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AIRWAY HEIGHTS — A domestic violence-shooting occurred in Airway Heights at around 3:50 a.m. on July 27. Zion J. Carter, 38, fired shots at his wife and 11-year-old stepdaughter, who were transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. Airway Heights Police Officers and Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the call in the 1000 block of S. Aspen Street. Carter is believed to have fled the scene in a silver 2018 Nissan Rogue with the Washington license plate BQT0555. He is a Black male, 6 foot 7 inches tall and weighing ar...
Cheney Congregational Church Greetings from Cheney Congregational. You’re invited to join us for our “Church in the Park” events on Aug. 29. Partnering with a couple of other churches, we are holding our Sunday morning services outside in Sutton Park at 9:30 a.m. on those Sundays. We hope you’ll join us to learn about God’s creation while physically being in it. We hope to see you there! Also, we welcome you to join us on Sunday mornings for in-person worship at 10 a.m. Masks are no longer required. However, there will be m...
CHENEY — The City Council is a legislative body comprised of Seven Councilmembers elected by the public to four-year terms, “responsible for formulating and adopting City policies.” Three City Council postings are currently open, and Position No. 3 has five candidates bidding for election: Jacquelyn Belock, Ryan Delaney, Tim Gainer, Mark Posthuma, and Justin Amyot. Each candidate was contacted and the information that follows was provided by those who replied. Further information can be found in the Voter Pamphlet. Why are y...
CHENEY – The city’s Purple Pipe Project was among the recipients of a $312 million award from the Washington State Department of Ecology in conjunction with ongoing water quality projects in the state. The loan to Cheney totals $21.8 million and will aid in upgrading the Wastewater Treatment Reclamation Plant (WTRP) and the water distribution system to emit reclaimed water on “turf grass and landscape irrigation at City parks, athletic fields, and school grounds.” The intent behind employing recycled water is to limit w...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – The Planning Commission took another step forward in the city’s Public Art Plan at their July 14 meeting. They voted to take the latest ordinance to the City Council for a public hearing. The ordinance will add a chapter specifically entitled “Public Art” to the city’s municipal code. The planning process for this project began in 2018. When the city received a public art proposal from an external agency, they realized their lack of public art policy made it difficult to address any proposals. The Public Ar...
SPOKANE — Two new elements will be in play in the upcoming August primary election — one with a physical manifestation the other less so, but with a possibly large presence nonetheless. The first element comes via a legislative mandate during the last session in Olympia, requiring all 39 Washington counties to print a voter pamphlet. The size —and subsequent cost —will depend upon the number of races and measures appearing on the ballot, with small counties printing a 1-2 page flyer stuffed in the same envelope as the bal...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS — The City Council looked at a resolution concerning additional affordable housing incentives at their July 12 study session. Due to the city’s steadily increasing growth, affordable housing is a priority for the city. The history behind the resolution is a long one. The process began in 2012 when a group called the Fairchild Air Force Base Protection and Community Empowerment Project group was formed. They found that certain points of the city, particularly on the southern side, were part of an accident pot...
CHENEY — Beginning July 20, afterhours calls for utility services will no longer be handled by the Police Department but will instead be directed to a new incident response management system provided by Daupler, Inc. The City Council approved a 12-month contract for the pilot program at its Nov. 24, 2020 meeting, and officials with the Light and Public Works departments began a six-month setup process in January. “Now, we’re ready to switch over to it for the next six months for implementation,” Light Department Director Stev...
The Spokane County Elections Department has conducted 21 recounts of specific races over the past 20 years, according to the department’s online archives. To me, that indicates an inclination towards openness and transparency in the electoral process, not just the number of recounts but also the easy availability of the outcomes. Add to this the department’s willingness to allow election observers, and I feel pretty good about trusting the reliability of elections in our region, whatever they may be. Other voters should too...
Fundamentalists and Republicans who dominate Mississippi put “In God We Trust” on car license plates, forcing all drivers to promote religion. The only way a motorist can avoid the motto is to pay $30 extra for a special plate of one’s choosing. Gov. Tate Reeves declared that the 2019 action reflects the core values of the Deep Dixie state. American Atheists, Mississippi humanists and others filed a federal lawsuit saying the motto violates the separation of church and state guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Bill...
The last couple of Cheney School Board meetings, they received comments by citizens on curriculum such as Critical Race Theory and sex ed. I tried to remember back to all the meetings I have been to and I could not remember a time that the board actually discussed specific curriculum at an open meeting. In fact the board rarely discusses anything at the meetings. The public is hard pressed to even know what are the specifics of what is on the agenda. The agenda is very vague, and you have to ask for more details. No wonder...
Jacquelyn Belock will be a fresh voice to represent the unrepresented in the Cheney City Council and build a bridge between the city of Cheney and EWU and between the young and the older residents. Jacquelyn is a young, well-educated enthusiastic serious college teacher as well as a mother of two and the wife of an Army veteran. She has traveled extensively around the United States, even obtained her M.S. in South Dakota. However, she wanted to come back to Cheney where she obtained her first degree at EWU, because she...
