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Cheney Outreach Center launches school supply drive While the start of school is still over a month away, parents and children are already in search of new school supplies. Cheney’s Outreach Center is asking for donations of new and unused school supplies to help Cheney children be better prepared to learn once school begins. Whether you donate a backpack filled with needed items or give just on thing, everything helps. Items needed can be found on specific school lists on the Cheney School District website at w...
Gov. Jay Inslee will hold a news conference Thursday, April 2, at 5 p.m. via streaming video and telephone to provide an update on the state's COVID-19 response. The news conference will be televised live on TVW, and many commercial stations around the state. The governor will be joined by Dr. John Wiesman, secretary of health, Dr. Kathy Lofy, state health officer and Vice Admiral Dr. Raquel Bono, director for COVID-19 Health System Response Management. The governor's two-week order for people to stay in their home except...
SPOKANE VALLEY – The suspect in a March 8 shooting has been released from the hospital and has been booked into jail. According to a news release from the Spokane Independent Investigative Response team (SIIR), the suspect, 49-year-old Lanz E. Zeppa is in custody at the Spokane County Jail. The news release also stated the team had received statements from the deputies involved in the incident that took place at 12111 E. Cataldo in Spokane Valley. According to the original report, Spokane Valley deputies responded to a r...
CHENEY – Cheney High School winter sports teams posted 11 selections to All-Great Northern League teams. Wrestling led the way with nine selections, including five first-team picks, with head coach Jason Connor being named the league’s wrestling Coach of the Year. First-team picks were senior William Seeberger (113 pounds) and juniors Jackson Showalter (152), Blake Seubert (160), Anthony Aguilera (170) and James Whiteley (195). Second-team picks were sophomore Joe Showalter (120) and juniors Hunter Despino (138), Dylan Str...
MEDICAL LAKE -- St. John’s Lutheran Church in will be providing a sack lunch for school age children this week Thursday and Friday, March 19-20, between 11 a.m. -- 1 p.m. One lunch per child and children must be present to receive a meal....
CHENEY -- As part of its COVID-19 response, the Cheney School District is seeking information regarding child care needs for children of essential military personnel, first responders and medical providers in the school community. A survey can be found on the district’s *Coronavirus (COVID-19) webpage or at https://forms.gle/65DGt3jaTrF8SyZs7. The survey deadline is Thursday, March 19 at 2:00 p.m. Child care services will begin once all of the necessary information is gathered, analyzed and plans can be created. The d...
CHENEY - The third-year Eastern Washington University men's basketball coach Shantay Legans was announced Tuesday, March 10 as the Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year from balloting by the league's 11 head coaches. "I'm so humbled to receive the Big Sky Coach of the Year Award, especially among the group of outstanding coaches in this conference," Legans said. "But make no mistake, this is a team award. Coaches are only as good as their players and staff, and I have an amazin...
WEST PLAINS – Improving weather conditions invariably leads to the resumption of construction projects, and state Department of Transportation work on Interstate 90 is keeping with that saying. Improvements to the I-90/State Route 902 interchange at exit 272/Medical Lake resumes March 9 with work on the bridge overpass. Work outside of the bridge is ongoing. The $15.855 million project involves reconstruction at the eastbound and westbound ramp terminals, with work on new roundabouts at the intersection of SR 902 and G...
CHENEY — The Big Sky Conference season ends the way it began. Picked to win the Big Sky Conference and in a great position to accomplish that task, the Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team closes out the regular season by playing Idaho State tonight (Thursday, March 5) and Weber State on Saturday, March 7 at Reese Court. Both are rematches of games played back in December to open the league schedule, and now EWU finds itself 14-4 in the league and tied with Montana with two league games to play for each tea...
CHENEY — Tickets are on sale for the 39th annual Killin Dinner, Dance and Auction on April 18 at Eastern Washington University. Tickets are $100 per individual and $700 for a table of eight. More information and a registration link to order tickets.is available via: goeags.com/killin. The registration deadline is Tuesday, April 14. This year’s dinner will be plated and not buffet style as in the past. The cost will include salad, steak and lobster dinner, dessert and four drink tickets. Killin takes place at the EWU Sports an...
Eastern Washington University men’s basketball senior Mason Peatling — a leading candidate for league MVP honors this season — has been honored as the Big Sky Conference Ready Nutrition Player of the Week for the second-straight week, the league office announced March 3. He was also announced as the winner a week earlier on Feb. 25, earning the same honor from College Sports Madness. He has now been honored four times by the Big Sky this season and in his career, and CSN h...
Public comment requested on Cheney changes The Cheney planning department is asking for public comment on a proposed property split in north Cheney near Eastern Washington University. The property is located at 423 N. 10th St. The project applicant, Wayde Burnett with Chatburn Estate, is proposing to split the existing 80,462-square-foot-lot into three smaller lots: Lot 1 at 16,337 square feet, Lot 2 at 15,430 square feet and Lot 3 at 48,704 square feet. The property is zoned R-1, single-family residential and is bordered by...
Christmas Gifts for Cheney Kids taking sign ups The Cheney Outreach Center is signing up families for “Christmas Gifts for Cheney Kids,” the annual gift-giving assistance program for those who need help providing Christmas gifts for their kids. Registration deadline is 11:30 a.m., Dec. 12. Required documents are photo identification, Social Security cards for everyone in the household, proof of address and proof of all income. Those who complete their paperwork will also be eligible for assistance from the Cheney Food Ban...
