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Women's business ownership is a driving force in the American economy, creating millions of jobs and generating trillions in revenue. Beyond impressive numbers, women entrepreneurs bring unique perspectives and solutions to the table, addressing gaps in industries ranging from technology to education to health care. Yet these entrepreneurs face the same challenges as any other—especially when it comes to finding the money to start and grow a business. Grant funding can be a...
As America's population ages and some state populations are expected to decline, demographic shifts may profoundly reshape the country's colleges and universities. Academics have long worried about the enrollment cliff, a multiyear decline in traditional college-aged students following an anticipated peak in 2025. Although the total number of undergraduate students at America's universities rose steadily from approximately 7.3 million in 1970 to around 18 million in 2010,...
In 2016, ads for a new car-sharing service called Gig Car Share began popping up. The service allowed users to pick up a car with an app or a physical card, drive it anywhere within a designated "home zone," and leave it at a streetside parking spot, Next City notes. The idea was that this type of free-flow car-sharing could complement public transit, bike-share, and ride-hailing, ultimately helping reduce car ownership. Over the next few years, Gig expanded its home zone,...
Group exercise is very popular: Nearly 40% of regular exercisers participate in group fitness classes. In advance of the coronavirus pandemic, the American College of Sports Medicine predicted that group fitness would be one of the top three fitness industry trends in 2020—for good reason. Exercise has clear benefits for health and well-being, and the side effects—think lowered blood pressure, improved glycemic control, better sleep—are overwhelmingly positive. And exerc...
It was a July afternoon in 2011 when a car bomb exploded just a few blocks from Robert Ullmann's office. Because it was the summer, only two employees from Kanvas, his nonprofit that manages 64 child care programs around Norway, were at their desks on the third floor of a narrow, nondescript building in central Oslo. Although the floor-to-ceiling glass windows shattered when the bomb exploded at 3:25 p.m., both members of his team were unhurt. When I arrived at Ullmann's...
SPOKANE VALLEY - The Medical Lake girls' basketball team split a pair of early games at the West Valley Holiday Tournament ending a three-game losing streak with a Dec. 27 win 37-22 over Northport. The Cardinals followed with a 35-30 loss to Kettle Falls, Dec. 28 and finished play in the jamboree with a Dec. 30 contest against Priest River. "We had a good win against Northport," head coach Yeta Holloway wrote in a text message, noting that his team overcame a slow start where...
SPOKANE VALLEY The Medical Lake boys opened the West Valley Holiday Tournament with a pair of wins, running their win streak to three and now have six victories in their last seven games. The Cardinals edged Northport 77-73, Dec. 27 and Kettle Falls 59-45, Dec. 28. ML faced Newport, Dec. 30 in the final game of the jamboree. "We haven't played our best but have gotten wins," head coach Brett Ward wrote in a text message. "(A) 6-3 (record) already is a great start though."...
RICHLAND - Several Blackhawks wrestlers brought home medals from the Dec. 28 Winter Cup at Hanford High School. In the girls varsity division, Jennifer Tian won a silver medal at 115 pounds. And at 125, Jalisca Holmgren lost her first match of the year in securing a bronze medal. At girls 140, Skylar Buckner finished sixth for the Blackhawks. In the girls junior varsity division, Addison Lathrop won bronze at 125, as did Laralyn Akins at 135. Blackhawk 145-pounder Taygen...
COLFAX — A local lawmaker is co-sponsoring a pair of bills that would give some workers in Washington state a reprieve from the long-term care tax. Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, is co-sponsoring the bills with Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia. The bills would reopen a limited opt-out period for WA Cares and let individuals who have paid into the program transfer benefits to a spouse. WA Cares deducts 58 cents per $100 earned for every worker to fund a limited lifetime benefit – up to $36,000 – for long-term care costs. Befor...
CHENEY – The Cheney Police Department announced the arrest of a fugitive wanted for a violent assault in Cheney in December 2023 on Sunday. The suspect, 45-year-old Andrew Brady, was accused of hitting a man in the head with a hammer near West 1st and K Street before punching and kicking him while he was on the ground. Brady fled the scene and avoided capture by traveling through Nevada and Oregon. Cheney detectives collaborated with the U.S. Marshals Service and the Spokane Police Department to locate Brady. Their i...
Airway Heights AIRWAY HEIGHTS — The Police Department reported the following arrests from Dec. 13-22:: Dec. 13 Christopher D. Murphy was arrested for first-degree criminal trespassing on the 1200 block of South Hayford Road. Bradley J. Luiten was arrested for first-degree criminal trespassing on te 1200 block of South Hayford Road. Joshua M. Lamb was arrested for attempting to elude police, unlawful imprisonment, reckless endangerment, resisting arrest, and obstructing law enforcement on West Highway 2 and South Brooks Road....
CHENEY – Early Saturday morning, Cheney police responded to a robbery at the Conoco gas station that resulted in an arrest. The robbery occurred at the Conoco station in Cheney around 12:30 a.m. Surveillance footabge and community tips helped officers identify 20-year-old Jaylon Roy as the suspect. Police tracked Roy to his residence and established a secure perimeter to protect public safety. Officers were joined by the West Plains Crisis Response Team and the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office K9 unit to apprehend him wit...
