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In (the Aug. 3 Free Press) “Possible ‘P Zone' revision gets hard look,” Cheney's excellent police chief, Jeff Sale, wants to grant Eastern Washington University police law-enforcement authority within Cheney. Sale says he is not asking them to patrol the city's streets. He wants them to intercede when they see something. I'm sorry, chief, but they won't be able to see anything unless they are patrolling the streets. This has been a significant problem in the past. EWU's chief, Tim Walters, has made it clear he wants the a...
Written by Mike Huffman Reporter Oscar – the cat who seems to know when elderly nursing home patients are about to die – is likely oblivious to his 15 minutes of fame. In the two weeks since the story broke in the New England Journal of Medicine about Dr. Katvorkian (that's my wife's favorite pseudonym for Oscar – I'm partial to Meet Joe Mittens myself), there have been countless television news stories, jokes on the “Tonight Show” and even a Wikipedia page devoted to the fateful feline. It's the kind of thing that makes jou...
Copley News Service Courtesy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Millions of Americans were horrified last week by the images of and stories about the collapsed and smoldering Interstate 35W highway bridge over the Mississippi River at Minneapolis. The randomness of who happened to be in the cars and trucks on the bridge at the precise moment it failed made it all too easy for us to imagine ourselves or our loved ones cast by fate into such a scene. As the investigation into the Minneapolis tragedy digs for specifics, national,...
The annual West Plains Fair is this weekend, Aug. 10-12. This is a free, family-friendly event featuring exhibits, games and activities, animal events and a variety of vendors, along with a free Saturday barbecue (donations welcome), talent show and dance. This year's feature attractions include: Cheney Middle School student violin phenomenon Eun Song Koh, the Red Wing Fiddlers, S.C.O.P.E.'s Bike Safety Rodeo and Operation Family ID. The Fair is held at the Cheney Rodeo Grounds, Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 8...
By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Cheney may be an American town settled in the 19th century, but on Aug. 18, it will be transformed into a 14th-century village that King Arthur would be proud to call home – and in the process set a new world's record. Pathways to Progress, Allpak Containers and as many resident volunteers as possible, will attempt to build the largest corrugated cardboard play structure in the world by erecting a medieval castle replica in the parking lot of Eastern Washington University's surplus building located a...
Going back to school can be such an exciting time for children – a new class, new teacher, perhaps some new friends. But when it comes to new school supplies, many families can't afford to buy them. That's why Camp Fire USA Inland Northwest Council is sponsoring the 13th annual “Kids Helping Kids Back to School” program on Aug. 11-12. Camp Fire youth and volunteers will be collecting school supply donations at the Cheney Ben Franklin. Donations can be dropped off on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3...