Input needed on people with transportation special needs The Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC) is looking for input on a plan that addresses the transportation needs of some of the area’s most vulnerable citizens. The Spokane County Coordinated Public Transit – Human Services Transportation Plan (CPT-HSTP) has recently been updated in collaboration with Spokane Transit and feedback is needed on the transportation needs, gaps in service, strategies, and projects identified in the plan. The purpose of the CPT...
Turnbull NWR announces prescribed burns schedule The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be conducting prescribed burns on the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge near Cheney. According to an Oct. 12 news release, the burns will take place from mid-October through November, weather permitting. Prescribed burning is done to accomplish refuge management objectives for improving wildlife habitat, reducing hazardous accumulation of vegetation and forest debris and decreasing the number of unhealthy and overstocked stands of...
Five injured in SR 902 crash A two-car collision on State Route 902 east of Medical Lake sent five people to the hospital last Friday. According to a Washington State Patrol press memo, a 2014 four-door Honda Accord driven by Eric L. Thompson, 59, of Spokane was eastbound on SR 902 in the westbound lane at approximately 9:51 p.m. near Keene Road. Thompson’s vehicle subsequently struck a 2016 Kia Sedona van driven by Amber M. Hall, 35, of Medical Lake that was traveling west in the westbound lanes. Both Thompson and Hall w...
Eastern Washington University to receive $100,000 from EPA Eastern Washington University officials learned they will be receiving $100,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Education Grants Program to help fund the university’s Palouse Prairie Restoration Project. The project will involve than 300 community partners in restoring a native ecosystem and conduct integrated vegetation management on over 100 acres of land owned by the university west of its athletic facilities. Eastern officials had...
Motorists in Cheney, particularly on First Street downtown and near Eastern Washington University, might want to pay attention to their driving this Thursday through Saturday. The Washington State Patrol, along with units from the Cheney Police Department and Eastern Washington University Police Department, will be conducting distracted driving enforcement patrols. The patrols come at the request of Cheney Police Department officials, who say they have received compliants “about near misses and instances of road rage.” In...
City of Cheney extended compost sales The city of Cheney wants all gardeners and landscapers who use the city’s Eco-Green compost in fall plantings to know that it is selling the material every Friday from noon to 3 p.m. from now through Oct. 19, weather permitting. Eco-Green Compost is sold in bulk and may be loaded into open-top trailers or pickup beds. The cost is $14.01 per cubic yard. Stop at the Utility Building, 112 Anderson Road, to pay for the compost, then follow the signs to the wastewater treatment plant for l...
Spokane County issues burn upgraded restrictions Hot, dry weather and elevated fire potential have prompted the Spokane County Fire Code official to issue burn restrictions for the unincorporated areas of the county. The restrictions went into effect Monday, July 16. The restrictions mean that unauthorized open burning and specified outdoor recreational fires (campfires, fire bowls and fire pits) are prohibited in the unincorporated areas of Spokane County until further notice. Any person(s) responsible for open burning...
Scammers at it again with fake law enforcement warnings The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office continues to receive reports of scammers trying to lie, intimidate, trick, and threaten people into giving up their hard-earned money or personal information, leaving them vulnerable to identity theft. Law enforcement, courts or any other government agency will never call and demand prepaid credit cards for payment while threatening arrest if you don’t, but scammers will, so don’t be duped. Theses scammers/criminals continue to call, s...
Butterfly event at Turnbull is family friendly and free The public is invited to attend a free hands-on, family-friendly event at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge to learn about monarch butterflies, their habitat and how you can help conserve these important pollinators. The educational event is being coordinated by the Xerces Society. The program is from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. June 23 at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, 26010 S. Smith Road, about five miles south of Cheney on Cheney-Plaza Road. Space is limited and advance regis...
Department of Licensing takes steps to comply with Real ID Act Starting July 1, 2018, the Department of Licensing (DOL) will begin marking all standard driver licenses and ID cards with the language, “federal limits apply.” The change aims to bring Washington into compliance with the federal Real ID Act, which requires all states to mark identification documents that do not comply with the federal law. DOL expects to be in full compliance with the REAL ID Act by fall 2018. Over the next two years, all Washington res...
Vets Cemetery Memorial Day program The community is invited to attend the Washington Department of Veterans Affairs Memorial Day ceremony at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery west of Medical Lake on Monday, May 28, from 11a.m. – noon. A musical prelude performed by the Lilac City Community Band will begin at 10:30 a.m. This event is open to the public. Limited parking is available at the cemetery with overflow available along Ritchey Road, carpooling is highly encouraged. Seating is limited so please arrive early, g...
Cheney fire department holds May 12 open house The Cheney Fire Department is holding an open house on Saturday May 12. The event is sponsored by Cheney Professional Firefighters Local 1919 in conjunction with the Cheney Volunteer Firefighters and the Cheney Fire Department. In addition to the Mayfest activities throughout the downtown, the firefighters invite the whole community to come by the station at 611 Fourth St. between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. There will be continuous tours of the station and trucks, demonstrations and...
