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CHENEY – The city closed 2nd Street last Monday as part of its ongoing efforts to improve local infrastructure for pedestrians. The Street will be closed to all traffic from B Street to Elm Street. The closure is scheduled to last through Nov. 11, with the primary focus being on the restoration of sidewalks in the area. The project aims to enhance pedestrian safety and accessibility, addressing wear and tear in the current sidewalk system. The improvements are part of C...
CHENEY – The Ridgeline Falcons jumped to a 10-0 first-quarter lead and that proved to be enough of an edge in the end to claim a 31-24 Greater Spokane League football win over Cheney, Sept. 13 at Tom Oswald Field. Carter Ittner scored Cheney's first touchdown of the season early in the second quarter on a pass from Mason Stinson to cut into a 10-0 Ridgeline lead. But the Falcons responded on their next possession for a 17-7 edge. Cheney's 27-yard field goal trimmed the d...
FOOTBALL Cardinals fall at Liberty SPANGLE – Medical Lake remained winless at 0-2 following their 31-6 loss to the 2B Liberty Lancers (1-1) in a non league game. Behind the two touchdowns from Maddox Strobel, Liberty added to a 14-6 third quarter lead, scoring twice. Dakotah Phillips scored the Cardinals touchdown, a 27-yard strike from Aiden Suddeth, early in the third. No other details were available. Medical Lake returns home to meet another Northeast 2B school, D...
SPOKANE - For Cheney cross country "It was a day for the young runners," head coach Derek Slaughter said via email as freshman boys finished second and girls were third. The Blackhawks Andrew (13:25.80) and Carter Ward (13:32.50) finished second and third to Mead's Stejer Franklin at 13:19.30 as Mead won that team title 15-18. Cheney's freshmen girls earned 34 points to champ University's 19 and were led by Abigail Scharosch in a time of 16:32.90, good for third place. Kiera...
MALDEN – The Pine Creek Community Restoration Long Term Recovery Organization, along with the residents of Malden, came together to celebrate the town's rebirth at the Pine Creek Fall Festival last Saturday. Cheney Boy Scouts, Troop 356, and members of Cheney Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 11326, played key roles in the official ceremony. The Boy Scouts raised the American flag, while the veterans served as the color guard, adding a patriotic touch to the event. Mayor Dan H...
MEDICAL LAKE – Low turnout with numbers below even the minimum needed to field a team continue to haunt Medical Lake girls’ soccer. Prior to the season, head coach Dan Collins originally anticipated sufficient numbers but those vanished. Currently he reports just six eligible players, so Collins said he’s not sure about the season. Medical Lake reportedly attempted to co-op with another 2B school, but WIAA rules would have put them into a 2A enrollment category, defeating the exercise....
SPOKANE—Spokane International Airport has been awarded more than $18 million in federal funding for the design and reconstruction of Taxiway Alpha, a key pathway used by commercial and cargo planes on Sept. 12. The funding comes from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program, which is part of the Department of Transportation’s efforts to enhance airport infrastructure. The reconstruction project will replace 2,000 feet of asphalt with concrete to improve the taxiway’s durability and strength for heavy...
DEEP CREEK — A motorcyclist from Ford was killed late Tuesday night after hitting a vehicle turning from U.S. Highway 2 onto Brooks Road. At press time, the Washington State Patrol was withholding the 21-year-old motorcyclist’s name until his family can be notified. According to the patrol, the motorcyclist was eastbouund on a Yamaha YZFR6 on U.S. Highway 2 at about 11:31 p.m. when he struck a westbound vehicle making a left hand turn onto Brooks Road. That vehicle, a 2006 Ford Expedition, was driven by Kayleigh J. Roop, 18,...
You shouldn’t be surprised the state Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council last week voted to accept a site application for construction of more wind turbines atop Horse Heaven Hills. It’s all part of Gov. Jay Inslee and his financial supporters plan to breach our dams and replace them with unsightly, unpopular and unreliable wind power. The council was pushed by Gov. Jay Inslee, who didn’t like the fact Tri-Citians outright rejected his plan to supplant dams with the unsigh...
Whether you call it a ban or a significant deterrent to future natural gas consumption, voter approval of Initiative 2066 (I-2066) in Washington may be only the first giant pothole to fill. The next one in the road ahead may be a hefty tax on natural gas. In 2019, Berkeley, Calif., became the first city to prohibit natural gas connections in new buildings. San Jose, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, and others followed. However, last year the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal...
1 years ago Sept. 18, 2014 Cheney’s parks facilities consist of 40.96 acres of recreation land with many options to choose from such as picnics, youth sports, tennis, exercise and swim. The downside is many of these facilities are facing all the problems older facilities do, deterioration, maintenance, noncompliance with safety standards and improvements as well as expansion as he city grows over the next 10-15 years. The Blackhawks brought home three top-10 team finishes among the seven races at last Saturday’s 43-team Hig...
Community Day CHENEY – Cheney High School Blackhawk Band Parent Booster hosts their second annual Community Day at the high school on Saturday starting at 12 p.m. This is a family-friendly fundraising event open to everyone. They will have carnival games, dunk tank, vendors, carnival games and more. The grand event is a performance by the marching band at 3 p.m. This event is to raise money to send the high school marching band to compete in Indianapolis this fall. Book Club Cheney Book Club will meet Sept. 24th in the C...
SPOKANE — The Spokane Lilac Festival Association has announced its theme and new leadership for 2025. The announcement was made at the annual installation event on Sept. 4, held at Fête - A Nectar Co. in downtown Spokane. The Junior Lilac parade will occur on May 10, 2025, and the Military Torchlight parade is scheduled for May 17 of that year. Jamie Dedmon, the newly inducted president for the 2025 festival year, revealed the theme as “To Spokane with Love.” Dedmon, addressing festival volunteers, past presidents, royalt...