County democrats elect 2025 leaders SPOKANE — The Spokane County Democratic Central Committee elected new leadership for 2025. In a Dec. 19 release, Democrats nammed Naida Spencer as chairwoman, Kris Neely as vice chairwoman, Bettie Kibala as deputy vice chairwoman, and Bernadine Bank and Schade Maghan as state committee members. “I believe in uniting the diverse perspectives within our party and empowering committees to drive decision-making,” Spencer said in the announcement. “Together, we will champion core Democra...
CHENEY – Shane Ableman, Cheney’s director of transportation, outlined the district’s operations and challenges during the Dec. 11 school board meeting. Cheney’s buses cover around 5,000 miles daily across 43 routes and 9 activity routes. Currently, there are 44 drivers for the district. Ridership has steadily increased this fall, with 4,318 riders recorded on Sept. 13, 4,231 in October, and 4,486 on Nov. 4. When asked how ridership is tracked, Ableman explained that bus drivers use clickers to count students. He also describ...
CHENEY – After narrowly missing the mark in February, Cheney School District’s Proposition 1 bond passed in the November election with 62.22% support, as certified by the Spokane County Elections office on Nov. 26. Superintendent Ben Ferney and Finance Director Jamie Reed discussed the success and the district’s next steps during the Dec. 11 school board meeting. The bond had failed earlier in the year with only 54.4% support. Ferney credited clearer messaging and partnerships for the turnaround. “This has been a team ef...
“Just as a leaking faucet results in the loss of water for no gain to the homeowner, concurrent enrollment results in additional costs to taxpayers without a benefit to the people served by Medicaid,” writes Democrat Pat McCarthy, Washington state’s auditor. She wrote it in a summary statement for an October report about wasteful spending in Medicaid that hurts both state and federal taxpayers. In an October report, “Examining Washington’s Concurrent Medicaid Enrollme...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – The Airway Heights Police Department has received a $545,464 grant from the Washington State Attorney General’s Office to expand services for victims of gun violence and domestic violence. City officials announced the award, the largest given to any law enforcement agency in Washington, on Dec. 16. “This is a phenomenal opportunity,” said Police Chief Bradley Richmond. “This will allow us to serve people victimized in our community, getting them the services they deserve and trying to provide them with opport...
As Washingtonians take a welcome year-end break to spend time with family and celebrate Christmas, our state’s political leaders are hard at work drafting the agenda for the upcoming legislative session. The legislature doesn’t meet formally until January 13th, but the governor’s budget proposal, a list of 215 pre-filed bills, and a curious leaked e-mail give us hints of what some lawmakers are planning. Tax collections are up and there is ample revenue to fund government ser...
Mary Maude Copple passed away Dec. 22, 2024. She was born Dec. 29, 1940, in Spokane, Wash., to June Benson and Elbert Copple, and grew up on the Copple family apple farm in Okanogan, Wash. She graduated Salutatorian from Okanogan High School. Mary attended Whitman University and University of Puget Sound, earning a degree in education. In 1963, Mary moved to Molokai, Hawaii, to teach in a one room school. She kept Hawaii in her heart for the rest of her life. Later, Mary...
Karlene J. Becker was a beloved wife and will be missed. She was born Feb.26, 1956, and passed away June 19, 2024....
Home is Washington where the eagles soar High above evergreen forests and farmer’s fields Home is where black and red Are more than just colors Home is where old friends wait to hear Tales of faraway places Home is in your heart...
CHENEY — Girls wrestling rankings released Dec. 27 show several local girls considered among the best in the state in their respective weight classes and school divisions. In the small-school division — which includes all 1B, 2B and 1A schools — Liberty (Spangle) freshman Riley Rohrback is ranked No. 8 at 115 pounds and senior Hanna Perkins is listed as No. 9 at 155 pounds. From Medical Lake, sophomore Lyla Heinemann is ranked No. 6 at 135 pounds. And Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolf senior Alexis Taylor is ranked No. 3 at 190 pound...
The acquired DNA for EKG’s — Eagle kind of guys and gals — suggests they wouldn’t have it any other way. Plenty of hard work has offered its rewards in recent years. Eastern Washington’s men’s and women’s basketball teams both begin respective defenses of their Big Sky Conference 2023-24 championships this week. Those tandem titles won last season were a first for the university. The men are home at Reese Court against Montana, Jan. 2 and Montana State, Jan. 4 while the women tackle the same teams, but on the road. Each ap...
Blackhawk girls top Jaguars SPOKANE VALLEY — The Blackhawks girls played a pair of games in the Eagle Holiday Classic at West Valley, where as of deadline, they claimed a 36-30 win over Tri-Cities Prep on Dec. 27 and were scheduled to play Northwest Christian (Colbert) on Dec. 30. In the win, a third quarter surge where the Blackhawks outscored the Jaguars 13-8, proved to be the difference. Mia Ashcroft led Cheney with nine points. Cheney boys take a break CHENEY — The Blackhawks boys took a break from competition fol...
CHENEY — Here is a brief look at some notable moments in West Plains sports in 2024 by Cheney and Medical Lake high schools, plus Eastern Washington University. JANUARY In January both the Eastern Washington men and women basketball teams began travel on their respective roads to regular season titles opening with sweeps in Big Sky Conference games. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association officially announced what everyone knew would happen with its reclassification which occurs every four years. The N...
