CMS track to be named after local couple

Few people would argue there are individuals more influential when it comes to creating good Cheney cross country and track and field athletes and programs than Lawson and Ruth Van Kuren.

In fact, few would dispute that the long-time Cheney couple’s influence in the two sports extends beyond the school district boundaries to other cities and districts in the region.

The Cheney School Board decided at its Dec. 17 meeting to honor the couple by unanimously approving to name the new Cheney Middle School track complex in their honor. School district policy guidelines allow for naming public school...