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SPOKANE -- Downed power lines are currently fully blocking traffic on Interstate 90 near milepost 277 just west of the conjunction with U.S. Highway 2 in the city of Spokane. Washington State Patrol officials indicated both east and west bound lanes of the interstate are blocked. No estimated time for reopening has been given. Update 1:32 p.m. -- Both directions of the interstate have now reopened....
CHENEY – After the traditional fall 2020 season was postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a fresh 2021 Big Sky Conference schedule awaits the Eastern Washington soccer team, as announced by the conference office Nov. 5. The Eagles will play four matches at home and five on the road. The Big Sky Conference will continue its normal round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. However, there will be no conference tournament and the winner of the 2021 regular conference season will receive the l...
CHENEY – Sign up for the annual Christmas Gifts for Cheney Kids is underway. Cheney Outreach Center’s holiday gift drive will look very different this year as, due to Covid-19 restrictions, no donations boxes will be set up at local businesses. Instead, the Center will only be accepting monetary donations. Checks clearly marked “Xmas Gifts for Kids” should be mailed to Cheney Outreach Center, P.O. Box 444, Cheney WA 99004. Last year, the community’s generosity enabled Outreach to provide gifts for 141 children. Outreach...
SPOKANE – The Spokane Regional Health District’s Board of Health made it official last week that Dr. Bob Lutz is no longer the district’s Health Officer. In an 8-4 decision at a Nov. 6 meeting, board members voted to uphold the termination of Lutz by the district’s administration Amelia Clark. According to media reports, Clark accused Lutz of insubordination, unauthorized spending of district funds and behaving in a sexist manner towards Health District female employees. Examples of insubordination were Lutz’s writing o...
CHENEY – Local middle and high school leadership organizations have posted Veterans Day observances online for community members to view. To view the Cheney High School virtual assembly go to: https://youtu.be/QR2185xPqUI To view the Cheney Middle School virtual assembly go to: https://youtu.be/6i7oz6nE45k Presentations were prepared by students and staff....
SPOKANE COUNTY – All libraries in Spokane County Library District will open on Thursday, Nov. 12. “The re-opening requirements are a challenge that our libraries have adhered to while still offering as many services as possible,” district officials said in a Nov. 6 news release. “We wish that as a library we could to do everything we used to before the pandemic, but until the requirements change, we appreciate your patience and understanding that not all services, resources, and programs will be available.” Beginning Nov. 12,...
FOUR LAKES, WASH. -- A car semi-truck injury collision blocked the eastbound ramp onto Interstate 90 at Four Lakes early this morning, Nov. 11. According to the Washington State Patrol, the accident occurred at 5:50 a.m., partially blocking the ramp to I-90 from State Route 904. No other details were available at press time....
SPOKANE – The National Weather Service is forecasting the possibility of a major weekend storm that could bring lots of rain, snow and high winds to the region. According to a Nov. 10 advisory, the storm coming in off the Pacific Ocean has the potential to be “high impact” to the Pacific Northwest. The first effects could begin with light snow Friday morning that could impact the local commutes, but progress through the rest of the day into very windy conditions and/or significant lowland snow accumulations, depending on th... Full story
CHENEY – The 2020-21 Eastern Washington University men’s basketball season will include a new assistant coach, as T.J. Lipold moves from an operations position to a coaching role for the Eagles. Replacing Lipold as EWU’s director of basketball operations is Shawn James, a veteran of two previous seasons with the program. Lipold (pronounced “Lip-old”) began working for the program in June of 2017 in an assistant director of basketball operations/video coordinator role. The 2020-21 season will be his fourth overall at EWU, a...
RENTON – The WIAA (Washington Interscholastic Activities Association) Executive Board approved a process for determining the status of upcoming WIAA seasons during the 2020-21 school year Nov. 2. The process outlines a timetable for decision making as well as a minimum participation requirement and is based on feedback from athletic directors. The Executive Board determined that, in order for a season to take place, 50% of schools in a WIAA region (by classification) must be eligible to participate in league games as per the...
CHENEY--Eastern Washington University is scheduled to host a trio of teams starting this February as the result of an abbreviated 2020-21 football schedule announced by the Big Sky Conference on Nov. 4. Montana is scheduled to visit EWU's Roos Field on March 6, with Idaho coming to Cheney on March 27 and Cal Poly on April 10 in the return to EWU of new Mustang head coach Beau Baldwin. 10 of the league's 11 schools will play in the winter/spring, with Sacramento State opting out because of concerns with the short turnaround...
CHENEY--Wild Bill's Longbar is hosting a raffle fundraiser through closing time Oct. 31 to benefit rescue dogs through Rescue4All, a Spokane nonprofit. Several Cheney businesses and locals have contributed gift baskets which can be won through raffle, including The Mason Jar, West Plains Roasters, Bene's, Cheney Vet Clinic. The Cheney Free Press is raffling off a free year's subscription. Raffle tickets are $1, or $20 for 25 tickets. A large pumpkin is positioned by the front... Full story
CHENEY – Eastern Washington University head women’s basketball coach Wendy Schuller has added two new additions to her coaching staff, as announced in an Oct. 20 news release. Both serving in assistant coaching roles, Shannon Donegan and Nicole Mitchell bring local and national success to the program. “We are excited to welcome Nicole and Shannon to the Eagle family,” Schuller said in the release. “Both women come to us with great backgrounds, high basketball IQs and have reputations as hard workers. The thing that stood out...
