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UPDATE: Correction — The front page story on Premera plans dropping MultiCare applies to all HMOs and Supplement/Advantage members. The information provided to the Cheney Free Press in the front page story May 9 was incorrect. MEDICAL LAKE – Premera Blue Cross has announced the potential termination of its coverage agreement with MultiCare, a prominent healthcare provider in Washington State. The decision has sparked concerns, particularly in the West Plains, where MultiCare operates medical facilities, including a cli...
GEIGER HEIGHTS – Cheney Public Schools announced Tim Harse as the pending assistant principal and athletic director of Westwood Middle School on May 3, subject to board approval. Harse’s selection follows a rigorous interview process involving district administration, staff, and students. Westwood Middle School staff and district leaders conducted comprehensive interviews, including campus tours where students engaged with candidates. Incoming Westwood Principal Alison Tob...
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Twenty years ago, Medical Lake’s Garrett Johnson had completed one of the most storied wrestling careers in the history of the Cardinal program having won three consecutive state titles. Fast forward to the last weekend of April and Johnson proved he’s still a force on the mat having captured two national championships in competition at Las Vegas, Nevada. It was there that Johnson won his weight class at the U.S. Open Championships Greco competition April...
The Spokane Stealth lacrosse team, which includes players from Cheney, Medical Lake and Rosalia, is headed to the Washington State Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association playoffs. Pictured, Halley Little of Cheney (No. 7) plays in a recent game against Sandpoint, Idaho. Other West Plains girls on the team, not pictured, include Keely Fournier of Rosalia, Brooklyn Gerry of Medical Lake and Megan Stapleton of Cheney....
SPOKANE – In a bid to address mounting concerns over caseload pressures, the Washington State Bar Association has announced plans to implement a caseload cap. The goal is to ensure the quality of legal representation for clients. Several stakeholders in the Spokane County justice system have weighed in, including the Spokane County Public Works CEO Scott Simmons. “During the period from 2015-2023, indigent defense costs for Spokane County have risen 20% from $9.6 million to $11.5 million annually,” Simmons wrote in a lette...
CHENEY — A local man is among the political hopefuls who have already filed for office in an effort to replace Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers. Rick Valentine Flynn of Cheney filed as a candidate for the 5th Congressional House of Representative position on Tuesday, May 7, the second day of filing week. He is among a growing Republican field looking to replace McMorris Rodgers, R-Spokane, who previously announced she isn’t seeking reelection to the position that represents Eastern Washington communities near the Idaho bo...
CHENEY — Cheney registered its fourth complete game in as many outings at Ridgeline in a District 8 playoff game on May 4 and beat the top-seeded Falcons 9-1. Quinn Hubbs struck out six and scattered just three hits for No. 8 Cheney broke a 1-1 tie with a three-run fifth. The Blackhawks added three more in the sixth and two in the seventh and will play Southridge at Kennewick, May 7. Carter McPherson had a pair of hits for Cheney (9-12) while Clayton Wood and Hubby each had a...
CHENEY — It’s time for Noah Prophet to get back to the other half of his life — the portion that is not soccer. With the Cheney boys’ season finished following a 1-0 District 8 playoff loss at Southridge of the Mid-Columbia Conference on May 5, Prophet will get back to helping his father in the business they own. “My father and I run a small construction company that does home accessibility work,” Prophet explained. They install wheelchair ramps, zero entry showers, do door wi...
