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CHENEY Jan. 10 Domestic violence was reported on the 1100 block of First Street—verbal only. Residential burglary occurred on the 300 block of Sixth Street—damage was done to the inside of an apartment. A mental subject was reported at the Cheney Police Department. Police assisted Seattle Police by filing a report of unauthorized use of a debit card on the zero hundred block of North Seventh Street. Jan. 11 A suicidal subject was voluntarily transported to the hospital from the 600 block of Elm Street. Residential bur...
Council also discusses formation of a solid waste management task force to give better representation to small cities; numerous action items passed By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Airway Heights City Council expressed support for the Spokane Tribe's mixed-use development project on Monday with a reading of the first draft of a letter that Mayor Patrick Rushing will deliver to Olympia next week. “On behalf of the city of Airway Heights and our council I would like to take this opportunity to express our unwavering support o...
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter Last year Cheney's public records requests jumped almost 250 percent. Deputy city clerk Keri MacDonald said she has pushed many of her regular duties aside to handle public records. Cheney is one of several cities speaking out about the burdens they carry to fulfill Washington's Public Records Act. Cheney placed public records requests second on a list of 15 issues leaders presented to local legislators in December. “I think people need to understand that we are willing to give up any record w...
Program waiving the penalties and interest on certain unpaid state business taxes began on Tuesday, Feb. 1 The Washington Department of Revenue's first-ever tax amnesty program began Tuesday, Feb. 1. Qualifying businesses with overdue taxes can apply to pay them without associated penalties and interest from Feb. 1 through April 30. “Hardworking business owners have faced some very tough economic times over the past several years,” Revenue Department director Suzan DelBene said in a press release. “This program will help...
By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter A bill now moving through the state legislative process would allow the cities of Airway Heights and Connell to remove inmates from their population rolls in certain instances. House Bill 1028, sponsored by Ninth District Rep. Joe Schmick (R – Colfax), authorizes Washington cities and towns to ignore prison populations within city limits when calculating their eligibility for certain grant funding opportunities or when determining the number of city council members they must have. The only c...
By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Medical Lake will now be able to use gymnasium space at the former Pine Lodge Corrections Center through a short term lease agreement with the Department of Social and Health Services. On Tuesday Medical Lake City Council agreed to pay an amount not to exceed $1,500 per month to cover the facility's gas heating bill. In return the city's Parks and Recreation department will have full use of the gym for indoor community sports activities, such as basketball and volleyball. City Administrator... Full story
By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Airway Heights Mayor Patrick Rushing said a set of house bills aiming to ease water rights restrictions would benefit local water users while encouraging conservation. HB1297 in particular would give agricultural users and municipal water systems a more reasonable timeframe for estimating their average water usage before having rights adjusted, Rushing said. “This means that those who are in fear of losing their water rights and therefore are running water just to show that they are using it w...
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter Cheney's code enforcement officer is easy to spot. He drives around in a big white truck labeled with red letters. Cheney residents will be seeing that truck on a more regular basis starting this month. Enforcement officer Jeff Smick will be driving the truck through each of four sectors of the city on set weeks every month. Community Development director Brian Jennings said the new system provides more regularity and makes reporting suspected...
CHENEY Jan. 24 A cell phone and wallet were reported stolen on the zero hundred block of Seventh Street. Jan. 25 Luke J. Haupt, 18, was arrested for possession of a weapon—air pistol—and harassment and a 17-year-old female was arrested for assault following an incident at Cheney High School. Domestic violence was reported on the 1000 block of Betz Road—verbal only. Glenn A. Bonebrake, 25, was arrested on SR-904 just north of the city limits on a Department of Corrections Secretary's warrant for violating conditions of commu...
Medical Lake routes would be preserved under plan to be decided Feb. 16 By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Cheney will get a new local shuttle bus, Medical Lake will see only slight route reductions and paratransit riders will still have services intact if Spokane Transit Authority draft recommendations go into effect this coming fall. The latest recommendations were developed after months of review and public comment on a preliminary proposal that had included the elimination... Full story
Store owner plans family time after March 12 By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter It didn't last forever, but bookstore owner Virginia Miller is grateful for her years at 4Ever Books. Miller said she plans to close the used bookstore at 2722 First St. in Cheney March 12. While many local bookstores across the country close due to lack of customers, Miller is closing to devote more time to her husband, who is ill. “We've been dealing with it for awhile,” she said. “It's reached kind of a critical mass right now.” Miller opened 4Ever...
