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SPOKANE – Behind long touchdown runs of 64 and 55 yards from Tristan Huse, plus a 14-yard TD pass, the Blackhawks toppled Ferris 44-6, Sept. 19 at ONE Spokane Stadium. "It was an emotional win, those kids hadn't gotten to experience that in a while," head coach John Graham said. Cheney's last football win prior to this came Oct. 28, 2022 in a 28-20 win vs. Eisenhower at Yakima. The Blackhawks (1-2) took advantage of Saxon turnovers, both fumbles and interceptions, as well a...
ROCKFORD - Sunday was race day in Rockford. As part of the Southeast Spokane County Fair, dozens of racers and hundreds of their fans hit downtown streets for a day of cart and soap box derby racing, and lawnmower drags. "I can't believe the turnout," Mowin' Down Main Street organizer Brandon Cronk said. "It was a whole dale of motorsports nonsense. The day kicked off with soap box derby racing. "The races are open to everyone," derby race official John Seehorn said, noting...
ROCKFORD — The Southeast Spokane County Fair took place over the weekend, bringing hundreds of people to downtown Rockford for food, animals, racing and old-fashioned fun. Here are some images of the weekend....
Editor's note: This is the second in a series of profiles of artists participating in the Slightly West of Spokane Studio Artist Tour set for Nov. 5. Look for more profiles in upcoming editions of the Cheney Free Press. FOUR LAKES - Artist Summer Milson will be on the Slightly West of Spokane Studio Artist Tour coming up Nov. 5. Milson will join her daughter, Cloie Milson at stop No. 5, 13210 W. Medical Lake-Four Lakes Road. Another artist, Veda Jones, will also be at the...
Goldfish might be fun and docile pets in the home aquarium, but they turn into monsters when dumped into local lakes. For the second time since 2018 West Medical Lake and its fishery will pay the price, but fishing enthusiasts can reap benefits. Effective immediately, West Medical is open to unlimited fishing for trout through Oct. 13 with no minimum size requirements. All other fish species must be released, according to WDWF. This directive comes in advance of closure of the lake Oct. 14 for a treatment of rotenone to rid...
MEDICAL LAKE - The Cardinals got a pair of touchdown passes from Aiden Suddeth and used a 14-point third quarter to pull away from Davenport on Sept. 21 and claim a 36-16 non-league football victory at Holliday Field. Suddeth connected with Dakotah Phillips for an 80-yard scoring play in the first quarter and Cruz Gomez followed with a 36-yard run in the second quarter to stake the Cardinals (1-2) to a 14-6 lead at the break. After the Gorillas (0-3) took a 16-14 lead early...
CHENEY – The Cheney High School Blackhawk Band Parent Booster held its second annual Community Day last Saturday at Cheney High School. The event drew a lively crowd of parents, students, and community members, all there to show their support for the Blackhawk Band. The highlight of the day came when the band, led by Cheney High School Band Director Josh Wisswell, took the field at Oswald Field. The audience cheered as the band performed, showcasing their musical talent and p...
Airway Heights Sept. 16 James W. Hemmerling was arrested for assault in the fourth, domestic violence, on the 13600 block of West Sixth Avenue. Sept. 18 Rojelio Garcia was arrested for driving without an ignition interlock device and driving while license was suspended in the third, from the 11500 block of West Highway 2. Sept. 19 Benjamin J. O’Halloran was arrested from criminal trespassing in the second on the 1430 block of West Highway 2. Victoria M. Carpino was arrested for criminal trespassing in the first on the 1430 b...
Patrol identifies fatal crash victim DEEP CREEK – The Washington State Patrol has identified a motorcyclist killed in a crash here Sept. 17 on U.S. Highway 2. Dashani M. Broomfield, 21, of Ford, was eastbound on his YZFR6 when he struck a 2006 Ford Expedition at the Brooks Road intersection. The Expedition was driven by Kayleigh J. Roop, 18, of St. Maries, Idaho, the patrol said. She was marking a turn onto Brooks Road when she was struck. Broomfield’s speed was listed as the cause of the crash by the patrol. Neither dru...
TACOMA — MultiCare Health System has received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to boost care for sexual assault survivors. The funds, provided by the Health Resources & Services Administration, will support the creation of a statewide Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner training program to enhance care for victims seeking emergency medical services. MultiCare operates four facilities in the West Plains, including MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care, MultiCare Occupational Medicine and MultiCare R...
America needs a statesperson of the stature, capability, and perspective of Daniel J. Evans as our next President. Dan Evans died on September 20 at the age of 98 after serving as our state’s three term governor, two term U.S. Senator, a state legislator and in many prominent civic and public positions beginning in the late 1950s. He was political and partisan, but Evans was pragmatic, tough and a problem-solver. He was a visionary who was not afraid to take a risk even if it...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – Spokane County Commissioner Al French continues to look for solutions to the health and environmental challenges posed by polyfluoroalkyl contamination in private wells. In a recent town hall meeting, property owners expressed the need for filtration systems for potable water for household and livestock. While many attendees signed up for assistance, some property owners — either unaware of the contamination or absent from the meeting — have yet to join the effort. The contaminants, often referred to as “fore...
In 2021, the Biden Administration passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which included a provision to give $42.5 billion to the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program to provide under-served and rural areas with internet access. To date, it has connected nobody. The plan required U.S. states and territories to submit plans for investment and deployment by the end of 2023, which all have done. Expected roll out won’t occur until 2026 by most optimistic deadlines. It’s better than nothing, right? May...
