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CHENEY -- Road trips will be few and far between for the Eastern Washington University men's basketball team, as the preliminary 2020-21 Big Sky Conference schedule has been released. On Wednesday (Oct. 14) the Big Sky Presidents' Council approved the league schedule, which will help limit travel because of the Covid-19 pandemic. League teams will typically play two games at a venue, with EWU's schedule starting with games on Dec. 3 and Dec. 5 versus Northern Arizona at Flagstaff, Ariz. Eastern will have 10 home games, starti...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS--Both eastbound lanes and one westbound lane on Highway 2 at milepost 276 near Rambo Road by Fairchild Air Force Base are blocked after an accident between a hay truck and car around 9:30 a.m. this morning. Expect delays. The car reportedly pulled out on front of the hay truck, which swerved, clipped the car and rolled over, sending hay tumbling onto the side of the highway. The driver of the car was partially ejected and was transported to the hospital with...
Turpin, Nora Lou Moore, Spokane, was born Feb. 6, 1950 to Harold and Ruth (Lacy) Moore in St. Ignatius, Montana. Nora passed on Oct. 3, 2020. Nora was always on the move. Her family moved to Spokane when she was a child, where she later met and married the love of her life Dale Richard Turpin. Following his career, they raised their family moving to California, Hawaii, Japan, Alaska, Ohio and then back home to Spokane in 2009. While she missed her extended family, she loved... Full story
CHENEY – "Why do you need donations, you're a state-assisted school." It's a statement Eastern Washington University Vice President for University Advancement and Executive Director of the EWU Foundation Barb Richey said she sometimes receives when making a pitch to a hoped-for donor. But in reality, the university wouldn't be where it is today without private donations - specifically one donation. In 1882, Northern Pacific Railroad CEO Benjamin P. Cheney was so touched by a...
EASTERN WASHINGTON -- A cold front moving through the region beginning Monday night is expected to bring more rain and windy conditions to the area Tuesday. Rain is expected in the morning, with winds picking up through the afternoon and into the evening. Forecasters at the National Weather service are predicting potentially damaging wind gusts from 40 --60 mph peaking between 4 -- 8 p.m., with 60 mph gusts possible locally. A High Wind Watch has been issued for Tuesday afternoon and evening from the Wenatchee area east... Full story
CHENEY – Eastern Washington University is facing an outbreak of COVID-19 barely two weeks into fall quarter and the implementation of measures it and the city hoped would prevent large outbreaks from occurring. University officials said they have placed 130 people in quarantine or isolation the past week alone, with periods ranging from 1-2 days while awaiting test results to up to 24 days. They also confirmed that Spokane Regional Health District officials have notified them that two of the outbreaks involve fraternities l...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS--City mayor Kevin Richey will resign from his position effective Dec. 31, 2020, he announced at council's study session tonight. Richey, currently a sergeant with the Spokane Valley Police Department, recently accepted a new job as assistant chief with the same department. He cited an increasing amount of responsibilities with this position as his reasoning for resignation. Richey has one year left on his term after 2020. More information will be in this week's edition of the Cheney Free Pre...
MEDICAL LAKE -- State Department of Transportation crews working on the Interstate 90/Medical Lake - State Route 902 interchange will be closing the eastbound off ramp to reconstruct the ramp and complete the interchange's final roundabout. The ramp will be closed beginning Sunday, Oct. 11 at 6 p.m. and remain closed until 5 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15. Travelers using this ramp will need to plan additional time to their trip to accommodate detours. Travelers needing to access eastbound I-90 at the interchange will be detoured to...
CHENEY Sept. 28 Guillermo Torres-Lucatero, 20, was arrested for fourth-degree assault/domestic violence on the 1000 block of Betz Road. Police assisted another agency on a fraud investigation on the 100 block of Alki Street. Financial fraud (internet/phone scam) was reported on the 100 block of Pineview Drive. Dylan J. Douthitt, 28, was arrested on three misdemeanor warrants for failure to appear on third-degree theft charges on the 500 block of 4th Street. Two warrants were from Cheney Municipal Court and one was from...
There is still a little more time to donate to this year’s community Cheney coat drive. New coats only can be dropped off through Oct. 12 at Copy Junction, 1921 1st St. in Cheney. Beginning Oct. 14, coats will be distributed at Cheney Outreach, 616 3rd St. Outreach is open on Wednesday’s from 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m., and also on Mondays from 4-6:30 p.m. There are no qualifying criteria needed to receive a coat. Cheney Kiwanis and Copy Junction are helping with this year’s event....
Cheney Congregational Church Greetings! Cheney Congregational is currently hosting outdoor Sunday worship services in our parking lot at 10 a.m. We have developed a Covid-19 safety plan that is in compliance with guidelines set up by the state. Masks are required and we are using social distancing among other safety precautions. We will be meeting outside in our parking lot for the foreseeable future. We encourage you to bring your own lawn chair, and we will have chairs provided. As the weather gets colder we invite you to...
