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CHENEY – In a virtual meeting held on November 27, the Committee for the Support of Good Schools, spearheaded by dedicated members, laid out a plan to get Proposition 1, a $72 million dollar bond for Cheney School District, passed. “We’ve fundraised $10,000 dollars but we’ve already spent $9,000” revealed Zachary Zorrozua, highlighting the committee budget. Gene Sementi, superintendent of West Valley Public Schools, injected optimism into the conversation,“We have a check from Rite Aid that’s worth $3,000 dollars.” Dis...
Cloie Isley led the Valley Christian girls to victory in their season-opening game at Tekoa-Rosalia on Thursday, Nov. 30. The Wildcats (1-0) won, 57-37. The Valley Christian girls will play their second game of the season at Chesterton Academy (1-0) at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9. Chesterton Academy is coming off a 45-26 win over Tekoa-Rosalia on Tuesday, Dec. 5....
SPOKANE VALLEY – Since council has adopted the Transportation Benefit District on Oct. 24, there have been questions on how it will be adequately funded. After deliberating the idea through a couple of workshops and meetings, they have narrowed the options down to just two. Council is looking at either implementing an increased sales tax or vehicle tab fees. Proposed ordinance 23-024 would move to implement a vehicle fee, and it would also create fund 111, which is where a...
SPOKANE VALLEY – Crime rates have been rising all through the region, and several residents voiced their concerns to city council during the Dec. 5 meeting in Spokane Valley. Caleb Altmeyer, Dan Allison, and John Harding all commented on the crimes rates in and around the city. Altmeyer runs a non-profit called Bikers Helping Captives that primarily work to help the victims of human trafficking. He said his group was looking into a one-million-dollar allocation that could h...
SPOKANE VALLEY – The city’s initial plan of action to combat and reduce homelessness in Spokane Valley was approved by council on Dec. 5. The City Services Administrator, Gloria Mantz has brought the plan to council on several occasions, and has had to revise some of the language to fit what city council wanted to see in the plan. In previous presentations, council told Mantz that they wanted to see the plan have an aim to increase workforce or entry level housing rather tha...
RITZVILLE – Local proprietor John Rankin didn't plan to spend three decades of his life in this small farming community. "If you told me 35 years ago that I would end up in Ritzville, I'd have said you were crazy," he said. Rankin, 69, started life in southern California. At age 10, Rankin, his parents and three brothers moved from his birthplace in Whittier, Calif., to Spokane Valley where his father worked for Kaiser Aluminum. During his high school years in Spokane, R...
SPOKANE VALLEY – The city is seeking community members to join the Planning Commission, with two positions open for a three-year term. As current commissioners’ terms conclude, the city encourages both reapplications from existing members and new individuals to contribute to the city’s planning and development. “Volunteering as a planning commissioner, by ordinance, is a three-year term,” city spokeswoman Jill Smith said. “Two of the current commissioner’s terms are expiring...
SPOKANE VALLEY – The City of Spokane Valley extends a cordial invitation to the community to attend an open house event aimed at elucidating the city’s housing and homelessness program and fostering a deeper understanding of the collaborative efforts with community partners assisting individuals and families in attaining stability. Attendees will have the unique opportunity to engage with representatives from key entities, including the City, Police Department, and var...
On December 1, 2023, Spokane Valley Deputy Vince McKenzie found himself in a late-night pursuit after attempting to stop a Toyota truck with a suspected impaired driver. What ensued was a chase, a failed attempt to flee on foot, and a subsequent arrest that revealed a troubling criminal history. The incident unfolded at approximately 11:20 pm when Deputy McKenzie observed the Toyota truck, driven by 28-year-old Alejandro N. Manzo, stopped at a red light on Sprague. Noticing th...
CHENEY – The Ridgeline Falcons boys' basketball team played their second game of the season out in Cheney where they beat the Blackhawks 68-57. According to Ridgeline Head Coach Freddie Rehkow, the team was motivated and won the game but they have some things to work on. "I felt we definitely did some things pretty well," Rehkow said. "However there were a few things that we absolutely need to clean up to be successful this season." Rehkow said his team showed good hustle a...
The next time you feel like the world is closing in on you try spending 10 minutes with Bob Hunt. First, however, you'll have to find time in his schedule as a full-time student, working part time, coaching and training to be on the world stage. Oh, Hunt does this all from a wheelchair that has been part of his life for most of the last 33 years and has his eyes on 2024 as a U.S. Paralympian team hopeful. "I mean, when you talk about someone who has found the capability of...
Evan Stinson returned from having missed the last half of the 2022-23 season seemingly non-the-worse for the foot fracture that sidelined him as the Cheney boys opened their season Nov. 30 vs. Ridgeline in a non-league game at home. But his game-high 33 points needed more support at the Blackhawks fell to the Falcons 68-57. A slow start where Ridgeline outscored Cheney 25-12 in the first quarter and then 22-14 in the third created too big of a hole that Cheney's 25-15 final...
Playing shorthanded was only part of what played into the Cheney girls dropping their first basketball game of the season, 67-35 to Greater Spokane League rival, Nov. 30 at home. In the debut of new head coach Meredith Richards, there was just not enough offense, the the Blackhawks were missing a pair of key performers. "Hannah Ward in California for a cross country invite and Mia Ashcroft out with an injury, we just ran out of gas," Richards wrote in an email. Cheney was led...
When Jason Connor stepped away as the Cheney boys’ head wrestling coach following the 2022-23 season, the Blackhawks program did not have to go far to replace him. With over 20 years of experience as an assistant, Brian Skaff was the logical choice. For Connor, whose day job is as a biologist for the Kalispel Tribe, coaching was important, but family and other winter pursuits more so. “I loved doing it but was a challenge with my job being so far away and balance other int...
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