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AIRWAY HEIGHTS — The owners of a local tavern plan to be open from 2 p.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday despite the coronavirus quarantine. Village Tavern co-owner Jean Moore hopes other bars and restaurants will join her in opening in defiance of Gov. Jay Inslee's order shutting so-called "non-essential" businesses. The seating is spaced out, she said, noting she's planning to open those same 12 hours daily. The tavern is at 13119 W. Sunset Highway. Gov. Inslee's staff has not approved of any in-restaurant dining in the city or surrou...
MEDICAL LAKE – Medical Lake senior Nick Mason has signed a Northwest Athletic Conference letter of intent to play basketball and attend school at Walla Walla Community College. As a Cardinals senior, Mason averaged 15 points, seven rebounds and three assists per game. The WWCC went 7-9 last season in the Northwest Athletic Conference's East Division, 13-16 overall. The Warriors missed the playoffs literally by two points, falling 82-80 to Yakima Community College in a game f...
RITZVILLE -- One person is dead in an early morning shooting here at a home at the corner of Seventh Avenue and Washington Street. Police Chief Dave McCormick said the shooting occurred about 5:30 a.m. Dispatchers received a call at 5:39 a.m. from a neighbor who heard gunshots, he said. Officers arriving on scene found one person deceased. McCormick was still on the scene, along with Adams County Sgt. Garcia, at 9:30 a.m. No other information was immediately available....
CHENEY – Eastern Washington University officials announced that they will continue with the current online instruction format created about seven weeks ago in response to measures imposed to slow the spread of the acute respiratory disease COVID-19. “Eastern is moving forward with an online first approach to the fall terms,” EWU Provost Dr. David May said during a Tuesday, May 5, morning telebriefing. “We want to keep our students, faculty and community safe.” May outlined four operating principals for fall instructi...
Editor's note: This story has been updated on May 13 at 11:01 a.m. to add "state appropriations" to Athletics Director Lynn Hickey's statement on the estimated loss of revenue sources. CHENEY – Eastern Washington University’s Athletics Department is eyeing an estimated $2.1 million loss in revenue, Athletics Director Lynn Hickey said during the weekly “Lunch & Learn” show on the department’s Facebook page. Hickey told host Larry Weir on Tuesday, May 12, that the estimated loss comes from an anticipated reduction in state app... Full story
SPOKANE COUNTY – The following is a list of candidates who have filed to run for office in 2020. The list is as of Tuesday, May 12, and does not reflect possible candidates who have announced their intentions of run but have not filed with the proper election authorities. Congressional District 5 Representative Cathy McMorris Rogers (Republican) Stephen T. Major (Republican) Chris Armitage (Democrat) Legislative District 6 Representative Position 1 Mike Volz (Republican) Legislative District 6 Represent...
OLYMPIA — If you test positive for conoravirus, be prepared to be quarantined at home. That’s the message Gov. Jay Inslee shared during a Tuesday afternoon press conference on his plan for “contact tracing” of the virus. Under his plan, anyone who tests positive will be quarantined at home. Moreover, anyone in their immediate family and anyone with whom they’ve had contact, will also be quarantined in their homes. While the governor called the plan “voluntary,” he also acknowledged that the state will be keeping tabs...
CHENEY -- Eastern Washington University officials announced today (May 8) that it had recorded its first case of COVID-19. In a statement on its website, the university said it had been contacted by Spokane Regional Health District officials that "a member of our campus community tested positive for COVID-19." The individual was apparently not on campus during the time they were contagious and is currently in stable condition at their home, with EWU officials offering assistance. The Regional Health District has contacted... Full story
Cheney Community Church pastor Todd Luce accepts the congratulations and well-wished of congregants who formed a parade last Saturday to honor his promotion to colonel in the U.S. Air Force. Luce’s wife Susan took to the cellphone to record the moment, which began with assembling in the church’s parking lot to parade past the couple’s home in Harvest Bluff....
