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CHENEY -- Water Department crews have made a successful repair of a water leak that happened yesterday, Feb. 19, near Garden Manor Apartments. Public Works Director Todd Ableman said a "sizeable leak" was discovered beneath State Route 904 / 1st Street at the entrance to complex. The lead in the 12-inch PVC water main was disgorging approximately 300 gallons per minute into the ground. "The apparent cause of the leak was a rock that eventually caused a stress fracture in the PVC pipe," Ableman said. Crew completed the...
FAIRCHILD AFB -- A suspicious package found this morning at Fairchild Air Force Base's gate on Rambo Road was determined to be nothing of importance, base officials said. According to a public affairs spokeswoman, security forces at the gate found the package while doing vehicle checks around 8:45 a.m. All traffic was shutdown and a 1,000 foot cordon was set up around the gate. An Explosive Ordinance Disposal team arrived and retrieved the package, determining it posed no threat and was nothing of importance. The situation...
SPOKANE – Amazon has announced it is hiring for almost two dozen lead positions at its new West Plains fulfillment center on Geiger Boulevard. The company published a list of 23 positions on its website Feb. 18. The positions include fulfillment and operations management, medical and safety along with associate trainers, dock, shipping and receiving clerks, human resources, finance and more. The company also posted positions in November, 2019 and will begin hiring for all positions closer to the projected opening date in late...
OLYMPIA — A bill that would have limited the number of rounds of ammunition a firearm magazine can hold is “dead” for this legislative session. Substitute House Bill 2240 was on the docket for a second reading in the House, but was did not receive a second vote prior to 5 p.m. today, Feb. 19. “The attempt to ban magazines in Washington state is dead,” Rep. Matt Shea, R-Spokane Valley, said from Olympia in a live broadcast on his personal social media feed shortly after 5 p.m. “We just got word we are done today and the mag...
OLYMPIA – Larger cities and counties would be prohibited from creating single-family neighborhoods under a Senate Bill introduced by a King County Democrat. Substitute Senate Bill 6536 would require cities of more than 10,000 residents and counties with 50,000 residents to eliminate residential zoning rules limiting construction to single-family homes. Sen. Mona Das, D-Kent, wants to eliminate single-family neighborhoods in cities and in urban growth areas of counties. U...
The location of the 2A regional wrestling tournament has been changed. According to school district officials, the tournament will take place at Cheney High School Saturday, Feb. 15, beginning at 11 a.m. The event was moved due to the closure of East Valley High School that stemmed from threats of violence found Thursday in a restroom at the school....
CHENEY Feb. 4 Autumn N. Meyers, 19, was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) on the 1000 block of 1st Street. Disean E. Killian, 23, was arrested for trespassing on the 300 block of F Street. Joshua R. Fritts, 23, was arrested for fourth-degree assault/domestic violence on the 200 block of South Cheney-Spangle Road. Third-degree theft/shoplifting of liquor was reported on the 2700 block of 1st Street. Feb. 5 Stuart J. Dahlen, 28, was arrested for third-degree driving while license suspended (DWLS) on the 200 block...
CHENEY – It took a while, but Blackhawks interim basketball head coach James Whiteley finally had his first varsity win — and a 10-game losing streak is ended. Cheney rallied from a five-point, third-quarter deficit to outscore East Valley 24-9 in the final eight minutes last Friday night, Feb. 7, for a much-needed 70-60 win on the road. The Blackhawks were led by the 19 points of Quinsie Goodloe, with fellow senior Peyton McPherson adding 18 and sophomore Tavin West 13 poi...
CLARKSTON – Buoyed by a pair of state-qualifying performances, the Cheney High School boys swimming team swam to a fourth-place finish overall at district competition between the Great Northern League and Central Washington Athletic Conference last Friday. The Blackhawks finished with 196 points, 21 back of Prosser High School in third place. Pullman claimed the district title at the Asotin County Aquatic Center with 423 points, 81 points ahead of second-place Selah. Senior Trae Babcock captured a pair of district titles w...
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