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CHENEY – Council voted unanimously to enter into a funding agreement with Washington State Transportation Improvement Board to secure $966,854.00 in state funding for the North 6th and Betz roundabout project. The resolution states that the city will enter into a fuel tax agreement with the Washington State Transportation Improvement Board in exchange for the aforementioned funding. The board will make the funds available for planning and building of the roundabout as e...
Cheney Free Press CHENEY – A man driving a silver Ford Expedition westbound on WA-904, crossed the center line and collided with a tree on the opposite side of the road, Jan. 16 3:25pm. Washington State Patrol, Cheney fire district three, and the Spokane county sheriff's office responded to the incident. According to Washington state patrol, the man, identified as Blake Ferrell, had a seizure while driving which caused him to lose control and swerve over the center line. He w...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – Two Washington residents, Aleksander Kurmoyarov and Mandie R. Miller, have been extradited from South Dakota by U.S. Marshals to face trial for several charges related to the death of their eight-year-old daughter. According to the Mitchell, SD police department, Kurmoyarov (28) and Miller (33) were arrested on Dec. 15 after the Davison county coroner informed them that the pair were traveling through the city from Airway Heights with the body of their d...
CHENEY - Cheney Public Schools is pleased to announce, after a rigorous interview process which included stakeholders from throughout the district, that Mr. Ryan Spencer has been selected as the new Information Technology Director for Cheney Public Schools, pending School Board approval. Mr. Spencer is currently the Network Administrator and Helpdesk Lead at the Ellensburg School District, a position that he has held for the last 6 years. Prior to this experience Mr. Spencer served as a Systems Administrator and Network...
MEDICAL LAKE – City administrator discussed a preliminary legislative strategy ahead of council meeting, Jan. 17. Sonny Weathers, who was appointed city administrator in Nov. of 2022, will present highlighted two items on his agenda which he believes may have the greatest impact on the residents of Medical Lake. “The legislative session began on Jan 9. and I am introducing to council some of the regional legislative priorities which have been shared through Association of Was...
The following incidents were reported by Cheney police between Jan. 9-15 Jan. 9 Third-degree theft. 100 Block College Ave. Stolen: wallet containing WADL, credit/debits cards, misc. ID cards, $130 cash Warrant arrest. Cottonwood, ID. (Prisoner being released from ID prison and had active felony warrant related to 2018 Cheney case-second-degree rape, third-degree rape of child, communication w/minor for immoral purposes). Arrested: Buddy D. Robbins, 38 year old male Recovered: stolen vehicle. 100 Block E. Betz Rd. Recovered:...
You’ve heard it said in the Pacific Northwest that, during the winter, we see a long stretch of bleak weather followed by a temporary rise in temperatures around mid-January, a “false winter” as it is sometimes called. Well, according to the Farmer’s Almanac for 2022-2023, the unusually warm weather we’ve been experiencing the past few weeks may just be the herald of real, honest-to-goodness spring. Granted, meteorological predictions aren’t perfect, but Farmer’s Almanac’s pre...
The following building permits were approved by the city of Cheney in December 2022 Fire Alarm/Suppression. Hale -Replace Fire Alarm Panel, Expand Notification System Alarm panel replacement, like for like. Addition of notification device (paint booth), sprinkler supervision (module adds, riser room). $4,000.00 2416 CHENEY-SPOKANE RD, CHENEY Commercial CONVERGINT TECHNOLOGIES LLC JACOB PONTE CONVERGINT TECHNOLOGIES LLC JACOB PONTE 13133.0201 Fire Alarm/Suppression. Cheney Depot - Fire Alarm System. Turnkey installation of...
The legislative session is in full swing, which means a lot of lawmakers are interested in picking winners and losers. Instead of creating equal opportunities, an equality of outcome is being sought. The Washington Future Fund, proposed in Senate Bill 5125 and House Bill 1094, is being heard this morning and later this week. Senate Democrats write that the bill “seeks to break the cycle of generational poverty by making a one-time deposit of $4,000 into an account for each baby in Washington born into poverty.” Over the yea...
We are back at the state Capitol for the 2023 legislative session, which began Jan. 9 and is set to last 105 days, ending April 23. After being forced to endure a virtual legislative session in 2021 and last year due to restrictions caused by COVID-19, we’re encouraged that the Legislature has returned to near-normal in terms of how committee meetings and floor sessions are conducted. In the two previous legislative sessions, citizens weren’t allowed to attend committee meetings or floor sessions in person. Instead, they had...