CHENEY April 27 A debit card was found on the 2400 block of 1st Street. Third-degree theft was reported on the 100 block of North 6th Street. An xBox gaming system was stolen but later recovered. An abandoned vehicle was reported on the 400 block of North 6th Street. A blue, 2000 Chevy Malibu was impounded. Kenneth W. Ill, 72, was arrested on charges of harassment/threats to kill on the 500 block of West 3rd Street. April 28 Richard J. Jarvis, 38, was arrested for violation of a court order, possession of a controlled...
CHENEY – One of the elements of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is that it has brought the special needs of local communities more into the light. Needs that while always present, aren’t readily seen under normal circumstances. The most pressing of those is food. Many organizations and groups have taken up the responsibility to make sure people who need help are getting fed, including most area school districts, with Second Harvest teaming with Communities in Schools and the...
Roger Harnack’s front-page article in the 4/30/2020 CFP, “Local business owners attend Spokane protest against quarantine,” starts by stating that Governor Inslee’s coronavirus-related rules, “shuttered businesses, hospitals and other aspects of life in Eastern Washington.” That’s at best misleading. Inslee’s rule banned elective surgeries and other non-essential procedures. Many businesses were permitted to operate under revised procedures. Harnack goes on to say that, “Inslee has not yet given a date for when he’d allow ...
Cheney Community Church Join us Sunday mornings for worship on-line at www.facebook.com/cheneycommunitychurch. Enjoy worship music followed by the sermon for the day. Our speakers are beginning a series entitled, “Read It in Red,” focusing on the words of Jesus in the New Testament which in some Bibles are printed in Red. You will be blessed by following along. Thursday, May 7, is designated as the National Day of Prayer. The theme this year is “Pray God’s Glory Across the Earth.” The Bible verse is Habakkuk 2:14 (NIV) “Fo...
Meatpacking plants across the country have become COVID-19 hotspots, and the struggles faced by the people working inside are apparent and alarming. Our friends and neighbors are being asked to risk their health, safety, and lives without vital protections on the job which, in turn, is endangering our food supply and our entire communities. People working in meat and poultry plants continue to be asked to work shoulder to shoulder without critical protections and they are getting sicker and sicker as a result. The spread of C...
So, what is this thing called Mother’s Day? For me, it was a reminder of several things, one of which a fact my mom never let me forget that I was supposed to be born on that day, but came into this world a day later. So much for being a Mother’s Day gift. Mom also liked to tell me that I was supposed to be a girl. Oh, well. This Sunday, which is Mother’s Day by the way, has an interesting history, harking back to celebrations of mothers and motherhood by the ancient Greeks and Romans. Closer to our timeframe, “Moth...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS — In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, foodbanks, churches, community members and businesses are teaming up to feed those in need. Cleone’s Closet Food Pantry is a food pantry in Airway Heights operated by Women’s Healing and Empowerment Network, or “WHEN.” While WHEN is an organization aimed at supporting woman who are the victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse, the food pantry is open to all people in need. “Everyone can use the pantry,” WH...
“When you’re in need, I want you to know I’ve got you. We will get through it.” That is what Medical Lake’s Crystal Carter said when asked why she does what she does. Carter is a nurse and mother, and it becomes clear when talking to her that she lives to help people. She says she has always known that she wanted to take care of living beings. In high school, however, she saw herself taking care of animals. “I was wanting to go to college to be a veterinarian,” Carter said. “I...
CHENEY – Public Works officials have reopened the city’s Recycling Center, sidelined in late March due to restrictions enacted to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The city announced on May 1 that it was reopening the center from 8 – 11 a.m. Tuesdays – Saturdays to allow residents to get rid of the products previously filling up the city’s yard waste bins and regular garbage collection. There is a caveat in that residents will not be able to leave their vehicles, but must wait in line at the center’s entrance until one o...
MEDICAL LAKE - Spirits were bright and faces were smiling -if only for short while - as Medical Lake High School seniors were celebrated by staff and community members Friday. "Any opportunity we have to try and put a smile on a student's face is one we have to try to take and maximize," said Principal Chris Spring, "Opportunities that come about for our students to feel that they are still connected to our school are important." Seniors and their families were invited to...
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