HUBERT THOMAS, age 96 passed away on Saturday Aug. 24, 2024, in Spokane, Wash. He was born on Sept. 24, 1927, in High Splint, Kentucky to the late Henry Thomas and Bertha Short Thomas. He was married to the late Rosemary Schafer Thomas for 63 years. They resided in Medical Lake, Wash. Hubert served in the US Navy and US Air Force, he was a 2-wartime veteran, WWII and Korean War. He retired from Fairchild Air Force Base Civil Service. Surviving family members are Daughters,...
CHENEY – The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service will host their annual community-supported restoration efforts at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge this fall, and they need volunteers. These efforts play a crucial role in the mission of conserving, protecting, and enhancing the nation’s fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats. This year’s event is scheduled for Oct. 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and will coincide with National Wildlife Refuge Week and National Public Lands Day. The theme for this year, “Together for Tomorro...
Margaret Swenson Labor Day has passed and I am ready to put my white slacks away until next summer. Well, maybe I’ll wear them one more time. Trees and shrubs have already begun to change the color of their frocks. Linden and some Poplar varieties such as Cottonwood and Quaking Aspen are taking on a yellow glow. Varieties of spirea are teasing us with yellow, orange and red leaves amongst their green ones. And a walk in the woods will treat you to native plants with vibrant reds, carmine, bronzes and buff colored grasses. A...
CHENEY – The Ferris Saxons (3-0) continued their dominant start to the season with a 3-0 victory over the Cheney Blackhawks (1-1) in a non-league soccer matchup on Sept. 11 at Oswald Field. Ranked as the top team in Washington state, Ferris took control early, showcasing their cohesive team play and relentless offense. The Saxons applied consistent pressure throughout the match, breaking through Cheney’s defense to score three unanswered goals. Meanwhile, Ferris’ back-line remained rock solid, keeping the Blackhawks score...
Boys 3A 1. Mercer Island 2. Mount Spokane 3. Seattle Prep 4. Central Kitsap 5. Shorewood 6. Bishop Blanchet 7. Cheney 8. Hermiston 9. Shorecrest 10. Walla Walla Girls 1A 1. Lakeside (Nine Mile) 2. Cedar Park Christian (Bothell) 3. Medical Lake 4. King’s 5. Klahowya 6. Meridian 7. South Whidbey 8. Bear Creek 9. Royal 10. Montesano Boys 1A 1. Cedar Park Christian (Bothell) 2. Bush 3. Meridian 4. South Whidbey 5. Klahowya 6. Lakeside (Nine Mile) 7. Bellevue Christian 8. La Center 9. Medical Lake 10. Colville Boys 1B/2B 1. V...
MEDICAL LAKE – High school cross country coach Gene Blankenship had a hunch his girls team had some potential this season. Their efforts at the Runners’ Soul race in Hermiston, Oregon, Sept. 14 certainly validated things following a shocking team championship where the Cardinals topped a host of much bigger schools. Medical Lake got a No. 4 overall finish from Kaylee Dennler in 20 minutes, 53.98 seconds and a crucial battle won by the Cards’ No. 5 finisher, Katelyn Hoffer (23:38.38, 38th overall) to edge 4A Kamiakin 72-73...
CHENEY – Graduation took a heavy toll on Cheney girls’ soccer this past spring. And despite losing 10 program players and a handful of starters, head coach Nels Radke is optimistic the things can improve from 2023’s sixth-place Greater Spokane League finish. The Blackhawks finished 3-6 in GSL play, 6-8 overall. “I was very interested in finding out how our team is going to be this year because we lost so many players from last year,” said Radke who enters his 13th season leading the program. Despite the loss in numbers f...
HAMMOND, LA — Eastern Washington’s football team has lived by how it has both used the ground game on offense and defended opponents rushing efforts. The Eagles found out how it was to be on the other side of things Saturday evening during a 28-24 non-conference loss to Southeastern Louisiana in muggy Hammond on the turf at Strawberry Stadium. A 23-yard touchdown run from Harlan Dixon in the opening moments of the fourth quarter vaulted SLU into a lead they would protect for the next 14 minutes, 46 seconds to win their fir...
SOCCER Eastern plays twice at home CHENEY — EWU soccer (4-3-1) will host the two of their final three matches of non-conference play this week. The Eagles will host UNLV (2-3-1) Thursday, September 19 at 4 pm, and then will host Boise State (6-1-0) Sunday, September 22 at 1 pm. Both matches will be streaming live on ESPN+ The Eagles are coming off of a 4-1 home win over San Jose State, and a 4-2 defeat on the road against San Diego State. Junior forward Chloe Pattison continued her hot streak recording two goals in both m...
CHENEY – Student involvement in athletics and extracurricular activities at Cheney High School has experienced substantial growth, as reported by Athletic Director Ken Ryan during the Sept. 11 school board meeting. This year, 221 students took part in summer conditioning, a dramatic increase compared to just 50 participants the previous year. Currently, 459 students are involved in fall sports, with a total of 621 students enrolled in athletic programs across the board. “We’re seeing more kids getting involved,” Ryan stated....
CHENEY – The Cheney Basketball Academy has announced a series of registration dates for its upcoming Hooptown season. The academy encourages involvement of all levels of play from recreational to competitive and has three divisions. The entry level boys and girls kindergarten through second grade Recreational division will practice one to two times a week beginning the week of Oct. 21 at a Cheney School District gym. Games, which are played Saturdays only, begin Oct. 26 and conclude Dec. 7. A Recreational Division for boys a...
