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AIRWAY HEIGHTS — A local man was arraigned July 25 on multiple child-sex charges. Brigham W. Van Wormer, 39, is charged with second-degree rape of a child, first- and second-degree child molestation, first-degree rape and second-degree assault of two minors, according to county court documents. He was arrested by patrol officers in the 12600 block of West 12th Avenue on July 12, and is now being charged with 16 different counts of criminal activity, including multiple counts of child rape and molestation of two minors, S...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – Inspiration can be born in times of tragedy, as is the case with one St. John resident. An accident in July 2017 left David Hannus, 57, with a long road of recovery ahead of him. His drive wouldn't let any obstacles stand in his way though. On July 22, Hannus celebrated his success in recovery by running the "Muddy Dash" obstacle course race at Qlispe Raceway. Hannus was working as a contractor on a $2 million Fife mall remodel at the time of his accident, w...
CHENEY – It’s not your everyday rodeo. But Jaripeo Rodeo and Dance will feature a whole lotta of Western action Sunday, July 30, in the 14310 S. State Highway 904 arena north of the city. Jaripeo is a traditional Mexican rodeo, with a tradition that dates back to the 16th Century. The name is derived from the Spanish word “jaripear,” which means to lasso. “This is something different that you don’t see in Spokane and Cheney,” Jaripeo spokeswoman Claudia Delgado said of the eve...
Cheney Free Press CHENEY – The Women’s Professional Rodeo Association have released the results of breakaway roping from the July 7-9 Cheney Rodeo. Amanda Hodges won the event with a time of 2.000 seconds. She took home a purse of $2,137.84. Three riders tied for second place – Josie Reno, Bailey Patterson and Jordan Minor, each catching their calf in 2.100 seconds. Each of the three took home $1,560.96. And LaCrosse’s Sydney Berquist tied with Macy Auclair to round out the Top 5 places, They roped their calves in 2.2000...
MEDICAL LAKE -The near 100-degree temperatures in Eastern Washington just might have grown old on the Mercer Island District 9 Little League champions? So, they decided an extra day here for the Washington Little League Juniors state championships in Medical Lake was not a place they wanted to be, rallying to defeat Everett 9-6 Saturday at Holliday Field. Mercer Island, which just needed one victory to finish the tournament with a perfect 4-0 record, erased a 5-0 Everett...
An open tryout for various levels of baseball in Medical Lake is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 6. The event, which seeks to bolster interest and numbers for existing teams like the 18U Cannons and 15U Dirt Dawgs, as well as a new 17U program, takes place at Holliday Field in Medical Lake from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tryouts are designed to attract prospects in grades seven through 12. Further information for the 18U and 17U teams is available by contacting Austin Sharp: (530)...
Combined, three West Plains American Legion teams entered their respective state tournaments with nearly 100 victories. They left back for home from their journeys last week with just one win between them. In Senior AAA play in Centralia the Spokane Cannons were limited to one run and six hits in losses to Hilander Dental, 5-1, July 22 and 1-0 to Yakima Pepsi Park for following day in the double-elimination tournament at Centralia, Wash.. The Cannons, with their big West...
CHENEY - State and local officials are working to clean up a diesel fuel leak that has reached Minnie Creek. The leak was traced to an underground storage tank and vault at the Chevron gas station, 2302 First St., last week. The state Department of Ecology, Cheney Public Works and GrayMar Environmental Services were still working to contain the leak Tuesday, July 24, and assess the environmental risk. City Public Works officials declined to comment on the leak, referring...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS - Thousands of area residents got to run and play in the mud on July 22. The Muddy Dash holds obstacle course races across the nation throughout each year, and they stopped in Airway Heights. Families were climbing walls, and crawling through mud pits to get to the end and recieve their medals. There was also a bubble machine at the end so runners could cool off a bit when finishing. Fitness levels are not important in this race, because everyone is just out to...
CHENEY – Spokane County elections officials said ballots are coming in for contested West Plains races on the Aug. 1 primary ballot. This year so far, 819 ballots (13%) out of 6,298 mailed to registered voters in Cheney had been returned by Tuesday, July 25. In Airway Heights, 342 (2%) had been returned out of 4,641 so far. In the Medical Lake School District races, 245 ballots (about 7%) out of 6,792 had been returned. The Cheney School District ballot return was higher, with 2,596 (11.6%) out of 25,502 returned as of J...
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