The family of Richard "Dick" Christenson wishes to invite his friends, former co-workers and family friends to a Celebration of Life in his memory. Dick passed away January 4, 2021. Please join us for an open house between the hours of 11:00 and 3:00 on Saturday, July 31 at 445 N Third Street in Cheney, WA.... Full story
(March 22, 1988 – April 18, 2021) Kenneth (Ken) Engel was born to Judith (Arnold) Zyskowski and Emil Engel in Spokane Wash. All who met him, in any capacity...whether it was family, co-workers, a friend or a perfect stranger will remember the kind, generous and gentle soul he was. He had an infectious smile that could light up any room. Ken's uplifting and luminous personality will continue to inspire us every time flowers grow where they shouldn't, the clock reads 11:11, t... Full story
(Jan 21, 1951 – Jun 08, 2021) It is with great sadness that the family of Carl R. Clark, Sr. announces his passing on June 8, 2021. Carl lost his courageous battle with Lymphoma at the age of 70 surrounded by his family. Carl was born in Missoula, Mont. on Jan. 21, 1951. His family moved to Utah in 1966 where he began attending Clearfield High School and met the love of his life, Kirby Ann Ramos. After graduation Carl enlisted in the USAF. He and Kirby married shortly after i... Full story
A while back I received a phone call that turned out to be a wrong number. The person calling didn’t have access to the phone book in our area, so I looked up the number for them. After I was done, I started flipping through the North Central Washington phone book and found some trivial points of interest I was surprised to see. I found a list of the Washington symbols. Many of them I already knew. For instance, I knew Washington is the only state named after a president. Its flower is the Rhododendron, and the bird is the Go...
CHENEY — Spokane County Fire District No. 3 has a property tax levy proposal alongside the fast-approaching elections. The proposed levy would restore the district to $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed value and be collected in 2022. Their current levy is $1.42 per $1,000 of assessed value. Fire District 3 covers the 570 square miles that encompass Medical Lake, Spangle and Southwest Spokane County. They provide firefighting services, emergency medical services, wildfire fighting and technical rescue services to the almost 3...
CHENEY — School board members are locally elected state officers responsible for governing designated divisions of the region, charged with implementing policy within the bounds of state law. This posting oversees sections of Four Lakes, the Airway Heights community, and areas to the south. There are currently three candidates running for the position of Cheney School District Director 2: Zachary Zorrozua, Suzanne G. Dolle, and Chad Smith. Each candidate was contacted, and the following information was supplied by those w...
CHENEY — Issues and concerns relating to critical race theory – including questions on curriculum — were discussed at the Cheney School Board meeting on July 14. The increased interest in cultural education has emerged in the wake of new legislation passed by the state, “concerning professional learning, equity, cultural competency, and dismantling institutional racism in the public school system,” as stated in the final bill report for ESSB 5044. Cheney Public School Superintendent Robert Roettger reiterated that the legis...
CHENEY — The Eastern Washington University Dean’s List is released after every fall, winter and spring quarter. The fall and spring quarter lists also include students on the semester system. An undergraduate student who earns 12 quality hours (QHRS) and receives a GPA of 3.5 or better is placed on the Dean’s List. If the student has placed a directory restriction on their records the name will not be released for publication. The names of West Plains-area EWU students making the list is published below. Cheney Jared Adams...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS — Like the rest of Washington state, the police department will be adjusting their tactics this month. Eleven new bills, signed by Gov. Jay Inslee in May, will go into effect on July 25. These bills are a result of recommendations made last year by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs to improve the public service of law enforcement. They are part of a police accountability package. The biggest change in day-to-day police activity will come from House Bill (HB) 1054. Under this bill, chokeho...
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Names of students who have made the scholastic Honor Roll for Spring 2021 have been announced by Oregon State University. A total of 7,255 earned a B-plus (3.5) or better to make the listing. To be on the Honor Roll, students must carry at least 12 graded hours of course work. Students on the Honor Roll included: Cheney — Kelli J. Bremer, Junior, Human Devel and Family Science. Medical Lake — Zane B. Swanger, Junior, Agricultural Sciences. As one of only two universities in the nation designated as a land,...
CHENEY July 12 Domestic violence/verbal dispute was reported on the 1000 block of Betz Road. A suicidal subject was reported on the 200 block of South Cheney-Spangle Road. Subject was involuntarily committed. Third-degree malicious mischief was reported on the 200 block of Presley Drive. Graffiti was reported found on a building. Residential burglary was reported on the 3100 block of Pheasant Street. Tools were reported taken from an attached garage. Second-degree theft/online scam was reported on the zero hundred block of...
CHENEY — Like most of us, new Eastern Washington University student trustee Auriana Mitchell claims it’s difficult for her to be in two places at once. A look at the Liberty High School graduate and Cheney-area native’s career so far makes one wonder, however, if she hasn’t somehow perfected that ability — if not physically, then at least mentally and intellectually. The third-generation EWU student’s career at the university where her parents and one set of grandparent...
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