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AIRWAY HEIGHTS — A local man awaits sentencing on charges of third-degree rape of a child and second-degree child molestation at the Spokane County jail without the option of bond, according to court documents. Mardy A.A. Moreno, man 31, is currently awaiting sentencing on April 19, 2023, for crimes that occurred over several years in Airway Heights, according to a press release issued by the Airway Heights police department. Moreno plead guilty to these charges on Feb. 23, according to court documents, which read that M...
SPOKANE — A former resident who had previously been arrested several times for violating orders of protection was arrested in Spokane on March 21 on charges of child rape and molestation, possession of explicit depictions of a minor, and second-degree assault. Morey, man 46, is currently in the Spokane County jail on a total bond of $100,000, and is scheduled to appear in court for arraignment on April 4. On March 20 a warrant was issued for Morey’s arrest on the grounds that it was suspected he would not appear in court or...
SOCCER: Cheney win streak halted Lewis and Clark broke a scoreless halftime tie and went on to go home with a 3-0 Greater Spokane League soccer victory March 27 in Cheney. The Tigers’ win snapped a three-game winning streak for the Blackhawks’ who earlier in the week earned victories against East Valley (4-0, March 20), West Valley (1-0, March 21) and University (1-0, March 24). No details were available from the East Valley match. But in the other wins, the Blackhawks got goals from Nic Alderson vs. West Valley in the 75th m...
The following incidents were reported by the Cheney Police between March 20-26 March 20 Residential burglary. 300 Block L Street. Stolen: list of stolen items is pending Warrant arrest. 1500 Block Second Street. Warrant: felony Department of Corrections. Arrested: Shawn S. Struck, 52-year-old male Recovered property (women’s purse). 0 Block Cheney-Spokane Rd. (recovered during possible shoplift incident). Unlawful display of weapon/harassment. 2200 Block First Street. Arrested (juvenile referral): 15-year-old female March 2...
CHENEY — The school district will receive just under $100,000 as a part of the federal settlement with Juul Labs, Inc., according to the minutes of the March 8 School Board meeting. Cheney School District is one of 1,600 districts around the United States which will receive settlement money from the federal government. There are currently no restrictions on how school districts are to use these funds. Districts will receive half of the settlement in 2023 and the rest will b...
LaCROSSE — A local cowboy is recovering after a March 19 crash. Caleb Berquist, 23, of LaCrosse, suffered significant and critical injuries Sunday night, March 19, when his side-by-side overturned on the family ranch. The son of Shane and Kim Berquist, he is out of surgery, and his mother reports her son is on the mend and making daily progress. “We are making a little bit of progress every day, which is good,” Kim Berquiest said Friday. “He finally got fitted with a brace t...
CHENEY — The council voted to pass the first reading of Ordinance Y-41, Comprehensive Plan & Zoning Map Amendment, 5 for and 1 against, at their regular meeting on March 28. The ordinance was modified to reflect the establishment and history of the Presnell Mobile Home Park currently located on the property named in the rezoning application, and surrounding land, including how it came to be non-conforming to the current Zoning designation. Todd Tarbert, owner of the p...
Cheney Congregational Church By Lucas Walsh Cheney Free Press CHENEY — The church is currently hiring a part-time Children’s Ministry Assistant, according to administrator Jenine Miller. “We’re looking for someone who enjoys working with toddlers, and the time requirement is only two hours per Sunday morning.” Miller said. The congregation is holding an April 9 Easter service at 10 a.m. There will be a breakfast served beforehand at 8:30 a.m. and Miller said that everyone is welcome. On Thursdays from 1-2 p.m. the church is...
Cheney High School Jazz band performed at jazz the festival, March 27 at Cheney High School auditorium....
Ever since legislative Democrats passed a law (Senate Bill 5096) two years ago creating a capital gains state income tax in Washington, observers on both sides of the political aisle have been waiting for the controversial law to make its way to the state Supreme Court, where the court’s nine justices would decide whether the law was constitutional. Following a hearing in late January, the Supreme Court on March 24 issued its ruling, one that has opponents of this tax shaking their heads in disbelief. The court upheld the c...
Washington held its first carbon allowance auction on March 7 under the new cap-and-invest law passed in 2021. Results from the first auction were announced on March 14, in which industry participants and speculators bid on a limited number of “allowances” offered by the state. California implemented the nation’s first multi-sector cap-and-trade program in 2015, which covers virtually its entire economy. Washington’s Climate Commitment Act sets more aggressive goals than California. The final tally on Washington’s first auc...