The Cheney School District administrators, teachers and staff have had a solid, positive start to the school year. They have worked many long hours all summer, prepping for our students. Their efforts have really paid off. Our family appreciates the new schedule and improved focus on academics. We have four especially talented, engaging teachers and our sophomore is very motivated to succeed. School districts are often caught between a rock and a hard place — no way to keep all families happy in the present COVID-19 c...
Cathy McMorris Rodgers represents our 5th Congressional District with strength, courage, and vision. On issues vital to those of us who live here she has led from the front, always searching for ways to improve our quality of life and then converting those ideas into meaningful public policy. We send her to Washington D.C. to pass laws that put our values into action and that’s what Cathy has done with honor and distinction. At this turbulent time in America it is vital that our leaders be people of grace, wisdom, and i...
The coronavirus pandemic has hit all parts of American life, but some of the hardest hit have been the small businesses that drive our economy. Cathy McMorris Rodgers was quick to support critical relief for businesses, farmers and hospitals. I believe that this quick action saved a large number of small businesses and jobs in Eastern Washington. Terri Nester Asotin, Wash....
Dr. Anthony Fauci thinks that drug companies may develop a COVID-19 vaccine before year’s end. But that doesn’t mean the pandemic will be over. Distributing hundreds of millions of vaccine doses will pose an enormous challenge, and our country’s medical supply chain — responsible for producing, transporting, and delivering crucial equipment and treatments — is already overwhelmed. From shortages of life-saving medical devices to logistical obstacles, the United States is woefully unprepared — especially since the flu season...
Interestingly, while restaurants and airlines continue to be clobbered by the coronavirus, recreational vehicle (RV) sales and rentals are taking off. People have switched their travel preferences to minimize their Covid-19 exposure. Travel trailers and motorhomes are iconic symbols of campgrounds in our “Great Outdoors”. Meanwhile, outdoor recreation increased once the initial lockdowns to prevent the spread of Covid-19 lifted. Before the pandemic came ashore in the US, the...
CHENEY – The Historic Preservation Commission approved an application for repair work on one of the city’s original homes that served as the residence for an early area pioneer and mayor. New owners of the I.J. Ballinger House — sometimes referred to as the Heyer Apartments — Cleveland Blaine, LLC filed an application for a certificate of appropriateness on Sept. 8. Cleveland Blaine, LLC owners Melissa and Matt Blaine listed four areas of work they were proposing for the structure: roofing, painting, decking and foundat...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS — Facing a $1.9 million city budget gap largely brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, council approved ordinance C-943 to amend certain parts of the budget at its Oct. 5 meeting. According to meeting documentation, proposed revenue is down $399,268.92, from its original plan. The $40,370,725.90 decline to $39,971,456.98 is a 1% drop. The biggest revenue difference is in the casino impact reserve fund, which will drop to $62,046.18 to $88,737.80, a $373,308.38 difference. Another big drop comes to the park reserv...
Correction from Oct. 1 issue In an article in the Oct. 1 issue titled “In-person learning to slowly return in Medical Lake,” the writer incorrectly wrote that “populations studying from home include special needs students” due to a mistype. Those populations are studying in-person. MEDICAL LAKE—The district unveiled its plan for an Oct. 12 return to in-person learning Monday, roughly two weeks after its initial announcement that some students could return to the model. The district’s plan falls into two phases. The first p...
CHENEY – By a unanimous 5-0 vote, the board of directors approved the Cheney School District's partial reopening plan at their Sept. 30 meeting. The plan, laid out for the directors at a Sept. 24 work session with few changes by last Wednesday, will allow kindergarten, special education and ECEAP (Early Childhood and Education Assistance Program) pre-school students - whose parents elected to do so - to return to onsite instruction. ECEAP pre-school students began returning t...
CHENEY – By a unanimous 5-0 vote, the board of directors approved the Cheney School District’s partial reopening plan at their Sept. 30 meeting. The plan, laid out for the directors at a Sept. 24 work session with few changes by last Wednesday, will allow kindergarten, special education and ECEAP (Early Childhood and Education Assistance Program) pre-school students — whose parents elected to do so — to return to onsite instruction. ECEAP pre-school students began returning to two, half days on-site instruction and two-hal...
CHENEY – The August fire that roared through the Williams and Badger lakes area left a scorched wasteland in its wake, consuming about 90 percent of the vegetation in its path including a large number of trees. That number was added to by a Spokane County decision to take advantage of a recent clearing operation and remove additional apparently healthy trees - a decision leaving at least one Badger Lake family perplexed and a bit frustrated. Paul and Jennifer Mitchell - who l...
DISTRICT 6 — Running a political campaign isn’t free, but some running for office tend to spend more than others. Last week, the Cheney Free Press reported on campaign contributions for the four candidates running for the House of Representatives: Incumbent Mike Volz and challenger Zack Zappone for Position 1, and incumbent Jenny Graham and challenger Tom McGarry for Position 2. After press time last week, the PDC reported a $75,000-each contribution to the campaigns of Zappone and McGarry from the House Democratic Cam...
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