of the airport by 144,000...