Celebration of Life for Cavin Firestone will be on April 1, 2023, 1:00pm – 3:00pm at Windsor Grange, 4417 S. Assembly Rd., Spokane WA. Please bring your stories of Cavin to share, food catered by Wild Bill’s. A continued celebration will follow at Wild Bill’s Long Bar, Cheney....
I have a question for you. When you take your morning walk would you rather be entertained by a strip of neatly mowed grass, a patch of pebbles or a corridor of butterflies? If your choice is the butterflies you might start by replacing your narrow parking strip with hardy perennials. Spring blooming bulbs such as Squill (Scilla Siberica), crocus and hyacinth, varieties of daffodils, paper white (Narcissi ) are welcome surprises. Hardy (Wild geranium), kinnickinnick (Arctostaphylos), lupine and some grasses such as Idaho fesc...
I am a curious cat, and I need to I know things. My nose is acute and accurate, sometimes too accurate. Every night I get to go into my room and have my food. The door slides closed and I am safe. In the morning, if someone doesn’t open it, I am forced to scratch and meow for release. If it isn’t all the way shut, I can squeeze my paw around the edge of the door and lever it open a bit, then insert my head sideways to pull on it with my chin. I’ll get the opening just wide enough to push on through. If She is watching, there...
MEDICAL LAKE - A senior high school student was crowned the Lilac Queen at a ceremony at the Bing Crosby Theater in Spokane, 901 West Sprague Avenue, March 25. Josephine Ortega, along with six others, was elected to the 2023 "Onward" Royal Court in the culminating ceremony of the The Royalty Scholarship and Training Program. "Josephine is great. She is a Girl Scout and she is working on her gold award. Later in life, she says she wants to become a teacher." Spokane Lilac...
The Cheney Blackhawks got some timely hitting early in and solid pitching to finish last week still undefeated in Greater Spokane League baseball play. Cheney won a pair of GSL contests over Mead, 7-5 on the road March 21 and 8-5 March 23 at home. The Blackhawks then routed Lewis and Clark 12-1 at Hart Field March 24 in a game shortened to five innings due to the 10-run rule. With Tyler Ashcroft going 2 for 3 with a pair of runs-batted-in, Cheney scored six runs at their...
Cheney Blackhawks Soccer...
The Cheney Blackhawks got some timely hitting early in and solid pitching to finish last week still undefeated in Greater Spokane League baseball play. Cheney won a pair of GSL contests over Mead, 7-5 on the road March 21 and 8-5 March 23 at home. The Blackhawks then routed Lewis and Clark 12-1 at Hart Field March 24 in a game shortened to five innings due to the 10-run rule. With Tyler Ashcroft going 2 for 3 with a pair of runs-batted-in, Cheney scored six runs at their...
It’s now all business for Medical Lake baseball following the conclusion of their 2023 pre-season with a 3-3 record. The Cardinals used a doubleheader sweep of 2A Rogers of the Greater Spokane League as a final tune-up prior to the start of league play this week. Medical Lake defeated Rogers 12-4 and 14-3 on March 21 at Holliday Field where head coach Austin Sharp got one final shot to tinker on a few things. In the definition of playing “small ball” — the art of placing...
The Medical Lake track team returned from the Ray Cockrum Relays in Wenatchee with a number of personal records but one set of very special numbers. Cardinals' senior distance runner Kayla Ramsey broke the school's 28-year record for the 1,600 meters, March 25 at Wenatchee High School. As the senior crossed the finish line ahead of a trio of other local competitors in a time of 5 minutes, 18.51 seconds she eclipsed the long-held mark of Cardinal Athletic Hall of Fame member...
Cheney track collected a pair of first place individual titles, plus a number of top-3 finishes in competition at the Ray Cockrum Relays, March 25 at Wenatchee High School. The distance medley team of Adam Estock and sophomores Cameron Johnson, Cameron Frenk and Calvin Hilton combined for a time of 10 minutes, 51.84 seconds to win the event. The effort was one second away from a school record, reported head coach Derek Slaughter. In the 4x100 throwers relay Clara Browne, Marie...
Rosalia High School senior Riley Gering launches the javelin during the 1B league-opening track meet Tuesday, March 21, at Valley Christian School in Spokane Valley. Gering finished fourth at the meet with a distance of 114 feet 8 inches. Rosalia track and field athletes next compete Tuesday, April 11, at Pomeroy....
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