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Spokane County Fire District No. 3 responded to a single vehicle crash Monday afternoon on Cheney Spangle Road. The driver was uninjured....
CHENEY - City planning commission recommends resolution to change boundaries of urban growth area. This recommendation was made to council on Nov. 22, but due to the absence of two council members, voting was deferred to the next council meeting. Brett Lucas, Senior Planner, said "Spokane County board of commissioners makes the ultimate decision, but we recommended that city council adopt a resolution of support which directs staff to make the application." "We would be...
BASKETBALL: Eastern men have 1-2 week Eastern Washington men’s basketball slipped in a win around a pair of losses last week. The Eagles opened with a “home” loss 82-56 to Pac-12 Washington State in the Spokane Veterans Arena. They followed with a split at the Florida International Tournament in Miami beating Stony Brook 82-56 on Nov. 25 before losing to host Florida International 90-79. Eastern had four players score in double figures against FIU as Steele Venters scored 17. Angelo Allegri had 15 while Tyreese Davis added...
FARMINGTON – Cryptocurrency exchange company FTX has filed for bankruptcy, and its stake in Farmington Bank may be redistributed. In March of 2022, an FTX entity, Alameda Research, made an $11.5 million equity investment in Farmington Bank, 103 N. First St. FTX has since declared bankruptcy. But that filing may not have a local impact, Farmington Bank Director of Business Operations Josey Booth said. “The challenging thing is that FTX is actually about 140 separate entities, o...
CHENEY - The first snow storm of the season moved into the area overnight, bringing several inches of snow and near whiteout conditions. All this more than 20 days before the first day of winter. Most schools across the region were on a 2-hour delayed start or had canceled classes for the day. Eastern Washington, too, had shuttered the campus and a scheduled men's basketball game had been canceled. Cheney School District initially called for a delayed start, but officials deci...
CHENEY - Wayne Dow, owner of Dow Excavating Inc., is out with his staff as they labor to to place the thousands of feet of lights for the Christmas season. "This is really about giving back to the community for me." Dow said. "I have lived here my whole life and I want to provide a bright spot through all the darkness." Speaking of the pandemic and how decorating the business's grounds helped to provide the community with a little extra holiday cheer, Kenzie Dow, Wayne's...
CHENEY – The 2023 budget proposal included requests for two additional police officers and a flying drone program for the city’s use. The budget proposal was given by police chief Rick Beghtol at city council meeting, Nov. 22. “We are currently authorized to have 16 commissioned employees, and we only have 14. So once we’re back up to 16, the new budget is asking for two more commissioned officers, which would bring us to 18.” Beghtol said. The budget lists a $300,000...
The following incidents were reported by the Cheney police between Nov. 21-27 Nov. 21 Harassment. 1000 Block Betz Rd. Residential burglary. 200 Block S. Cheney-Spangle Rd. Stolen: TV, watches Vehicle Impound. 800 Block Oak St. Impounded: 2009 Nissan Sentra Nov. 22 Found property (license plate). 1200 Block W. 1st St. Financial fraud. 2700 Block 1st St. All Cases not classified. 200 Block of 6th St. Mental Case. 2200 Block of N. 6th St. Theft 3rd. 2700 Block of 1st St. Stolen: Beer Nov. 23 Malicious mischief (Graffiti). 2600 1...
Fire Chief announces EMT program partnership with EWU A new 3-year EMT training program will launch in 2023 Cheney Free Press Lucas Walsh CHENEY – Eastern Washington University has committed to a three year EMT training program in partnership with Fire District 3. Battalion chief Jeff Anderson will be conducting the classes over that time period, and each class is projected to include 25 students or more. “Over the past few years, men and women have been coming down to our fire station asking about being an EMT, maybe bec...
Myth: The mystique of “water belly”. Here’s one that is especially relevant for our youth producers and their animals for the fair. I think most cattle producers who have been around the business for a good while will agree that when you think you have about seen it all, eventually you will get a big surprise. Such is the case with “water belly.” First, let’s point out here that this is not a condition that you are likely to see in your cow herd and those animals on a strictly forage-based diet. However, this column will...
The Journal SPOKANE — The Washington Policy Center has named a new executive director for Eastern Washington. The former Congressional Western Caucus executive director, Sean O’Brien takes over the position Dec. 1. “I am humbled to join Washington Policy Center’s team and thrilled to continue working on behalf of Eastern Washington,” O’Brien said. “As the region faces both challenges and opportunities, WPC’s work advocating for sound policy solutions is more important than ever. “My career has been rooted in working on beh...
The good news is, despite higher prices, inflation and safety concerns, more Christmas shoppers are browsing on-line but making in-store purchases. The National Retail Federation (NRF) reported this year an estimated 166.3 million people visited stores from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday----an 8 million increase from last year. It is the highest estimate since NRF began tracking this data in 2017. The good news extends to on-line sales. E-commerce retail revenues this...
CHENEY – What defines community? The character of a town is surely a collection of things, some of which have to do with entertainment, food, and residents. But I would say that community is a state of being; it is the relationship between all the people in the area and the overall atmosphere of how they engage with each other. So, as you read about your local police department’s chaplain in our community section, or view the Dow Excavation company’s Christmas decorations on t...
The season of giving is here, and the Postal Service is putting out the call for kind-hearted, generous people across the country to sign up to adopt letters written to Santa. Those interested in adopting letters can go to USPSOperationSanta.com, create an account and have their identities verified to help fulfill the holiday wishes of children and families who have written to Santa. USPS Operation Santa relies solely on random acts of kindness and the generosity of strangers. For 110 years, the program has provided some extr...
Cheney Holiday Extravaganza Craft Fair Dec. 3, 10a.m. to 4p.m. Cheney High School’s annual holiday craft fair will be held at Cheney High School, 460 N 6th St. The event will include hosting over 110 vendor booths, pictures with Santa, and a customers’ gift baskets raffle. Holiday Hoopla Dec. 2, 5:30p.m. to 6:30p.m. This event is a kick off event for the season. The start is at the Cheney library on December 2nd at 5:30-6:30. We will have letters to the care center, storybook reading, tree lighting, free hot cocoa, a pro...
CHENEY – Chaplain David Flowerdew tells us about serving his community as a chaplain with the Cheney police department. “I’ve been doing this since about 2010 for Cheney PD. Originally, I went down there because there were some children in the church that started a program called “Adopt a Cop.” They wrote letters to the police officers and I went down there to talk about it. Well, then they said they needed a chaplain. So here I am.” The press asked Flowerdew if there were...
Though the end of the prohibition era wouldn’t come until the end of 1933 with the ratification of the 21st Amendment, liquor prescriptions were implemented throughout the country. A Cheney Free Press article details how, with the repeal of certain state liquor laws, medical prescriptions for liquor would become available on Dec. 8, 1932. However, this wouldn’t “mean a thing” in Cheney, because the “2,000 Foot Law” prohibited the sale or distribution of liquor within 2,000 feet of a normal, reform, or agricultura...
Emmanuel Lutheran Church December 1, 2022 All are welcome to worship at Emmanuel Lutheran Church this Sunday, December 4, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. Advent mid-week services are held on Wednesdays at noon through Dec. 21. Sunday services for December 11, and 18 will be held at 10:30 a.m. Join us on Christmas day at 10:30 a.m. for a lessons and carols worship service. Emmanuel’s last worship service will be on Saturday Dec. 31 at 10:30 a.m. At this service we will witness and bless the dissolvement of the congregation of Emmanuel a...
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