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CHENEY Dec. 20 Jonathan M. Kiner, 38, was arrested for assault on the 700 block of West First Street. Corey J. Cannon, 51, was arrested for driving while license suspended on the 1500 block of Fourth Street. Domestic violence was reported on the 300 block of Erie Street—verbal only. A missing person reported on the 1600 block of Second Street returned home. Dec. 21 Malicious mischief was reported on the 100 block of Betz Road. The passenger side of a vehicle appeared to have been kicked and was dented; the vehicle's owner sai...
Council also hears of new building projects on the horizon for the new year, which could help revenues By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Following a final public hearing Dec. 21 Medical Lake City Council adopted a 2011 budget that is balanced but down nearly $1 million over last year's beginning fund. City finance director Pam McBroom said there were no major changes made over last year's budget although funding decreased in a few areas, a reflection of lean times. “It's a very conservative budget, both revenue and expenditure...
By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Airway Heights officials will ask for state permission to divert a percentage of city sales taxes toward wastewater treatment plant construction, lessening the need for proposed sewer/water rate increases next year. City attorney Stanley Schwartz brought the idea to Airway Heights City Council last Monday, saying a similar concept has been used to help fund capital projects ranging from the Spokane Arena to a new Seattle Mariners stadium....
CHENEY Dec.13 A store video surveillance caught two people stealing beer and alcoholic energy drinks on the 1100 block of First Street. Jay D. Pennell, 30, was arrested on the 1200 block of First Street for theft and two Spokane warrants for theft. Jullian A. Armstrong, 24, was arrested on the 2000 block of First Street on a felony escape warrant from the Department of Corrections and for failure to check with his probation officer. He was taken to the county jail. A stereo, subwoofer and cords were stolen from a vehicle on t...
By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter A Spokane County judge ruled Dec. 16 that a woman who killed her daughter in Medical Lake 11 years ago should continue to live under supervision. In 1999 Sharon Curry stabbed her eight-year-old daughter Jessica to death while sitting in the front seat of her car outside their home in the 1000 block of East Fellows Avenue.In 2000 a jury found her not guilty by reason of insanity after hearing arguments that Curry was in a drug-induced psychosis at the time of the murder. Curry was sent to...
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter Eighty-seven Cheney families have gifts for 204 children this holiday, thanks to the annual Christmas Gifts for Cheney Kids program. With more needy people than last year signing up to receive free gifts, organizer Sally Shamp said area residents stepped up, donating 480 gifts and 350 books to go under Christmas trees throughout the community. The gifts, along with warm clothes and accessories, were distributed Dec. 17. Shamp said many people...
Noel attends EWU for marketing while launching Cadence Massage and Esthetics By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter Kahla Noel is a Cheney High School graduate and 2006 Miss Cheney Rodeo. She's also one of Cheney's newest business owners. Noel opened Cadence Massage and Esthetics in November. The business is located inside Zen Hair Studio at 1861 First St. in Cheney. Noel said she expected things to be slow at first as she started marketing her services. “I have instantly built c...
By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Former Airway Heights Mayor and current City Councilman Matthew Pederson was chosen Saturday to chair the Spokane County Republican Party, ousting incumbent Cindy Zapatocky. Pederson was on the narrow winning end of a 91-85 vote by precinct committee officers during the Dec. 11 reorganizational meeting, where the vice chair, state committee members and new legislative district leaders were also elected. The new vice chairwoman for county Republicans is Laurie Roth, who hosts a conservative...
Annual community fundraiser brings in almost $7,000 to help children of local families By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Medical Lake Friends For Children held a sellout holiday raffle Dec. 11, raising what organizers estimated was nearly $7,000 to help the children of 37 local families this Christmas. Local businesses and individuals donated more than 100 items including a 42 inch television, a night at the Northern Quest Resort and $250 in cash. These were raffled or...
Santa Clause will join Cheney firefighters in distributing candy canes throughout Cheney during the annual holiday ride around town Dec. 19. “Everyone that we come across will get a candy cane and holiday wishes from the firefighters,” Cheney firefighter Jeff Anderson said. Cheney Firefighters Local 1919, the Cheney Volunteer Firefighters Association and the Cheney Fire Department teamed to put on the ride, where volunteers will also be accepting food items to donate to the...
Starting Jan. 1, 2011, law enforcement will have an additional tool to help keep fellow emergency workers safe while working on sides of the highway. The state's enhanced Emergency Zone law (RCW 46.61.212) builds on an earlier “move over” law and creates zones around emergency workers similar to constructions zones. Under the new law, the fine will double if you're speeding or fail to move over when passing through the emergency zone. Driving behavior that endangers an emergency worker becomes a crime. The motorist could be...
By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Nearly 200 Christmas wreaths were placed on the graves of fallen service members Saturday in a ceremony at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery near Medical Lake. Cemetery director Richard Cesler welcomed hundreds of family members, volunteers and guests who gathered to participate in the first of what will be an annual tradition at the cemetery, which opened on Memorial Day and has so far interred 379 veterans and spouses of veterans....
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter Cheney police handled parking problems caused by early snowfalls in an otherwise average November for the department, according to a Monthly Accountability Review. Officers issued citations for 170 illegally parked vehicles during snow removal efforts in late November, but only 17 vehicles were towed. Cmdr. Rick Campbell said residents responded well to city outreach efforts and removed their cars to allow plows to clear the streets. Dispatchers also had a busy month, handling calls about parkin...
CHENEY Dec. 6 Harassment was reported on the 1300 block of First Street. The incident is pending investigation. Possession of stolen property was reported on the 1100 block of First Street. A stolen rifle was recovered from Cheney Pawn. A container of prescription medications was found on the 2700 block of North Sixth Street. An iPod was reported stolen at Cheney High School. A two-vehicle collision without injuries occurred on the 1700 block of Fourth Street. Dec. 7 Domestic violence was reported on the zero hundred block...
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter When city budget cuts closed a door on the Cheney parks and recreation department, its staff decided to open some windows. Despite a 5 percent cut to the parks and rec budget, the department is determined to improve and expand its services to the community, said parks and recreation director Paul Simmons. “We're always looking for ways to improve and that's always been a past practice but this has been probably the biggest overhaul that we've don...
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter If all goes as planned, Cheney's community center will reopen next summer. Kearsley Construction owner Frank Goudy said his crews would start work on the Wren Pierson Building renovation on Monday, Dec. 13. Kearsley won the bid for the $1.3 million project after low bidder Bouten pulled out with a computing error. Goudy, who bought the Spokane-based Kearsley Construction three years ago with his wife Mary, said he was happy to win the contract. “We were winners by default,” he said. “We were...
By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter As part of an effort to have better daytime emergency services, Medical Lake's 2011 budget could include $62,400 from the general fund to increase pay for volunteer firefighters who sign up for the weekday shift. Fire Chief Jeff Estes has said that most volunteers hold regular jobs during the week, leading to a significant number of unanswered fire and medical calls in past years and an overreliance on help from neighboring fire departments. Spokane County Fire District 3 officials recently sa...
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter It seems the flooring business isn't booming in Cheney. After just seven months open, owner Jim Powers closed Cheney Discount Flooring. Powers bought the business from Vern Chapman, who also ran a flooring business out of the 113 F St. storefront and had been looking to sell it for some time. “I'm not sure if Cheney can support a flooring store,” Powers said. He and his wife Marcy closed the store in November after meeting with their accountant. “We did our books and figured out that we were...
