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  • Police reports 08/02 - 08/09

    CHENEY Aug. 2 Theft was reported in the 2300 block of First Street. Officers assisted Child Protective Services in the 300 block of Erie Street. A two-car, non-injury accident occurred in the 700 block of First Street. An abandoned auto, reported July 25, was towed from the 300 block of Simpson Parkway. Aug. 3 A missing person was reported from the 1200 block of First Street. Justin C. Parris, 30, was arrested in the 600 block of Second Street on a local warrant for failure to appear on a driving under the influence charge....

  • Not too late to save lives

  • Cheney bar becomes nightclub, signs agreement

    By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter The Basement will soon be designated as a nightclub. While the word “nightclub” may inspire thoughts of drugs, scantily clad dancers and general debauchery, the bar's management and the Cheney Police Department have ensured that little with change at the 315 First Street bar. The Basement owner Jason Clerget said he lobbied the state Liquor Control Board for a nightclub license because the traditional “tavern” designation didn't work for his business. The Basement is known for late night,...

  • Party in the pines

  • Airway Heights' goals assessed by city council and staff members

    Workshops reveal perspectives of city leaders, set sights on current issues and outline future objectives By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter City of Airway Heights council members and management staff convened for two “strategic goal setting exercises,” July 9 and July 26, to address mutual concerns and objectives. Facilitating both workshops was Tom Agnew of Agnew Consulting, hired last year to oversee public relations and marketing for the city. Agnew specializes in teaching quality management techniques to business, gov...

  • ML mom, son help spread word on child cancer

    Pair organize first Candlelighters Walk for Childhood Cancer Awareness around Medical Lake, Aug. 28 By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Shelly Schneider doesn't need a special month to remind her of the moment everything changed for her family, that day in 2006 when her then 9-year-old son Clayton was first diagnosed with lymphoma. But she and other volunteers are using the run up to Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September to spread the word about a fact that others may not know: cancer kills more children in the U.S. than... Full story

  • Immix celebrates first year in Cheney with new outdoor patio, plans for birthday party

    By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter Matt Irvin has an extensive resume in the restaurant industry. He's worked as a chef at several restaurants in the Inland Northwest, and even started a few of his own. But Irvin's resume isn't likely to grow. He said the restaurant he started in Cheney one year ago is the end of the line. “This is the last one I'm ever going to start,” he said. Immix, located at 122 College Ave., offers quick, simple lunches and upscale dinners in the evening. A Cheney native, Irvin said he wanted to offer a wid...

  • Police reports 07/25 - 08/02

    CHENEY July 25 Police arrested Shelby M. Wuesthoff, 18; Alix N. Reilly, 18, and three female juveniles on the zero hundred block of Third Street for third-degree malicious mischief. July 26 Police arrested Holly K. Keech, 44, on the 1300 block of Third Street for third-degree theft of dietary supplements. Police arrested Mathew F. Hobbs, 38, and Ian W. Campbell, 40, on the 100 block of West Third Street for third-degree theft/shoplifting. July 27 Police responded to a two-car, non-injury collision on the 100 block of West Fir...

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  • Richard Wilson joins EWU as new Dean of Libraries

    Eastern Washington University interim provost Rex Fuller has named Richard Wilson, Ph.D, as dean of EWU Libraries. His appointment is effective on Sept.1. Wilson comes to Eastern from Boise, Idaho, where he has served as associate state librarian since 2000. In this capacity, he has worked with strategic planning and program evaluation, personnel functions and fiscal operations, information technology and the Idaho Digital Repository, projects and services for special populations as well as early childhood literacy initiative...

  • New shop specializes in repurposed collectibles

    Local mother and daughter team open Farm to Market on busy stretch of Highway 2 By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Adrienne Benner and Colleen Kirk are hoping to turn the heads of Highway 2 drivers with Farm to Market, their newly opened antiques and collectibles shop just east of Fairchild Air Force Base. About three months ago the mother-daughter duo enlisted the help of their husbands to begin renovating a quirky one-room building at 14915 W. Highway 2. The small 100-year-old structure is easy to miss but hard to pass by...

  • Airway Heights council says no to LTAC funding for County Raceway

    Council also postpones decision on county land swap to look at funding, uses for property By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter In their Aug. 2 meeting Airway Heights City Council members unanimously opposed financing two Spokane County Raceway events with $19,000 from a city lodging tax fund designed to promote tourism. In May, Raceway operators requested $30,000 to support two summer drag racing series events. The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, which oversees the fund, instead recommended council grant $9,500 to each event, but...

