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There will be a special meeting of the Cheney City Council Monday, Jan. 27, at 6 p.m. to review Ordinance W-18 dealing with the location of businesses wished to produce, process or retail marijuana within the city. The meeting is being held in response to a recent opinion by Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson regarding cities and counties requirements under the new laws established by voter approval of Initiative 502 in November 2012 legalizing marijuana for recreational use. In a reply to questions from the...
Tattooing is just an art form for Matt Quale at his new shop in Airway Heights, No Surrender Tattoo. Quale and his wife Terese opened the shop about three weeks ago at 12924 W. Sunset Highway, hiring four tattoo artists. Combined, everyone in the shop has about 25 years of experience in the industry. A big part of the reason for choosing Airway Heights as the location for the shop was competition. Compared to Spokane, where the market is saturated, the area seemed like a perfect venue. “We didn’t want to open a shop with a t...
“Dogs leave paw prints on your heart.” The phrase stenciled on a blue wall, next to a pair of paw prints, at D’Tails Pet Salon may be about owner Shelley Clark’s personal preference for our canine friends but it is just as applicable to about any animal an owner might bring through the doors of Cheney’s newest pet salon. “One guy called about getting his guinea pig shaved,” Clark said with a shrug. “I guess I could do that.” Clark draws the line at anything bigger than some...
As part of their ongoing effort to promote programs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), Eastern Washington University with the assistance of Greater Spokane Incorporated will once again bring the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) to EWU’s Reese Court Pavilion April 4-6. The Spokane regional will bring more than 1,500 people to campus each day of the event. It is one of three regional robotics competitions statewide, and one of 57 in the U.S., with all participants hoping to make it to the national stage. F...
The Ice Age Floods Institute, Cheney-Spokane Chapter is co-sponsoring a free public lecture with the Eastern Washington University Department of Geology, Thursday, March 7, “Geology of the Cheney-Palouse Falls Fracture Zones,” 7 p.m. in room 137 of the Science Building on Eastern’s Cheney campus. EWU geology professor Chad Pritchard will discuss fracture zones in the Columbia River basalts that have been recognized on geologic and topographic maps for the last century, yet little descriptions or analysis are present in the g...
Spokane County’s Engineering and Roads Department announced Feb. 13 that seasonal weight restrictions would be implemented on county roads – effective immediately. 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. Roads...
In partnership with the IRS, the AARP Free Taxaide service is again open at the Cheney Library. Volunteers are certified with the Internal Revenue Service to assist taxpayers with their taxes. The IRS sponsors the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs to provide free basic tax return preparation for low-to-moderate income and elderly taxpayers. This includes taxpayers with disabilities, limited English proficiency, students and the military. The Cheney site is available by...
Opening his own private practice has been a dream long in the making for Dr. Michael Reznicek, but that dream is finally a reality. Last week marked the opening of his clinic, Peak Performance psychiatry and counseling, located at 1717 S. Rustle Road, just on the outskirts of the West Plains. Reznicek has practiced psychiatry for the past 24 years and has an extensive background with military training and corporate counseling. He and his wife Linda, who works in the front office of the practice, moved to Lewiston, Idaho to...
By KYLEE ZABEL Reporter WNPA Olympia News Bureau Executive action has been taken on a bill that would allow teens 16 and 17 to preregister to vote while applying for their driver’s licenses at the Department of Licensing (DOL). The legislation recently passed out of committee on a 6-5 vote. House Bill 1279, termed the Young Voter Registration Equality Act, would help engage high school students and soon-to-be adults in the political process, declared prime-sponsor 11th District Rep. Steve Bergquist (D-Renton). It would a...
Reviewing vision statements took up the bulk of the Monday, Feb. 11 meeting of the Airway Heights Planning Commission. Discussions regarding chapter three of the city’s comprehensive plan continued this month, marking the fifth time the chapter was presented to the commission. The commission already approved the first part of the chapter, which included issues facing the city. The Planning Commission spent much of the meeting going through vision statements for some of the larger aspects in the city, such as land use, t...
CHENEY Jan. 28 Ageel M. Alageel, 20, was arrested on the zero hundred block of First Street for reckless driving. A two-vehicle non-injury collision occurred on the 2900 block of Silverthorn Lane. A two-vehicle non-injury collision occurred on the 2000 block of Fourth Street. An unattended hit and run was reported on the 500 block of Salnave Road. A three-vehicle non-injury collision occurred on the 2300 block of First Street. A two-vehicle non-injury collision occurred on the 1900 block of Fourth Street. Jan. 29 A...
Ninth Legislative District Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, is inviting all district residents to participate in an upcoming telephone town hall Tuesday, Feb. 12 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Citizens wishing to join the hour-long community conversation can do so by calling toll-free, 1-877-229-8493 and entering pin number 15440 when prompted. Schmick, who has hosted telephone town halls in the past, said the format works well for legislators from large, rural districts. “The Ninth District is one of the largest legislative districts in t...
