Looking Back

1 Years Ago

February 17, 2000

Cheney parks and recreation director Bob Hudson leaves the part of city government he oversaw for 24 years in a state of limbo. Mayor Amy Jo Sooy said Hudson's departure will spur the review of the department to see if changes in its structure can be made.

The Medical Lake Fire Department recently released statistics on fire calls and found that they had fallen 44 percent to 49 in 1999, from 87 in 1998.

If Cheney voters pass a $13.9 million bond issue for modernization of three schools, students will be displaced and likely moved, temporarily at least, to other s...