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By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter In response to the devastation left after the earthquake in Haiti, local residents are banding together to help. Cheney Helping Haiti, a benefit concert and silent auction, will take place Friday, Feb. 5 at Cheney City Hall from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. The event was the brainchild of lifelong resident Heidi Monter, who said she felt driven to help after watching the coverage of the Jan. 12 quake that left hundreds of thousands dead and countless others homeless. “I think everybody feels like they w...
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter Last week, Cheney Police Officer Zeb Campbell was running with a long, taut leash behind Kira, the department's bloodhound. “You can see, her nose is down, she's working hard,” Campbell said. “Good girl.” They were completing a training track, and after a few minutes Kira found what she was looking for, Campbell's wife, who often acts as the bait in the tracks Kira and Campbell complete five days a week. They've been training together for fiv...
Registrations are now being accepted for the sixth annual Daddy Daughter Dance and Rollin' and Bowlin' Mother and Son Night. The Daddy Daughter Dance is a special event taking place on Saturday, Feb. 6, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the multi-purpose room of the Eastern Washington University PUB. There will be dancing and activities with light refreshments, cake and coffee. Free pictures are available. Rollin' and Bowlin' is the first mother and son night, taking place Saturday, Feb. 6, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Cheney Lanes and Rosa's...
CHENEY Jan. 19 Donald P. Beck, 23, was arrested in the 300 block of North Fourth Street for third degree theft of computer games. Officers assisted the Ritzville Police Department in a possible child abuse case in the 800 block of West First Street. Annoying phone calls were reported in the 200 block of Simpson Parkway. Theft of cash was reported in the 1400 block of Gary Street. A 15-year-old male was arrested at Cheney High School for the theft of a wallet. A car was keyed at CHS. Jan. 20 A vehicle window was shot out in...
By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter The Espanola/Medical Lake SCOPE (Sheriff's Community Oriented Policing Effort) station recently went online with a new Web site. The site, www.scopemedicallake.org, was put up as an information portal for public notices and events as well as a way for SCOPE members to get updates quickly. The site was developed by Michelle LeVar, who also operates the Web site and serves as secretary for SCOPE Mounted Patrol, based in Airway Heights. At the Jan. 25 Espanola/Medical Lake SCOPE general meeting,...
Overall service calls down 23 percent this year, traffic citations and school arrests up over 2008 numbers By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter The Cheney Police Department had a relatively quiet December, while year-to-date comparisons revealed some changes in the department's Monthly Accountability Report. Calls for service for all of 2009 were down 23 percent over 2008, while reports were down just 5 percent. Cmdr. Rick Campbell attributes the call slowdown to the department's focus on sector-based policing. “My own i...
CHENEY Jan. 11 Mutual combat was reported at Cheney Middle School. The incident was handled within the school district. A student at Salnave Elementary School claimed to have been assaulted by a teacher. Officers determined it was not an assult and the incident was handled within the school. Theft of a multicolored bicycle was reported in the 1700 block of Fourth Street. Malicious mischief was reported in the 100 block of North Seventh Street. Park benches were spray painted. A one-car collision occurred in the 400 block of...
By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter About 30 Medical Lake Elementary students got a check-up on the go Tuesday, Jan. 19, when the Tooth Savers traveling dental service visited the school. Dental hygienist Gail Heacox started the mobile program to provide low-cost preventative care to public school students in Spokane County. She said she ran a pilot program at two schools last year and has signed up 10 schools on this year's route so far. Heacox has worked in the dental field sin...
Crime Stoppers has offered a cash reward for information that leads to the arrest of a suspect who may have been trying to set up a car/train collision in the West Plains. On Jan. 16, Spokane County deputy Damon Anderberg was called to the BNSF Railway crossing at Highway 904 and Ritchey Road west of Cheney. A railroad employee told him that he had been called out to repair railroad crossing arms that were not working at that location. The worker discovered that someone had disabled the signal's power cord and had tied the...
On Jan. 4 the ECHO Before and After School Program in Cheney received $3,000 as a Quality Enhancement grant from School's Out of Washington. Among 21 programs throughout the state to be awarded the grant, ECHO will use the funds to enhance its before and after school program for Cheney's children and youth. The Quality Enhancement Grant project is designed to improve the quality of Washington State's after school programs for school-age children, ages 5-12, particularly those from low-income families, communities of color...
Program aims to assist business start-ups and expansions, creating new jobs for low-income residents By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Spokane Neighborhood Action Programs, or SNAP, is offering financial help for small businesses and individuals on the West Plains through a new office in Airway Heights. Started as a non-profit community action group in 1966, SNAP is now widely known as an emergency energy assistance and low-income housing provider for those in need. But it's...
