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WEST PLAINS – With more cases of the 2019 novel (new) coronavirus appearing in Washington state, local authorities are taking precautions to try to guard against spread of the disease while also putting plans in place to be ready to immediately implement should cases appear locally. According to information from Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD), coronavirus disease 2019, abbreviated COVID-19, is the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The disease has killed over 2...
CHENEY Feb. 24 Domestic violence/verbal dispute was reported on the 2300 block of University Lane. Trespassing was reported on the 400 block of North 6th Street. A mental health issue was reported on the 2700 block of 1st Street. Feb. 25 Financial fraud was reported on the 800 block of West 1st Street. A wallet was found on the 700 block of West 1st Street. Harassment was reported on the 700 block of Salnave Road. Feb. 26 Domestic violence/verbal dispute was reported on the 1000 block of Betz Road. An abandoned auto was...
Valerie Prather (Age 78) passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Feb. 24, 2020. Valerie was a resident of Cheney for 40 years. She retired from Eastern Washington University where she worked as a clerk in the book store. Valerie is survived by her four children; Lucy Petrini, Jim, Jeff and Tim Leonard; her 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held this summer in Tacoma, Wash. Cheney Funeral Chapel, Cheney, Wash. Online guest...
Cheney Congregational Church During this season of Lent the adult education class will encounter Jesus in the book of Luke. The class, which begins at 9 a.m., will follow a Lenten devotional that is optional. You are welcome to join even if you missed some sessions. Pastor Matt Goodale is starting his series on “Journey to the Cross.” There is a children’s area in the Sanctuary. Service starts at 10 a.m. Join us for fellowship, conversation and refreshment following the service. Please visit our website at www.c...
Dr. David McKinstry passed peacefully in his sleep, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. David was a kind and generous man beloved by his family and friends. He leaves behind his wife, Donna, his children, David, Megan, and Molly and Joshua Foxx and grandchildren, Aidan Ireton, David (Trey) McKinstry III, Arianna Craig and Conor Craig. He was a retired physics professor at Eastern Washington University and was interested in promoting sustainable energy and enjoyed sharing 3D movies in his... Full story
With a variety of programs and services developed to enhance the quality of life for adults 50 and better, the new Airway Heights Parks and Recreation Center has become a popular hub of activities for senior citizens. 30 to 40 people regularly come out for the weekly lunch served to eat and socialize according to Glen Horton, recreation program supervisor. The lunch is currently followed by a weekly educational series, currently addressing Alzheimer prevention. Recreation...
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...
CHENEY — The most dynamic decade in Eastern Washington University football history officially came to a close on Saturday Feb. 29 with the awards ceremony honoring the 2019 team. The team, which finished 7-5 overall and 6-2 in the Big Sky Conference in a three-way tie for third, missed the postseason, but racked up some impressive statistics in head coach Aaron Best’s third season. Eastern also closed with its 13th-straight winning season and went undefeated at home on the...
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...
MEDICAL LAKE — The Medical Lake boys basketball team will certainly be faced with a significant rebuilding job for the 2020-2021 season. They will lose eight seniors, four of them starters, two All-Northeast A League performers in Nick Mason and Jordan Petersen. “They had tremendous years, they just kind of did everything for our team, offense defense, good leadership at times,” head coach Jordan Starr said. “So it’s going to tough to replace them.” Gary Holcomb III, Zeke L...
CHENEY – When Chris Babcock first proposed a dog park in June 2018, she met with skepticism from the City Council. Last Tuesday, Feb. 25, that skepticism morphed into unanimous approval to dedicate two acres of land at the corner of 1st Street and Presley Drive for use as an off-leash dog park. The vote capped almost two years of work by Babcock and other proponents and triggered the next stage of the park’s development — getting money to build the facility. “It’s perfect,...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – No one can fully plan for an emergency, and it’s on this premise that Akira’s Foundation was born. Started in mid-summer 2019, Akira’s Foundation’s mission is to help families of medical emergency patients — some life-threatening — with lodging and transportation along with meals and clothing if the need arises. It’s about meeting needs Foundation co-founder Linda Harris struggled with when her granddaughter, Akira Presson, was severely burned on May 15. The seven-year-old was served a Cup of Noodles microwa...
