Stockton steps down from council

The Cheney City Council is down a member with the resignation of Councilman Bob Stockton at Tuesday night’s first regular meeting of August.

Mayor Tom Trulove read Stockton’s letter of resignation at the beginning of the meeting, in which the long-time council member stated significant changes in his life were leading him to be out of the area for extended periods of time.

“I cannot devote the amount of time the position demands,” Stockton wrote.

Trulove said Stockton was the council’s second longest serving council member, after Teresa Overhauser. Stockton last won reelection in 2011, receivi...