MEDICAL LAKE – Re*Imagine Medical Lake is hosting a Halloween Drive-Through Festival on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 2 – 4 p.m. at the high school bus loop. The event is drive-through/walk-in style, with masks and social distancing expected by participants. There will be music, a costume contest, trunk-or-treat, pumpkins, Kettle Korn, prizes such as Amazon gift cards and more, including the crowning of the 2020 King of Candy at 2 p.m. by 2019 King Wispies Salon for the business that collects the most candy. According to a new...
SPOKANE – The Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency has announced that the outdoor recreational fire restrictions imposed by local fire and county officials on July 20 has been lifted, effective Oct. 20. Restrictions were previously lifted by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources for their permit and rule burns for silvicultural burning on state-protected lands. Area residents are asked to follow all rules regarding specific burning practices. According to the Regional Clean Air Agency, recreational fires i...
COLFAX – Bill Stevenson feels at home behind the editor’s desk at the Whitman County Gazette. The “new” editor brings 27 years of journalism with him, most of it being while in Eastern Washington. Two years of reviewing software while living in Japan, and a year in Nevada running a national magazine for motorcycles. “Writing 24 stories about motor oil took the glamour out of writing about the motorcycle industry,” he said. “I went back to the wonderful diversity of community reporting.” Stevenson started his career at a weekl...
MEDICAL LAKE – First-graders will be returning to in-person learning five days a week at Hallett and Michael Anderson elementary schools, the district announced Oct. 19. Superintendent Tim Ames said in an online newsletter that the district had success with bringing back preschoolers and kindergartners in-person. These students returned in person Oct. 12. Kindergartners are in school all day, and first-graders will follow suit. Preschoolers are on half days at Michael Anderson, with some students learning Monday/Wednesday a...
CHENEY – Citing health and safety reasons, Eastern Washington University officials announced last week that they will continue with offering most classes online during winter quarter 2021. As with fall instruction, some in-person classes will be allowed for specific courses. Following the “online-first, maximum flexibility” approach used this term, all winter courses that can be taught online will be delivered through this platform. Eastern will identify classes that cannot be offered online, such as some labs, and appro...
WINDSOR – Fun runs play a huge part in funding local associated student body school events, but with Spokane County still not at a point where large gatherings of individuals are allowed under Covid-19 protocols, schools have looked to other means to fundraise. At Cheney School District’s Westwood Middle School, eight student leadership officers put their innovative heads together at the start of the school year and came up with an indoor version of the fun run that everyone could do. According to an Oct. 16 news rel...
SPOKANE – It’s finally almost here. The Nov. 3 General Election is just 13 days, and by now most voters in Spokane County should have received their ballots. If you haven’t received a ballot, or haven’t registered and wish to do so, you have until Oct. 26 to turn in new registrations and check the status of a current one. If you haven’t received a ballot, contact the county Elections Department at 509-477-2320 to make sure your information, such as correct current address, is up to date. You can also go online at VoteWa.go...
CHENEY -- Road trips will be few and far between for the Eastern Washington University men's basketball team, as the preliminary 2020-21 Big Sky Conference schedule has been released. On Wednesday (Oct. 14) the Big Sky Presidents' Council approved the league schedule, which will help limit travel because of the Covid-19 pandemic. League teams will typically play two games at a venue, with EWU's schedule starting with games on Dec. 3 and Dec. 5 versus Northern Arizona at Flagstaff, Ariz. Eastern will have 10 home games, starti...
EASTERN WASHINGTON -- A cold front moving through the region beginning Monday night is expected to bring more rain and windy conditions to the area Tuesday. Rain is expected in the morning, with winds picking up through the afternoon and into the evening. Forecasters at the National Weather service are predicting potentially damaging wind gusts from 40 --60 mph peaking between 4 -- 8 p.m., with 60 mph gusts possible locally. A High Wind Watch has been issued for Tuesday afternoon and evening from the Wenatchee area east... Full story
MEDICAL LAKE -- State Department of Transportation crews working on the Interstate 90/Medical Lake - State Route 902 interchange will be closing the eastbound off ramp to reconstruct the ramp and complete the interchange's final roundabout. The ramp will be closed beginning Sunday, Oct. 11 at 6 p.m. and remain closed until 5 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15. Travelers using this ramp will need to plan additional time to their trip to accommodate detours. Travelers needing to access eastbound I-90 at the interchange will be detoured to...
SPOKANE – The County Library District is offering programs and events for kids, tweens and teens in October that are slightly spooky, mysterious and strange. According to a Sept. 29 news release, kids in grades 6–12 are invited to the “Whodunit Costume Ball Mystery.” Participants try to solve the puzzles and crack the codes to figure out the whodunit and discover the mystery of the ball. Costumes are encouraged – getting into a sleuthing character can help to solve the virtual mystery. Registration is required, and you’ll ne...
CHENEY – Eastern Washington University’s Women and Gender Studies has undergone a name change while also now being offered as a major. Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies (GWSS) replaces the program name that started as Women’s studies in 1974 and was changed to Women and Gender Studies in 2007. It is now also being offered as a major, incorporating current best models into its structure, types of courses offered and expansion of student choice while also retaining its long-standing commitment to social justice and community...
