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PASCO — Most of Eastern Washington will remain under a heat advisory through 8 p.m. Thursday night, June 3, as temperatures break into the 100s for the first time this summer. According to the National Weather Service, the Lower Columbia Valley can expect temperatures to remain at or above 100 degrees. The temperature already hit 104 degrees in the Pasco area today, June 2, officials said. "Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses," the National Weather Service advisory said,...
Cheney police and first responders were called to Bruchi's, 2630 First St., Tuesday afternoon. Police were on scene first with a man sitting outside of the business. Details of the call were not available before press time....
CHENEY – Eastern Washington University Interim President David May is recommending several programs be eliminated going into the 2021-23 biennium. The recommendations stem from a state Office of Financial Management projection of a decline of 15% in state funding in the next budget cycle. The revenue drop comes from declining enrollment and the effects of the mandated coronavirus shutdowns mandated after the governor declared an emergency Feb. 29, 2020. The current u...
CHENEY — Filing week produced only two races that will be contested in the Aug. 3 primary election The battle for Cheney City Council Position No. 3 is the most contested race in southern Spokane County, with five candidates entering the political fray to fill a seat being vacated by John Taves. Justin Amyot, Tim Gainer, Mark Posthuma, Ryan Delany and Jacquelyn Belock all filed for the seat last week. Gainer ran for the Postion No.1 seat in 2017, but lost to Paul Schmidt, 4...
CHENEY – The owner of a small engine repair shop is calling it quits, thanks to coronavirus mandates and shutdowns. Scott Rautio is in the process of closing his business, Cheney Small Engine, after two years at 16 W. First St. Rautio said he has no choice but to shutdown "due to COVID and not enough people wanting to work." The businessman and repair technician has a backload of small engine repair jobs for lawn mowers, riding tractors, weed eaters, chain saws, r...
OTHELLO — State officials say they have linked an E.Coli outbreak to contaminated yogurt from a local dairy farm. The state Department of Health said the outbreak is connected to yogurt produced by Pure Eire Dairy, owned and operated by Richard and Jill Smith, and sold at PCC Community Market stores. State health officials said Monday that at least 11 people, including six children younger than 10, have been sickened by the contaminated yogurt; seven have been hospitalized. The cases are in King, Benton, Snohomish and W...
In the NE2B culminating league track meet Thursday, May 13, Liberty’s Ellie Fisk of Spangle wins her heat in the girls 200 meter with a time of 29.49 seconds, her personal record....
Masks are coming off. Most residents wanting a coronavirus vaccination have gotten one. Sports are on and students are back in the classroom. It’s not a coronavirus emergency that’s keeping Washingtonians from going back to work. Over the past several weeks, I’ve had numerous conversations with owners and managers trying to get their small businesses back on solid financial ground. Given residents’ frustration of being pent up for more than 14 months, you’d think that would be...
The hiking trails and overlook area of Palous Falls State Park are open to visitors. While the park is open for day use, the camping area remains closed. The park is located southeast of Washtucna, of state Highway 261....
PASCO — Five voters led by a Pasco City Councilman have filed a petition to recall Gov. Jay Inslee from office for abusing the powers of his office during the coronavirus pandemic last year. The recall petition was filed with the Secretary of State’s Office in Olympia on Monday, May 17. Gov. Inslee has yet to respond to the recall petition. Under the state Constitution, any elected official in the state can be removed from office for misfeasance, malfeasance and violating an...
EASTERN WASHINGTON — The lowland lakes fishing season opens Saturday, April 24, with trout being the most sought-after species. Opening day also marks the opening day of the statewide trout derby, where fishermen can win more than 1,000 prizes totaling more than $38,000. While some lakes are open for fishing year-round, the state closes a number of lakes through the fall and winter while it stocks millions of trout and kokanee. About four miles out of town alongside state H...
A fisherman trolls for trout in his kayak Friday, April 9, on Medical Lake. The lake is a popular place for fishermen to try to catch rainbow and brown trout....
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee is expected to sign a bill today that would begin the process of removing statues of perhaps the state's most prominent figure from the Capitol building and the National Statuary in Washington, D.C. The governor has called an 11:30 a.m. signing ceremony, where he will sign House Bill 1372 into law. The bill would replace the statues of Pacific Northwest pioneer, teacher and missionary Marcus Whitman. They will be replaced with statues of Billy Frank Jr., a Nisqually tribal fishing rights activist. T...