SPOKANE – Delta Air Lines has announced the launch of a second daily nonstop flight from Spokane International Airport (GEG) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), beginning on September 14, 2020. “We are grateful to Delta Air Lines for their additional investment in Spokane,” Spokane Airport Board Chair Ezra Eckhardt said in a March 3 news release. “The LA Basin is the largest underserved market from the Spokane/Coeur d’Alene region and this additional nonstop flight from Delta Air Lines to LAX increases efficienc...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – Ken Sauls addressed the City Council regarding his concerns about the code governing RV street parking at the Monday, March 2 meeting. He reminded the council that in 2019 the issue was slated to be revisited. When asked by the council what his concerns were stemming from, the Airway Heights resident told them that his RV had been tagged several times in the past while it was parked on the street for winterization. With the imminent return of RV season, he req...
Washington and Oregon lawmakers want to end their legislative sessions; however, accounting for the costs of carbon emissions is a major road block. In Salem, rural Republican senators are boycottingsession and thereby denying majority Democrats a quorum to vote on a “cap and trade” bill. The measure calls for an 80 percent state reduction in greenhouse gases (GHG) by 2050. The system would be similar to existing programs in California and some Canadian provinces. The sta...
During a recent Democratic Party debate, candidate Pete Buttigieg made a comment that just about floored me. He said, “The American Dream is alive and well – In Denmark!” Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobachar both nodded in agreement before Bernie Sanders picked up the torch. He touted the advantages of Democratic Socialism claiming life in Denmark to be far superior to here in the good old USA. Joe Biden stood there wondering what was going on, and Mike Bloomberg began bragging about the economic and environmental virtu...
Contributed photo Cheney High School Cheney High School’s January Students of the Month are pictured above left to right: Jessica Johnson, Anna Kropidlowski, Mia Bilafer and Juan DeJesus Ortiz. Not pictured are Devin Hille, Draven Carter, Victor Hernandez, Emma Scott, Sonny Rouse, Charles Knapp, Tautiana Clopton and Andrew Kennedy....
MEDICAL LAKE — There might not be much that Medical Lake music student Riley Olmstead can one-up her teacher, Craig Johnson, on, except, perhaps an ancient middle memory. The senior percussionist, Olmstead was recently accepted into the first-ever All State Percussion Ensemble, vividly recalled how she was persuaded to take of a wide array on instruments that reside under that banner of making music by hitting things. When she joined band in middle school Olmstead didn’t actua...
MEDICAL LAKE — Finding a way to engage First Graders in a subject many American adults have little clue about — Civics — took on a novel approach recently at Michael Anderson Elementary school at Fairchild Air Force Base. Under the direction of teacher Erin Clark, students participated first in the selection of a topic on which to vote. Then they took on the referendum amongst the classes to decide on what would be the winner: socks or PB&J. This was all presented to the M...
CHENEY – What is leadership and when should it take place? The answers to those questions may not be as obvious as one would think. For Washington State Supreme Court Chief Justice Debra Stephens, the answer to the latter is essentially now. “You’re never too young to be a leader,” Stephens told a group of West Valley School District students last Friday, Feb. 28. “Leadership starts by being aware of all of the connections you have.” Stephens, a 1983 West Valley High School...
Feed Medical Lake celebrates the coming of spring with roast pork, applesauce, bakes beans and cake on Monday, March 9 at 5 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 223 S. Hallett St. Grocery distribution begins at 4:15 p.m., with something special just for the kids. It’s all free. Remember to set your clocks forward one hour on March 8. You will lose an hour of sleep, but you don’t want to miss the meal. For more information call Joanna Williams at 509-714-1150.... Full story
CHENEY — It’s unlikely in recent years that the public comment portion of an Eastern Washington University Board of Trustees meeting has drawn the interest it did last Friday afternoon, Feb. 28 at Tawanka Commons. However, on the heels the previous day’s presentation from associate professor of physics David Syphers, who was offering a report to the university’s governing body on athletic spending, what others had to say proved of interest. Eastern is facing approxi...
“As always, all of us are committed to asking questions and hearing feedback from all areas and groups to understand and guide our university’s future. At this time, President Cullinan and the Board of Trustees will not be moving forward with an independent review of EWU Athletics. We believe the athletics organization is moving forward in a positive way with their budget alignment and plan the BOT approved two years ago, and we believe under Lynn Hickey’s leadership it will continue to do so. The Board of Trustees is oblig...
The following practices are recommended by local health authorities to guard against spread of flu-like viruses. Do not bring your student to school if they do not feel well or have cold or flu-like symptoms (elevated temperature, fever, cough, shortness of breath). Keep your student home. Do not come to work at the school if you do not feel well or have cold or flu-like symptoms (elevated temperature, fever, cough, shortness of breath). Stay home. Wash hands often with soap and water. If you do not have soap and water...
