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CHENEY—The Washington State Board of Health (WSBOH) chose to align with the recommendations of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on April 13, and voted to follow the suggestion to keep the COVID-19 vaccine off of Washington’s list of required immunizations for childcare and school entry this coming fall. The final TAG recommendation was inked in February and comes after the panel has convened and discussed the matter on several occasions. The vote tally had six advocating for adding the vaccine, seven votes against add...
WEST PLAINS – Hundreds of area residents hopped out in the colder temps over Easter weekend to take part in many of the community egg hunts on the West Plains. Airway Heights, Medical Lake, and Cheney all boasted big turnouts in their communities, and kids went home with smiles, candy and even some gift baskets. Deputy Director of the Airway Heights Parks and Recreation Andy Gardner explained this was the first official egg hunt the department was able to organize since 2...
FAIRCHILD AFB – The collaborative efforts of several parties converged on April 13 for the Air Force and the Spokane County Sheriff's Office small arms range and training facility groundbreaking ceremony. The facility, located at 13033 West Medical Lake Road, is just minutes from Fairchild Air Force Base. According to Chair of the Spokane County Board of Commissioners Mary Kuney, having a single facility for both parties to train at will help save taxpayer money because t...
MEDICAL LAKE – New laptops totaling close to $6,000 have been ordered for the city of Medical Lake to update some of its technology needs. The announcement was made during the April 19 city council meeting. According to Interim Deputy Administrator Katy Allen, price research and comparison enabled the city to find the laptops at a much lower cost than initially anticipated. “We had priced them through a couple of vendors and the total cost was upwards of $10,000,” Allen said. “So, we are happy to have found them for a lower...
MEDICAL LAKE – New laptops totaling close to $6,000 have been ordered for the city of Medical Lake to update some of its technology needs. The announcement was made during the April 19 city council meeting. According to Interim Deputy Administrator Katy Allen, price research and comparison enabled the city to find the laptops at a much lower cost than initially anticipated. “We had priced them through a couple of vendors and the total cost was upwards of $10,000,” Allen said. “So, we are happy to have found them for a lower...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – Airway Heights Fire Department (AHFD) officially christened its part-time firefighter program with the April 1 hiring of Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Brenda Wittig. Wittig, who lives in Spokane Valley, has been a volunteer firefighter with the department for the past two years. "It is exciting," Wittig said. "I'll essentially have the same responsibilities-just with a title now." Wittig initially gained interest in becoming a firefighter when friends in...
MEDICAL LAKE – The services and lives of 48 unclaimed veterans were honored on April 12 during a Forgotten Heroes Interment at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery outside of Medical Lake. The Forgotten Heroes initiative is the collaborative efforts of the Washington Department of Veterans Affairs, the State Veterans Cemetery, and other national entities that locate, identify, and help transport unclaimed veterans' remains to place them in an appropriate final resting pla...
MEDICAL LAKE – Keeping kids busy, interested in agriculture and teaching them responsibilities they may not otherwise encounter. That's the purpose of the Jensen Memorial Youth Ranch (JMYR). Families such as the Shaffer's who live in town and have no available land to raise animals, said they are grateful for the opportunity JMYR provides. "This ranch is awesome," Tony Shaffer said. "We've got a place in town with no land, so our kids wouldn't be able to have the experience o...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – Tony and Kaylie Greene are the new proprietors of the Airway Heights Grocery Outlet. On April 9, area residents celebrated with the Greene's at a West Plains Chamber of Commerce a ribbon cutting. The store had games set up with prizes to win for everyone. The Greene's said community involvement is one of the main focuses of the store. "A big part of the Grocery Outlet model is community," Kaylie said. "We are going to be part of Airway Heights Days and S...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – Two people were arrested for drug possession following an April 9 traffic stop near the intersection of South Hayford Road and West 6th Avenue. Edvin N. Johnson, 33, and Melissa S. Hernandez, 26, were both taken into custody without incident and booked into the Spokane County Jail for two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver. Johnson is a four time convicted felon and is being held on a $10,000 bond, while Hernandez’s bond was set at $2,500 according to the Spokane County She...
The cold weather and snow flurries didn't stop Medical Lake from hosting Colville for a soccer game on April 11. Cardinal Alexander Marsh looks to pass the ball up field early in the game. Cardinals took the match 8-1....
MEDICAL LAKE – The Cardinal baseball team took both games in an April 6 double header against Reardan High School, but had their wings clipped against Deer Park on April 11. Game one of the twin bill started with Medical Lake scoring two runs in the bottom of the first inning. Kaleb Cain smacked a fly ball to right field allowing him to reach second base. Cameron Comer followed his double with a ground ball single that moved Cain to third base. Head Coach Austin Sharp said h...
Deer are known to frequently wander the streets of Medical Lake, and these two were part of a group of eight or nine that were snacking on some foliage near Waterfront Park. With the weather starting to warm up, the deer have started to lose their Winter coats....