The Cheney High School Softball Booster Club is holding its second annual potato feed Thursday, Feb. 7, from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the high school cafeteria. Tickets are $5 per person and are available at the door, and include a good-sized baked potato with all the toppings, salad, dinner roll, dessert and a drink. There will also be a silent auction, and diners are invited to stick around for the Blackhawks basketball games with Clarkston, also Senior Night, beginning with the girls’ game at 5:45 p.m. All proceeds from the f...
Former Medical Lake City Council member Judy Abbott remained in serious condition at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane following involvement in a three-car accident Friday, Feb. 1 on SR-902 east of the city. According to a Washington State Patrol report, the 76-year-old Abbott was eastbound on 902 at 8:21 p.m. when her 2007 Ford Taurus crossed the centerline and struck a 2007 Toyota Rav 4 driven by Mathew J. Judge, 44, of Medical Lake head-on. While Judge’s v...
The Bureau of Indian Affairs released its final Environmental Impact Study for the proposed Spokane Tribe Economic Project (STEP), offering ways to mitigate potential impacts from three development options of the project. Released Thursday, Jan. 31, the document comes as the first news of the project in almost a year. The BIA held a public hearing at Sunset Elementary in March last year to hear public input on STEP. There, for several hours, local representatives, Spokane Tribe members and interested residents offered their...
Cheney photographer Jill Weiszmann caught this pair of moose Thursday morning, Jan. 24, browsing for food among the tree branches on a farm just past the curve where Betz Road turns left into Washington Street....
OLYMPIA – There’s a move in Olympia to end the state’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance program before it even gets going. It was created in 2007, but got no start-up funding in the recession and now, a group of legislators wants to strike it altogether. It’s a type of insurance that allows new parents or people with family emergencies to take a few weeks off work with partial pay of up to $250 a week. Marilyn Watkins, policy director for the Economic Opportunity Institute, says it offers a little bit of financial securit...
FROM NEWS RELEASE OLYMPIA – Businesses holding unclaimed property can learn about their obligation to report it to the state through free workshops being offered around the state by the Washington State Department of Revenue. Unclaimed property includes unclaimed paychecks, utility deposits, bank accounts, refunds, life insurance proceeds, stocks and bonds and contents of safe deposit boxes. Businesses have to report unclaimed property after losing contact with owners for an extended period, generally three years. Courses i...
A Washington state law that criminalizes intentionally infecting other persons with HIV without their consent may be expanded to include any disease that is dangerous or deadly. House Bill 1018, sponsored by Rep. Jim Moeller (D-49th District, Vancouver), amends existing state laws defining assault, replacing the language singling out HIV with a more general definition of communicable disease. Moeller, who is the bill’s sole sponsor, says the original language of the law, which took effect in 1988, reflected attitudes about H...
The Cheney Police Department now has three new patrol vehicles capable of going just about anywhere. The department took possession through a lease agreement with Systems for Public Safety, located in Lakewood, Wash., of three 2013 Ford Police Interceptor SUVs. According to a news release the Interceptors are all wheel drives with a 3.7 liter, 304 horsepower engine with improved crash-worthiness, pursuit-rated components throughout along with a wider wheelbase,...
At its monthly study session meeting, the Airway Heights City Council noted that discussions regarding the city’s garbage contract will need to take shape very soon. The current contract, which sends garbage to the Waste to Energy Plant, will expire in 2014. City Manager Albert Tripp said tipping fees for the city increased this year from $104 to $107 per ton, and will increase by another $3 next year. The city generates approximately three tons of garbage throughout the year. Various alternative plans have surfaced t...
Cheney is shown covered in frost on the morning of Jan. 22 in these photos snapped by photographer Carlene Hardt from the ADM plant downtown. Hardt said the temperature at the time was 19 degrees....
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Washington lawmakers are being asked to take a stand on campaign finance reform. On Jan. 17, a coalition called WAMEND presented the Legislature with 10,000 signatures, asking lawmakers to go on record advocating an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to reverse the Citizens United decision. That’s the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ended campaign-spending limits for corporations and special interest groups. A new report from the watchdog group Demos says b...
WNPA Olympia News Bureau Two bills introduced early in this legislative session would require any health-insurance plan in Washington state that covers maternal care to also cover abortions. HB 1044 and SB 5009, collectively known as the Reproductive Parity Act, would reinforce existing state law that requires insurance companies to cover abortion except in cases in which the insurance provider is explicitly religious. Rep. Eileen Cody (D-34th District, Seattle), one of the House bill’s primary sponsors, claims the l...
More details were released last week regarding a shooting just north of Airway Heights on the 4000 block of North Garfield Road the morning of Sunday, Jan. 13. Mark Cavazos, 53, called police around 4:23 a.m. Jan. 13 reporting a homicide and that he allegedly shot his son, James Cavazos, 31, in the head, according to court documents. Mark Cavazos was charged with second-degree murder – domestic violence - and was held on a $100,000 bond. Misty Beaumont, James’ girlfriend, said the father and son had been drinking earlier in...
