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MEDICAL LAKE – Cardinal athletes showed great success in their first home meet on April 13, with both the boys and girls teams outscoring Riverside and Deer Park. Coach Gene Blankenship said the wins put both teams at 2-0 in league play and unofficially in first place. The boys beat Riverside 73.33 to 44.66 and also topped Deer Park 88 to 43. The girls team dominated Riverside 119 to 30, and thrashed Deer Park 111 to 33. Blankenship said there were several athletes with notabl...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – As cities in the West Plains continue to grow, city leaders of Airway Heights continue to look at rebranding options to implement a new website, logo and overall look in general. City Planner Zachary Becker brought the issue up for council discussion on Feb. 14. The topic was met with mixed reactions. “This feels like something we’ve already paid for,” said councilman Dave Malet. Malet said he felt the rebranding and building of a new website occurred within the past several years. City Manager Albert...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – During a Nov. 15 budget study session, the City Council heard departmental funding requests, including requests from the courts and police and fire departments. Municipal Judge Angelle Gerl said the court system has received approval $316,724 in grants that will primarily fund a therapeutic community court program. She said the therapeutic court will help find alternative interventions for individuals in the system who are struggling with addiction, behavioral and mental health issues, and housing or e...
FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE – The KC-135 Stratotanker shuttered through the light turbulence. Pilot Jacob Masters held the 50-ton jet steady as the enormous C-17 troop transport from Joint Base Lewis-McChord maneuvered in behind the refueler Friday, Oct. 15. With more than 1,000 flight hours under his belt, Masters has become quite comfortable in the pilot seat of the KC-135 aircraft, although he said it is still an adventure each time he takes flight. "30 feet, 20 feet," S...
MEDICAL LAKE – The city may have to make changes to its overall water plan. That concern was among several issued discussed Oct. 5. City Administrator Doug Ross said the city purchases a large portion of the water from the state, and the state recently doubled the cost. The budget may be affected, according to Ross, as the price per thousand gallons jumped from 56 cents to $1.12. Ross said the easiest way to alleviate that additional cost is for the city to utilize some of the newly renovated sections of the water system a...
MEDICAL LAKE – The Cardinal Varsity cross country team are both undefeated in league events after the girls and boys teams both beat Freeman in Medical Lake on October 6 said coach Gene Blankenship. Junior varsity girls also prevailed against the Freeman team, and the boys team finished well but didn't have enough runners to officially score in this race. Grouping together and running as a pack, the varsity girls defeated Freeman 15-50 said coach Blankenship. Grace Grubaugh fi...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – The Airway Heights Fire Department was on site to help teach kids and families about different alarms and hand out some bags with snacks and information to the guests as well at Tammy Rigsby State Farm Insurance Agency. This event is to help kick off fire safety week which runs from October 3 through 9 and around 50 guests showed up to learn about different sounds of fire safety. Tammy Rigsby said State Farm donated the "Learn the Sounds of Fire" Kit to the A...
CHENEY – College football fans were treated to a rivalry matchup on Oct. 2 when the Eastern Washington Eagles came from behind to top the visiting Montana Grizzlies late in the game, 34-28. Eastern started strong as they got the ball first and ran an 8-play drive taking them 85 yards down the field, topping it off with an 8-yard touchdown pass from Eric Barriere to Andrew Boston for the first score of the game. Barriere finished the game completing 26-of-46 passes for 422 yard...
CHENEY – More than 300 people came out in the rain to see and learn about a variety of trucks gathered at Cheney Middle School on Sept. 18. The chilly morning air didn't stop folks from attending the free event from 10 a.m. to noon that allowed children and adults alike to check out the showcased apparatus. Cheney Parks and Recreation started the "Touch A Truck" event in 2019, and was able to host the event again this year after having to cancel last year due to COVID city R...