CHENEY—The Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) recently awarded a $50,000 grant to the city of Airway Heights for a feasibility plan for broadband. City Manager Albert Tripp asked council to consider accepting it during the April 4 city council meeting. Add that money to the $22,000 in other allocated funds and the city now has $72,000 to ensure its completion. “This grant was specifically to establish a feasibility plan for broadband,” Tripp said. “To look for areas with gaps and opportunities where additio...
MEDICAL LAKE – One thing Deputy Administrator Katy Allen wants to do after starting to serve the city of Medical Lake is to re-organize how city hall operates She presented several suggestions during the April 5 city council meeting, including changing the salary of some city positions. She pointed out the city does not have a finance or a planning director and said filling those positions would help the city. “I really think we need to spend some time with the organizational structure of city hall,” Allen said. “Ther...
FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE – Area residents can expect a weekend full of fun at Fairchild on May 14-15 during the Skyfest Airshow. The gates will open at 9 a.m., and the aerial events will happen from noon to 4:30 p.m. each day. Some of the acts include the Wings of Blue Skydivers, a local historic flight foundation that will bring a B-25 named "Grumpy," the U.S. Air Force C-17 Demo Team, and the Thunderbirds as the event headliners. "This year, we're proud to boast an i...
MEDICAL LAKE – New Deputy Administrator Katy Allen is set on building a better future for Medical Lake. With over four decades of experience, Allen boasts a skill set that has grown along with the communities she has helped develop. She has a background as a city engineer, public works director, and also served as Liberty Lake's city administrator for nearly 10 years. "I've been blessed to have had a fantastic career-I've worked for 45 years with three different cities," A...
MEDICAL LAKE – The chilly midnight air wasn't enough to keep a couple hundred area runners from filling the streets for the 44th Annual Only Fools Run at Midnight community fun run on April 2. The event, sponsored by various local businesses and groups, started at the high school and ended at the Pizza Factory. According to race organizer Kim Headrick creative thinking helped the group keep the event going through the COVID pandemic. This was the first time since that they w...
MEDICAL LAKE – The Medical Lake baseball team had a busy week swinging bats as they overwhelmed the Newport Grizzlies 11-1 on March 29 and dismantled the Liberty Lancers 15-1 on March 31. The Cardinals hitters created early offense against Newport, scoring six runs in the first two innings. Andrew Roberts led the attack with a two-strike bases-loaded double to deep center field in the bottom of the second, bringing home Jalijah Meacham, Luke Dickey and Kaleb Cain. Andrews f...
MEDICAL LAKE – The Cardinal tennis team's split wins over the last couple of matches, with the varsity boys taking both recent showings and the girls team falling short during both events. Medical Lake boys team beat Riverside 3–2 on March 28. In the first singles match brackets, Cardinal Josh Burt fell to the Rams Dylan Nortz 6-7 (6-8), 1-6. Ryen Gibby won the other singles match over Gavan Dunagan 6-0, 6-2. Doubles Tristan Francis and Isaac Barr of Medical Lake topped And...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – Airway Heights City Council announced two grant agreements supporting law enforcement activity during their March 28 study session. The grants accompanied service agreements that Police Chief Brad Richmond asked the council to accept. The service agreements with Mnati Consulting and Grassroots Therapy LLC were unanimously approved by council. Richmond deferred to Youth Engagement Specialist (YES) officer Patrick Carbaugh to explain a program he has developed and how it applies to grant funding. As an o...
MEDICAL LAKE – Katy Allen is the new deputy administrator for the city of Medical Lake. The announcement came during the March 15 city council meeting. After asking former City Administrator Doug Ross to resign during the March 1 meeting, mayor Terri Cooper appointed Allen to the position. “It was just a time for a change,” Cooper said. “You know, after a couple of months (of Cooper’s tenure), I thought it wasn’t the best fit, so I’ve asked for Mr. Ross’s resignation. The mayor appoints the city administrator—i...
MEDICAL LAKE – An adult male who sustained injuries from a March 17 assault at Eastern State Hospital has died. An initial press release on March 23 reported at approximately 9:30 am., Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Eastern State Hospital to a call of an assault. The hospital staff said that two patients were involved in a physical fight. Deputies learned the two men were arguing about something, which quickly escalated into a physical altercation. The suspect, 24-year-old Martay L. Ellis, had been det...
MEDICAL LAKE – The Cardinals dominated both games of a double-header against Rogers High School on March 22. Medical Lake took game one by a score of 11-1, and then shut out the Pirates 10-0 in game two. Luke Dickey got the win for the Cardinals, striking out nine batters in just over five innings pitched. Dickey threw 88 pitches allowing one run and two walks in the game. According to Coach Austin Sharp, sticking to the game plan allowed the team to dominate both games w...
WENATCHEE – Four runners from Medical Lake broke a Cardinal school record at the Ray Cochran Relays on Saturday, March 26. Head Coach Gene Blankenship said the meet doesn't fit the standard format of a lot of track and field events. "The format of this meet is that all events are scored as relays," Blankenship said. "Some are traditional relays using a baton which is passed from competitor to competitor and some were combined times or marks." According to Blankenship, the D...