  • Under the hood

  • State's failure to update traffic rules leads to local court headaches

    Cheney issues refunds to cell phone/texting while driving violators; Airway Heights and Medical Lake counsels still reviewing issue By JOHN McCALLUM Editor A failure to update a statewide traffic rulebook has led to one West Plains city reimbursing cell phone law violators while two others are trying to figure out what to do. The Department of Licensing began contacting local governments on July 23 to provide details on refunding drivers who paid fines for any of three infractions they may have incurred between 2007 and July... Full story

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  • ML groups plan service day to mark 9/11

    By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter A group of Medical Lake organizations and residents are planning what they hope will become an annual community service day with a cleanup of St. Anne's Cemetery on Sept. 11 at 10 a.m. Bishop Scott Zinn with Medical Lake's Church of Latter-Day Saints is one of the primary organizers of the service day, which will focus on a different project each year. He said the cemetery, which is northwest of downtown on South Brooks Road, was identified as needing some serious attention. “We wanted to c...

  • Skyfest week

    Top: Photo by Paul Delaney Wings of shade As temperatures soared into the mid-90s, spectators at Skyfest sought what little shade there was on the flight line, including under the wings and engines of a B-52. Bottom: Photo by Ryan Lancaster Topping off up top A Thunderbirds F-16 hooks up to take on fuel from a Fairchild Air Force Base KC-135 en route to Skyfest last Thursday....

  • Police reports 07/19 - 07/24

    CHENEY July 19 Domestic violence was reported on the zero hundred block of Vine Street. Verbal only. Tiffany M. Hinshaw, 27, was arrested on the 800 block of Second Street for third-degree DWLS. July 20 Terri A. Marlin, 47, was arrested on the 1400 block of West First Street for third-degree DWLS. Assault was reported on the 2200 block of First Street. Police arrested Loran D. Langenfeld, 45, for fourth-degree assault and third-degree malicious mischief. Police investigated an accusation of theft by a caregiver on the 2200...

  • SCFD 3 expansion to improve efficiency

    By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter Work has begun on an expansion of the maintenance bays at the Cheney station of Spokane County Fire Dictrict 3. The project, which includes doubling the station's maintenance bays from two to four and extending the length of all four bays, is expected to make the staff's work a lot easier, said Fire Chief Bruce Holloway. Staff members at the station spend more time in the maintenance bays than most fire stations, Holloway said, because they fabricate their own trucks. “We've got some dandy truck...

  • Bluewaters Festival unites fans, musicians

    Three-day bluegrass event gaining solid reputation among genre's best musicians in ninth year running By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter For many, the Bluewaters Bluegrass Festival is much more than a three-day celebration of American roots music – it's a chance to meet friends and reconnect with family. The festival's ninth annual lineup features a dozen local, regional and national acts from across the genre's spectrum, performing Aug. 6-8 against the backdrop of Medical Lake's Waterfront Park. Festival coordinator Steve M...

  • Airway Heights holds annual car show and festival July 31

    By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Sunset Park will become an 11-acre lot of spotless autos this Saturday, July 31 during the 27th annual Ford Open Car Show and Airway Heights Festival. All vehicle makes and models, including motorcycles, can be entered in the show, which is sponsored by the Inland Northwest Fords Unlimited and Inland Northwest Thunderbirds car clubs. “If you have a hot car sitting in your garage bring it on out,” Airway Heights parks and recreation director J.C. Kennedy said. More than 140 first, second and...

  • Construction crews rupture Cheney gas line

    By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter Construction crews replacing a water main on Cheney-Spangle Road just south of First Street in downtown Cheney struck a 2-inch gas line forcing an evacuation of buildings Thursday, July 22. The accident occurred at approximately 9:30 a.m. with crews from Avista Utilities having the leak stopped by 10:30. In the meantime the leak closed off three blocks of downtown Cheney between D and G streets. The hissing sound of the leak could be easily heard from across First Street. Emergency personnel...

  • Police reports 07/12 - 07/19

    CHENEY July 12 Residential burglary was reported in the 800 block of Irene Place. An empty house for sale had the back door kicked in and a computer monitor was taken. Financial fraud was reported in the 100 block of College Hill Street. An individual had taken a check from a friend and cashed it in Spokane. Investigation was ongoing. A mountain bike was reported stolen in the 200 block of South Cheney-Spangle Road. July 13 A truck was driving through the park in the 700 block of Cedar. The incident was referred to the prosec...

  • Lakeland invites public in for entertainment, education

    RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Community members were invited to Lakeland Village June 15 for an open house and “Old Fashioned Fair” featuring music, food and activities geared toward kids and those with special needs. One popular event last Thursday was the Spokane Walleye Club's fishing tank, a large tub of water stocked with trout that could be caught and taken home for dinner. Club president Carl Haynes, a 32 year employee of Lakeland, said roughly 150 trout were donated by Soap Lake's Trout Lodge. Spokane-based ACS Pon...

  • It's a concert, dudes

    Photo by Becky Thomas The country group Two Dudes opened Cheney's annual concerts in Sutton Park last Wednesday. Concerts take place each Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. through Aug. 18....

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