Airport, Spokane need to step up As you know the city of Spokane is 50% owner of the Spokane International Airport and President Wilkerson sits on the Spokane Airport Board. As such, they are just as liable and responsible for the PFOA water contamination that has contaminated hundreds of private water wells out here on the West Plains. I find it strange that the city of Spokane has been very quiet about all this? Yes, this is also a county problem, but as 50% owners, it is also your problem. Why did it take a whistleblower...
CHENEY – For those who attended Cheney schools in the past, the school lunch menu may bring back some memorable, if not questionable, meals. The infamous "mystery meat" could best be described as fear in patty form, and pizza day featured a square slice tough enough to double as a Frisbee. But times have certainly changed in Cheney's cafeterias. Thanks to the Farm to School Grant program, school lunches in Cheney today are a far cry from the past. Now, students enjoy meals t...
Jeanne passed away on Sept. 19, 2024 in Spokane, Wash. with her children by her side. She was born in Spokane, Wash. on Jan. 28, 1933. Jeanne and her twin sister, Jeannette, were the first babies to use an incubator at Sacred Heart Hospital. Her parents were Charles and Ellen Proctor. Jeanne graduated from Cheney High School in 1951 and met and married Robert Grogan in 1954. They farmed and had four children, Richard, Renea, Ronald and Michael. Jeanne had a very positive and...
MEDICAL LAKE – Even though each cross country course is different, Medical Lake head coach Gene Blankenship can find ways to make comparisons and show his runners continue to make progress each week. Blankenship rewarded his varsity runners with a trip to Tillamook, Oregon to compete in the “Mook Invitational” that drew teams from across the nation. “The times were great, the placements were not,” Blankenship said. “This is a big time meet, I swear, with teams from Michigan, Alaska and Hawaii, some of the top teams in Id...
Boys 3A 1. Mercer Island 2. Mount Spokane 3. Seattle Prep 4. Shorewood 5. Central Kitsap 6. Bishop Blanchet 7. Gig Harbor 8. Cheney 9. Hermiston 10. Walla Walla Boys 1A 1. Cedar Park Christian (Bothell) 2. Bush 3. South Whidbey 4. Meridian 5. Vashon Island 6. La Center 7. East Jefferson 8. Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) 9. Klahowya 10. Cascade Christian Others Medical Lake, Seton Catholic Girls 1A 1. Cedar Park Christian (Bothell) 2. Lakeside (Nine Mile) 3. Medical Lake 4. King’s 5. Klahowya 6. Montesano 7. Meridian 8. Cascade L...
CHENEY — The Blackhawks girls volleyball team collected its first victory of the season and played their first Greater Spokane League match. The Blackhawks earned a 3-1 win over GSL North Central, Sept. 14 but lost 3-0 to Northeast A Lakeside, Sept. 17 in a pair of non-league matches last week. Cheney also opened Greater Spokane League play with a 3-0 loss at home to Ferris. Led by the 17 kills from Leah Pettet, plus eight digs apiece from Annika Palmer and Delia Keller, the Blackhawks jumped to a 2-0 lead for the win at S...
RICHLAND — The Cheney girls swim team came away with a pair of wins after competition in a multi-team dual meet in Richland on Sept. 21. But the Blackhawk girls certainly know how much they need to improve before state in November. Cheney topped both Chiawana (84-37) and Pasco (84-40) but was overwhelmed by by Mercer Island (134-37). “Mercer Island is the best team in the state,” head coach Jennifer Hochwalt wrote in an email. Notable finishes on the afternoon for Cheney and included a pair of third-place finishes for Jezel...
SPOKANE — Cheney led early, but Ferris scored the game’s final two goals — the second in overtime — to earn a 2-1 win in the opening girls soccer contest of Greater Spokane League play, Sept. 23 at ONE Spokane Stadium. Addison Mink scored for the Blackhawks (0-1 GSL, 2-2 overall) in the 38th minute, but Lexi Simpson tied the game at the 53rd minute and winning goal for the Saxons in the 87th minute. With a goal and a pair of assists from Kayelee Kohlman, Cheney notched its second shutout of the non-league season, 5-0 at home...
Cross Country Eastern competes with split squads COLUMBIA, Mo. —After a week off, the Eagles men’s and women’s cross-country teams are back in action this week. Eastern will split its time at the Gans Creek Invite on Friday, Sept. 27 in Columbia, Mo., and at the Whitman Invite on Saturday, Sept. 28 in Walla Walla. Two weeks ago, the Eastern cross country teams each notched fifth place finishes at the Cougar Classic. For the first time in his career, Noah Hasselblad was named the Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week by the...
GRANGER — The Liberty boys were upended by the Granger Spartans in a non-league Class 2B football game Saturday, Sept. 21. The undefeated Spartans (3-0) took a 19-13 win over the Lancers (1-2) from Spangle. Individual statistics were not reported for the game. This week, the Lancers travel to Kettle Falls to take on the Bulldogs. Kick off is at 7 p.m. Friday night, Sept. 27. Kettle Falls (1-1) oppened the season Sept. 6 with a 46-8 victory over the Tonasket Tigers, but then lost 33-0 to Colfax on Sept. 13. In other Class 2...
MEDICAL LAKE — The Bulls Eye Hunter’s Buckout rodeo series gets underway this Saturday at the Bar N Rodeo Arena. The action begins at 7 p.m. at the 25421 W. Hallett Road arena. This is the first event in a six-part buckle series, which will run monthly throughout the fall and winter, offering opportunities for both kids and adults to compete. Bar N Rodeo Chairman Val Nussbaumer said the event will feature traditional rodeo competitions such as bull riding, steer dogging, chute dogging, bronc riding and more. Children wil...
