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CHENEY — Violators may find their wallets a little lighter in the near future as the city is set to increase its fines for parking and safety infractions. At its March 23 meeting, City Council agreed to hike parking fees to $40 and safety zone violations to $60 — an increase of $15 from the current rate with the former and $10 for the latter. The new fines take effect after an ordinance is brought back for council approval at a future meeting. The change comes after a review of current fines by Police Chief John Hensley. Inf...
SPOKANE — Eastern Washington University track and field athletes split up for competition last week — some going east while others went north. Those going north participated in the Eagles first multi-event — heptathlon and decathlon — competition of the season, the Whitworth Invitational & Multi-Event Meet, taking place Thursday and Friday, March 25 – 26. Eastern found itself facing five schools at Whitworth – the host Pirates along with Washington State University, Spokane Co...
FARMINGTON, Utah — Making history every time he’s run a race thus far this season, Eastern Washington University hurdler Parker Bowden has earned a second-straight Big Sky Conference Track Athlete of The Week honor the league office announced on March 29. The 2015 graduate of Central Valley High School in Spokane, Wash., improved his school-record time in the 110-meter hurdles for the third weekend in a row. Bowden won the event last Saturday (March 27) at the Al Manuel Invitational in Missoula, Mont., with a new best of 13.8...
CHENEY March 22 Second-degree theft was reported on the zero hundred block of Erie Street. A wallet, credit/debit cards and Washington adult driver’s license were stolen from a vehicle. A runaway juvenile was reported on the 200 block of 6th Street. A 13-year-old male was reported missing, but returned home March 23. Child abuse/neglect was reported on the 700 block of Betz Road. Third-degree theft was reported on the 300 block of Erie Street. Case was stolen from a vehicle. A hit-and-run collision was reported on the 1100 b...
FARMINGTON, Utah — Eastern Washington University volleyball player Ashlyn Blotzer has been named Second Team All-Big Sky, as announced by the conference office March 30. This is the first All-Conference honor of the junior’s career, and the first for the Eagles since 2017. Blotzer wrapped up the regular season ranking seventh overall in the Big Sky in hitting percentage with a .295 clip. She averaged 2.26 kills per set, with 163 total kills and only 45 errors on 400 total attempts. The Corona, Calif., native is in her sec...
Missoula, Mont. – Eastern Washington University track and field athletes had a good time in their trip east, bringing home six first-place finishes and a number of top-three performances at the Al Manuel Northwest Invitational, March 26 – 27. Four Eagle men made it to the top of the medal podium, led by hurdler Parker Bowden. The senior from Spokane Valley continues to get faster in the 110-meter race, improving his time for a third straight weekend by finishing first in 13.87 seconds on Saturday. The time is the fifth fas...
COLVILLE — Medical Lake cross country made it two in a row with the biggest meet of the season upcoming Saturday, April 3 when they host Lakeside and Freeman at 11 a.m. Ben Henry led a sweep of the top five spots clocking a 5,000 meter time of 17 minutes, 9 seconds. Kyler Castro (17:30), Connor Paimen (17:41), Quintin Collins (17:57) and Sam Ornelas (19:19) were the test of the leaders who delivered a 15-49 win over host Colville and 15-50 vs. Newport. Kayla Ramsey clocked a...
CHENEY — The last time Eastern Washington and the University of California-Davis met on the football field a trip to Frisco, Texas and the Football Championship Subdivision national title game lay in the outcome. That was on Dec. 8, 2018 in Cheney on Roos Field where the Eagles scored in the final minute for a 34-29 victory that sent them to the semifinals and a win over Maine. Eastern got the trip to Texas with a 50-19 win over the Black Bears, ultimately falling to North Dak...
CHENEY — Season 1 (fall) is rapidly coming to a close for Cheney and the other Greater Spokane League schools. Football and soccer have several games remaining while cross country and volleyball look forward to limited post-season action. Cross country The Blackhawks varsity wrapped up its regular season competition last Wednesday, facing 3A Ferris and 4A Lewis and Clark in a Greater Spokane League meet at Ferris High School. The Cheney men earned a split, downing the host Saxons 20-36 wile losing to the Tigers, 23-34. The wo...
CHENEY - It was a great day to wear Eastern Washington red; it was not at all a good day for a group of Cal Poly coaches who once wore those colors. Jump started by scoring four first-quarter touchdowns and using just 3 minutes, 59 seconds off the clock to do so, the Eagles performed their own stampede on the way to a 62-10 victory over the Beau Baldwin-led Mustangs at sunny Roos Field. Along with Baldwin, who spent nine seasons as Eastern's head coach (2008-2016) and four as...
MEDICAL LAKE - Gold Star family members gathered Friday, March 19, in a small ceremony to unveil new signs designating State Route 902 as a Gold Star Memorial Highway. SR 902 is the primary route traveled to reach Washington State Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake, the final resting place for over 6,300 veterans and family members. State Rep. Marcus Riccelli joined the families for the highway renaming ceremony along with Washington State Department of Transportation Regional...
OLYMPIA — Phase Finder, the state’s online vaccine eligibility tool, is no longer be required to verify COVID-19 vaccine eligibility. The move was effective beginning March 31, according to a March 29 news release. Individuals who wish to receive a vaccine should now check the Department of Health’s prioritization guidance webpage to determine when they are eligible to get vaccinated. Those who are eligible can then use the department’s Vaccine Locator to find an appointment. After March 30, those who visit the Phase Finder...