Economic realities force EWU program, festival towards the private sector for contributions By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Faced with changing economic conditions, Eastern Washington University's literary arts promotion program is taking a new turn when it comes to its funding. Get Lit! is seeking people to become “Lit Lovers” by making individual or group contributions and asking those who do so to bring at least two friends onboard to help through matching donations. Con...
CHENEY Jan. 4 Wanda L. Johnson, 47, was arrested for driving while license suspended in the zero hundred block of Spokane Street. Theft was reported at Cheney High School. An iPhone was stolen. Jan. 5 A mental subject in the 3100 block of Thistle Creek Lane was transported to the hospital for evaluation. Jan. 6 Theft of cash was reported in the 1000 block of Washington Street. A two-vehicle accident occurred in the 200 block of South Cheney-Spokane Road. Minor injuries were reported in the collision, which involved a car and...
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter Jeff Sale returned to the Cheney Police Department this month after a three-month stint in the prestigious FBI National Academy. The Cheney Police Chief attended the academy at the FBI's Quantico, Va. campus, where he attended classes, engaged in physical fitness training and connected with law enforcement leaders from 48 states and 26 countries. He said the networking opportunities were valuable to his experience. “The social networking is having the ability to talk to people from all over the...
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter The Cheney Planning Commission approved an application to allow a planned unit development on 33.36 acres of the Terra Vista development to create smaller lots. The application requested 2,000 square foot lots, much smaller than the 5,000 sq. ft. size required in Cheney code for the R-3 zone, which allows multi-family housing units. Terra Vista developer Steve Emtman said the adjustment would allow him to sell 60 units as individual townhouses instead of marketing the attached single-family resi...
Cheney High School FCCLA will be hosting a Children's Miracle Network week. From Jan. 19-22 FCCLA will be conducting various activities to help raise money for Children's Miracle Network (CMN). The group will be selling CMN balloons at the school in the morning and at lunch, and during arena conferences on Wednesday Jan. 20. CHS FCCLA will also be collecting donations for CMN at the wrestling match on Tuesday Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. and at both the girls and boys varsity basketball games on Jan.20 and Jan. 22. On Thursday Jan. 21,...
##M:[Read more here]#3 The Choices for Cheney campaign to update Cheney's comprehensive plan is starting off the new year with a two-week long series of road shows. For the weeks of Jan. 19 and Jan. 25, informational booths will be set up at various locations around Cheney intended to spread information about the project and notify the public of the upcoming workshop in January. A staff member will be on hand to personally answer questions for a limited amount of time at each location. The schedule is as follows with date,...
Eastern Washington University announced last week that three former Cheney High School students have been awarded scholarships for the 2009-2010 school year. Kaitlin Salley has been awarded an ASEWU Scholarship for $1,000 for the 2009-2010 academic year at EWU. The ASWEU Scholarship can be awarded to continuing students active in an EWU club or organization. Salley graduated from Cheney High School two years ago, where she was involved with the National Honor Society and Spanish club. She currently attends EWU where she is st...
By BECKY THOMAS Staff Reporter During the whirlwind of late December, Cheney's Public Works Department hired three people to man the new solid waste collection service. Harlan Helm, Tim Reinbold and Tom Stern will man the city-run garbage collection. Helm, who became familiar with Cheney's routes during a stint with former provider Sunshine Disposal and Recycling, will run the commercial side of the garbage collection. Helm began his career in solid waste 27 years ago in Calif...
Because you never know when you'll need to stay warm and dry By PAUL DELANEY Staff Reporter Perhaps nothing better illustrates the need to be prepared for sudden survival in the outdoors than what Eastern Washington University Outdoor Recreation professor Paul Green experienced one day when driving to meet his wife. And it didn't even happen in the rugged outdoors, a place Green is right at home in spending his entire adult life directly connected to finding ways to enjoy – an...
CHENEY Dec. 28 Officers conducted a warrant arrest for Spokane police in the 500 block of Salnave Road. Adelle I. Cannon, 56, was arrested for third-degree theft. Roger W. Hiatt, 47, was arrested in the 100 block of Paradise Road for driving while license suspended (DWLS). Dec. 29 Officers responded to a possible case of child molestation in the 300 block of North Sixth Street. Patrick L. Jenkins turned himself in at the Cheney Police Department and was arrested on two Spokane County warrants for driving under the influence...
CHENEY Dec. 18 Officers executed a search warrant for possession of a controlled substance in the zero hundred block of North Eighth Street. The incident is under investigation. Dec. 20 Officers assisted deputies of the Spokane County Sheriff's Office with a commercial burglary in Four Lakes. Dec. 21 Officers assisted the Columbia County Sheriff's Office on a theft in the 200 block of West Third Street. Third degree theft was reported in the 1000 block of Betz Road. Electrical meters were stolen. Dec. 23 Officers responded...
