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Workers’ comp rates to increase 2 percent in 2016 TUMWATER – The state Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) announced Dec. 1 that the average base rate Washington businesses pay for workers’ compensation insurance would increase by 2 percent in 2016. Washington businesses and employees pay workers’ compensation premiums to help cover the cost of providing wage replacement and disability benefits, as well as medical treatment of work-related injuries and illnesses. The money also goes toward building reserves to protect...
Thoughtexchange information available The Cheney School District is excited to share now that the Thoughtexchange Discover process is now complete. At the start of the school year, Cheney invited staff, parents and community members to share their thoughts, concerns and positive ideas about the district. The district then invited the community to review and prioritize the thoughts using the Star process. Eight hundred and seventy-nine individuals responded, and participants from across the district shared 1,557 thoughts and...
AH council to consider planning appointment The Airway Heights City Council unanimously agreed at its Nov. 23 study session to move the Planning Commission member application of Nicholas Messing forward for consideration at its first meeting in December. Messing has lived in the city for eight years, has a degree in mechanical engineering and six years experience working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. While Messing’s likely appointment will fill one seat, it doesn’t solve the commission’s vacancy problem. Two curre...
Storm changes Medical Lake hearings The Nov. 17 windstorm forced the Medical Lake City Council to postpone its final meeting of November, and in the process move its 2016 budget approval process back two weeks. The council was originally to have held its budget public hearings at the Nov. 17 and upcoming Dec. 1 meetings. Instead, they will conduct those hearings at the Dec. 1 and Dec. 15 meetings. The purpose of the meetings is to receive public comment on the preliminary and final drafts of the coming year’s budget. C...
BNSF wraps up connection work with Palouse River tracks Burlington Northern Santa Fe crews have wrapped up a key element of the track work being done to upgrade the Palouse River Coulee City rail line from Cheney through Four Lakes to the Geiger Spur. Last week, BNSF crews finished a two-and-half-month long project upgrading one mile of track and a “Y” connection in Cheney it shares with the PRCC. Railway spokesman Gus Melonas said $2 million worth of work was performed that included new rails, ties and seven new switches. Me...
Operation Christmas Child Cheney drop off opens Beginning Monday, Nov. 16, Cheney, Medical Lake, Airway Heights and other West Plains area residents who are taking part in the annual Operation Christmas Child program will have a place to drop off gift-filled shoeboxes to children worldwide. According to a news release, the Rutzer residence located at 12401 S. State Route 904 is serving as a collection site for the annual Samaritan’s Purse project. Participants in Operation Christmas Child such as families, churches and o...
Airway Heights behind in property tax collections Airway Heights’ officials are waiting on a bit of money. According to the city’s latest financial report, the city is running at about 54 percent of its projected property tax collections for the period running Jan. 1 through Sept. 30. The city has collected $561,431 year to date of its budgeted $1,022,000 for 2015. Clerk/Treasurer Amy Wiedrich told City Council members at their Oct. 26 study session the city collects the majority of its property tax revenues at two poi...
Medical Lake surpluses recycling equipment At their Oct. 20 meeting the Medical Lake City Council approved the surplusing and sale of a city-owned baler used to bale cardboard at the recycling center. Sunshine Disposal was the highest of three bidders on the baler, coming in with an offer of $2,900. The council also agreed to surplus a glass breaker used at the recycling center and set the method of disposal as sale to highest offer or donation. City Administrator Doug Ross said the city hasn’t received many “bites” from...
Zimmerman American Ninja Warrior video online It’s official – Medical Lake School District teacher Sandy Zimmerman has posted her audition video for competing in the popular TV show “American Ninja Warrior” online, and needs people to view it and like it to help her chances of making an appearance. Zimmerman, who teaches at Michael Anderson Elementary School on Fairchild Air Force Base, filmed her video at Pacific Judo Academy in Spokane. She also filled out a 20-page questionnaire and is looking at participating in a regio...