SPOKANE — The wide open spaces of the West Plains continue to become slightly less so each day. In a report from the Inland Northwest Business Watch, Selkirk Pharma has announced that the pharmaceutical manufacturer has construction underway on a 147,600 square foot facility for the injectable drug manufacturing and packaging start-up. When complete later in 2021 it is estimated that the facility will employ about 300. Located along Flint Road, just north of Spokane I...
CHENEY — The City Council approved a new three-year contract with local Chapter 270-C of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union at its March 23 meeting, granting a pay raise each year along with several language changes. The contract — which runs Jan. 1, 2021 – Dec. 31, 2023 — provides a 1.25% wage increase for 2021, retroactive to Jan. 1. A 1.25% wage increase over 2021 levels is provided in 2022, and 1.25% over 2022 levels in 2023 is also included. City Administrator Mark Schuller told th...
SPOKANE — The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) notified Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) on March 25 of the presence of one case of the COVID-19 B.1.427 variant and four cases of the B.1.429, discovered through genome sequencing. The B.1.427/B.1.429 variant was initially detected in California in July 2020. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) has named it a variant of concern, as early research suggests this variant may be more infectious and could potentially cause more severe disease than t...
Cheney Congregational Church Greetings from Cheney Congregational! Join us on Easter Sunday for a worship service outside in our parking lot. Depending on the weather you’re welcome to bring a lawn chair to sit outside, or you can stay in your car to listen to the service live over the radio. Masks and social distancing are required, but what a joy it will be to worship together outside in God’s creation. If you have any questions about our services you can contact us through our website, cheneycongregational.org. Join us...
CHENEY - If the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed anything, it may be that real-life heroes are the people we see every day. One of those is Cheney Food Bank's Marion Hill, who is among 10 Inland Northwest residents receiving a "Hero of COVID" award from students at Spokane Valley High School, the West Valley School District's alternative high school. The awards were created by the students as part of their project-based curriculum, working on it virtually due to pandemic health...
Patients with disabilities are 11 times more likely to die from Covid-19 than their able-bodied peers. That’s a sobering statistic. And it’s why public health officials have prioritized these vulnerable patients for vaccinations. Unfortunately, when it comes to non-Covid matters, society doesn’t always show the same concern. In fact, many states and private insurers are pushing for a “reform” that could deprive Americans living with multiple sclerosis (MS), cerebral palsy, and other disabilities of life-saving medicines...
There are some things I like very much about Amazon and my Amazon Prime Account, but Amazon isn’t perfect. I like the fact that I can stay at home and order the exact hardware fittings I want without sorting through bins at hardware stores. I like knowing my order will be at my house within a few days. I like the fact that I can send things back and get a refund simply by printing a label, going to a local address, and turning my purchase over. I like the idea that while a hundred people who all want just one thing might use...
CHENEY - School officials are taking a "wait and see what they do" approach to an estimated $5.98 million in funding the district could see from the federal American Relief Plan (ARP) Act. The "they" in that approach is the state Legislature, which at press time had yet to fully define how they intend to help school districts with financial impacts sustained from the COVID-19 pandemic. In Cheney's case, according to information from the board's Feb. 24 meeting, a sizeable...
This will sound funny anywhere outside Olympia, but there is a question that for years has stumped half the Legislature. If an income tax is so good for the people of the state of Washington, why do they say no every time they are asked? Advocates of higher taxes and spending have tried just about everything. Big income taxes, little income taxes, income taxes dedicated to noble purposes and income taxes that are only supposed to hurt millionaires. Yet the people keep voting no — 10 times since 1934. The last time, in 2010, t...
MEDICAL LAKE — Meteorological spring arrived March 1. The astrological version graced us March 20. But Medical Lake High School’s athletics director Justin Blayne is still stuck in fall, and winter, and summer — along with whatever edition of spring with which you might subscribe in this COVID-19 world in which we all live. That’s at least how he seemed to describe things at the March 23 school board meeting where he gave a report on the, perhaps, bewildering state of sports...
Medical Lake resident and Vietnam veteran Wayne Terry pauses to gather his thoughts and control his emotions during remarks he made Monday, March 29, at a Vietnam Remember Day ceremony at Spokane Valley City Hall. Terry spoke of the sacrifices made by those who served in the Southeast Asia conflict from 1962 – 1975, pointing out that unlike other wars, soldiers returning from Vietnam received no welcome home parades...
CHENEY - Continuing the tradition of hiring from within and rewarding program loyalty, Eastern Washington promoted associate head coach David Riley to fill the vacancy left when Shantay Legans was hired away by the University of Portland on March 22. Previously Aaron Best in 2017 was named to succeed Beau Baldwin in football and Legans, in the same year, were both assistant coaches who earned promotions. The 2021-22 season will be Riley's 11th in Eastern's program and his...
CHENEY – After being modified due to COVID-19, the city’s 14th annual Clean Sweep will be returning to its regular slot at the beginning of spring, but will still take place in a modified format. The pandemic moved last year’s event from April to September, with volunteers fanning out citywide over a week’s time rather than on one day to pickup debris. The latter will take place again this year as COVID-19 safety protocols still prevent large group gatherings, such as the over 300 to often assemble at Veteran’s Park to c...