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday, April 8, that moving a county backwards for at least three weeks in his phased reopening plan may provide the impetus to improve vaccination rates. During his press conference, the governor said there has been a recent increase in coronavirus cases in some counties. And as a result, he’ll be looking at the “numbers” Monday to determine which counties should be bounced backward toward closure. “This is not judgment day Monday,” he said. “The score is the score… The numbers will be...
A herd of elk cross Cheney Spangle Road, near Jennings Road, early morning on Mar. 25....
Medical Lake’s Owen Stevens (51) pursues Deer Park quarterback Chaz bird during action last Friday night. The visiting Stags played a dominating game, with Bird throwing for three touchdowns and running for another score, in winning 35-0 as the Cardinals made their winter/spring season home football debut at Holliday Field. The Stags held the Cardinals to just two first downs and outgained them 360-12. Medical Lake visits Lakeside on Friday, March 19 for a 7 p.m. kickoff in S...
Clay Irgens, 7, and sister Camille Irgens, 4, of Cheney, brought the first buttercups of the season to the Cheney Free Press office on Monday, March 15. The children’s parents are Timothy and Jessica Irgens. The siblings found their buttercups while visiting uncle and aunt, Tim and Kelley Walker, along Cheney Spokane Road on Monday, March 15. The Walker’s 13-year-old son, Levi Walker, has in past years brought buttercups into the newspaper office....
PULLMAN — Washington State University has sold naming rights of the field in Martin Stadium to Tri-Cities-based Gesa Credit Union. The university and financial business have signed a 10-year deal naming the field as Gesa Field. The value of the contract is valued at more than $11 million, officials said. "Washington State University was established 130 years ago to serve the citizens of our state," university President Kirk Schulz said today in announcing the deal. "That commi...
Canada geese rest on a log along Hangman Creek between Latah and Waverly Tuesday morning. The creek weaves its way from Whitman through Spokane County before emptying into the Spokane River west of downtown Spokane....
CHENEY - A local man was booked into the Spokane County Jail on Tuesday afternoon, March 2, following a crash that sent a car careening into a building. Stephen Michael Foster, 37, was booked into the jail at 4:36 p.m. after being arrested on probable charges of driving while under the influence, third-degree driving while license suspended and operating a motor vehicle without ignition interlock. According to a police report, witnesses said they saw a Dodge Durango eastbound...
The Medical Lake volleyball team hams it up a bit prior to team pictures on Monday. The Lady Cardinals had their first day of practice March 1, and will host Riverside High School on March 9 in their season opener....
Winter took one more stab at the region last Thursday by dumping 2.6 inches of new snow, according to National Weather Service in Airway Heights data. The early morning snow caused problems for commuters, including the driver of this Reddaway semi whose trailer tipped over when the truck jackknifed in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 90 near milepost 274, about three miles west of Spokane....
It’s a solution in search of a problem. Lawmakers in Olympia appear to be fast-tracking House Bill 1356, which would ban the use of “racially derogatory or discriminatory” American Indian mascots, logos and team names in public schools in the state. Simply put, the bill is political theater, nonsense that kowtows to the politically correct crowd that’s bent on cancelling our culture, heritage and history. The bill is quickly moving through the Legislature even though I think...
Cheney High School cheerleaders Chloe Hewes, Morgan Hayes, McKinley Gerard and Emma Miller (right to left) provide inspiration and an example of proper mask wearing during the Blackhawks volleyball match with visiting Mt. Spokane last Thursday, Feb. 18. Cheney fell to the reigning 3A state champions 3-1....
MALDEN – Mayor Dan Harwood accepted a $20,000 check Tuesday, Feb. 16, on behalf of the Fire Department. The donation from the Washington Fire Chiefs association was presented to the city "no strings attached," organization Executive Director Steve Wright said during a brief ceremony in the temporary City Hall. "These funds will assist us in rebuilding our Fire Department and Fire Station, along with funds from our insurance and FEMA," Harwood said. Both the Fire Station and Ci...