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter Though heavy snow was falling near the time of a Dec. 29 train derailment on the Eastern Washington Gateway railroad, the cause of the Cheney accident near the Cheney-Spokane Road was simple human error. EWG manager John Howell said the engineer and conductor on board the locomotive failed to observe a color signal inside the cabin that signifies the direction of the switch, called the “switch indicator.” The switch was facing the opposite direction of the train's progress and cause it to der... Full story
In an effort to ensure Ninth District constituents can participate in her district-wide teleforum, which was scheduled for the same time as the president's State of the Union speech, Rep. Susan Fagan (R-Pullman) decided to re-schedule her district call. The telephone town hall was slated for Tuesday, Jan. 25, at 6:30 p.m. Constituents will be alerted to the new date of the teleforum once it is re-scheduled. “I truly value the feedback I receive from constituents in the telephone town halls, so it was a very difficult d...
Spokane County's Engineering and Roads Department announced Jan. 25 that seasonal weight restrictions will begin on Feb. 2 and continue until further notice. Roadway surfaces and the structures beneath the surface have become weakened during this winter's cycle of freezing temperatures, followed by warmer temperatures and precipitation. As a result, roads are vulnerable to severe damage and the implementation of weight restrictions reduces the need for increased road maintenance and auto repairs later this year. Affected...
By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter The Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC) held an open house last week to share how future growth of the airport business park and surrounding region could impact the area's transportation needs. The West Plains-Spokane International Airport Transportation Study was the result of years of analysis by a committee of area stakeholders, headed by SRTC. Their draft recommendations on bike and pedestrian traffic, public transit and safety were rolled out Jan. 18 in Airway Heights. Bike... Full story
With the 2011 legislative session underway Rep. Susan Fagan (R-Pullman) is inviting constituents to participate in a live telephone conversation with her the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 25 to discuss legislative issues. The call will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. and last one hour. Constituents can participate by dialing 1-877-229-8493 and, when prompted, entering PIN number 15605. Once on the line, callers will be able to ask a question by pressing star 3 (*3) on their telephone keypads. Operators will assist callers to go...
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter It may seem like a niche market, but the Linafelters have found success fixing German cars on the West Plains. European AutoHaus owners Greg and Jeanna Linafelter recently marked the one year anniversary of their shop just off Interstate 90 at 6510 West Thorpe Road. The shop specializes in German vehicles, including repairs, maintenance and alignments. “Basically we do everything except body work,” Jeanna Linafelter said. Greg Linafelter sta... Full story
While current space is cramped, food bank association says moving into empty Denny's building downtown would be cost prohibitive By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter The Medical Lake Food Bank/Care and Share Association has decided to keep looking for a larger, more accessible home after considering purchase of a building at Broad and Grace streets that once housed Denny's Harvest Foods. Earlier this month association president Bob Kibling toured the building, which has been... Full story
The Women's Center at Eastern Washington University offers several educational programs for students as well as the community. The following programs are scheduled for January at the Women's Center, 207 Monroe Hall, unless otherwise stated: DVD: “War on the Family—Mothers in Prison and the Children They Leave Behind” Thursday, Jan. 13, noon-12:50 p.m. Since the 1986 Anti-Drug Act passed, the number of female inmates in the United States has grown by over 400 percent. The majority of these women are non-violent drug offen... Full story
Underground reservoir also in the works at site north of the city on 70 acres recently acquired from Spokane County By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter The city of Airway Heights is seeking alternative water sources as the state Department of Ecology continues to push for the slowdown, and eventual shutdown, of the city's Parkwest well. Ecology's eastern region water resources manager Keith Stoffel said at Ecology's request the well is already drawing water at a reduced rate – about 50 percent of what the city's water rights a...
