Fisher Building to find new life with Eastern students

When it comes to the case of the Cheney School District’s surplused Fisher Building, apparently the fourth time was the charm.

After three previous purchase proposals for the district’s former high school, junior high and administration building fell through, school officials closed a deal Nov. 28 with Eastmark Capital Group of Seattle to purchase the building for $750,000. The sale, and subsequent renovation by Eastmark, is the No. 2 education story for 2016.

The Fisher Building, originally constructed in 1929, was declared surplus by the school district’s board of directors in late spring 20...