January 13, 2023 Margaret A. Swenson Can you believe the price of spaghetti sauce? Matter of fact, everything made with tomatoes is expensive. How do we fight inflation? Our battle ground is a well prepared patch of soil, whether on the ground, in raised beds, or a greenhouse. Even a seed starting tray on the top of your refrigerator can encourage seeds to germinate. Weapons for this battle to protect the pocketbook include good seed starting soil, a dibble for seed placement, containers to transplant young seedlings, spades,...
Cheney book club meeting Cheney Free Press CHENEY – The Friends of the Library book club will meet Jan. 24 at 6:30pm to discuss the memoir Beautiful Boy, by David Sheff. The club’s members encourage anyone to join them for this meeting which will be held in the events room of the Cheney library. Cheney Congregational Church Cheney Free Press CHENEY - This Sunday the Cheney Congregational Church continues their series titled “Baby Talk.” “We’re exploring what we can learn about God and being human from the experiences...
CHENEY – Students at Three Springs high school gave a presentation on the beekeeping club at the Cheney school board meeting. Jayce VanD Elzen and Dylan Moree wore beekeeping suits which will be used in the process of tending to the hives which are now located at the Three Springs facility. Last spring, science teacher Drake Haren applied for and received a grant through the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, and with it was able to buy the enclosure supplies and other m...
Cheney Blackhawk Jalisca Holmgren mixes it up on the mat....
A pair of free throws from Steele Venters with 1 minute, 54 seconds remaining broke a 57-all tie and helped propel Eastern Washington to a 6-0 Big Sky Conference record — and some history — as the Eagles beat Montana 64-57 Jan. 16 at Reese Court. With the victory, its eighth consecutive, the Eagles are off to their best start since joining the conference for the 1987-88 season. On Saturday, Eastern defeated Idaho 95-74 to stay perfect in Big Sky play. Cedric Coward provided the insurance with a basket at 1:06 for a 61-57 lead...
Eastern Washington’s women’s basketball team swept its games over the past weekend with notable Big Sky Conference victories over Idaho and at Montana. The Eagles turned the tables on the Grizzlies in Missoula, Jan. 16 with a dominating 87-60 victory, this after an 81-70 loss to Montana in the Big Sky opener, Dec. 29 at Reese Court. On Saturday, Jan. 14 as part of a doubleheader with the EWU men, the Eagle women topped Idaho 74-59, halting a nine-game losing streak against the Vandals. At Dahlberg Arena Eastern set the tone e...
Slow starts took their toll on the Medical Lake boys basketball team last week as the Cardinals lost at Freeman 64-28 Jan. 10 and at home to Lakeside 60-29 Jan. 13 in Northeast A League play. In each game the Cardinals found themselves in a deep hole to start and could not recover. “(We) couldn’t keep pace with their size and athleticism early,” Cardinals’ head coach Jordan Starr wrote in an email regarding Freeman. Against Freeman (6-0 NEA, 12-1 overall) Medical Lake trailed...
Medical Lake girls’ basketball head coach Brett Ward offered a bit of perspective when asked about recent games his team has played that have resulted in a four-game losing streak. The most recent setbacks came last week where Freeman (6-0 NEA, 12-2 overall) topped Medical Lake 54-25, Jan. 10 and Lakeside (4-2, 9-4) prevailed 67-40 Jan. 13. “The last four teams we’ve played are top 15 teams in the state,” Ward wrote in an email. “The great thing for us is we get to really se...
SWIMMING: Smith wins diving competitions Alma Smith of Cheney scored a pair of wins in 1-meter diving competition last week, qualifying for the state tournament in the process. Smith also won a state qualifying competition Jan. 13 in Wenatchee with a score of 362.25 and followed that with a win Jan. 14 at the MCC Winter Invite at Eastern Washington University with a 202.70-point dive. Peyton Anderson’s 58.18 second time was fifth at MCC Winter Invite in the 100-Yard Freestyle, behind Max Geldmacher of Hanford (52.74). W...
FOOTBALL: Another former Eagle joins WSU staff Nicholas Edwards, an integral part of Eastern Washington’s 2010 FCS National Championship run as a wide receiver, is the second member of that team to join the coaching staff at Washington State. Edwards, who was on the staff of the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL in 2022 as an offensive assistant, and before that with former EWU coach Beau Baldwin at Cal Poly, will be the Cougars’ new receivers position coach. A Tacoma native, Edwards was an EWU walk on in 2009 and went on to bec...
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