Looking Back

10 Years Ago

Oct. 23, 2008

The Cheney High School band dominated in a regional competition, sweeping their entire division.

The Cheney Police Department said goodbye to their public safety liaison as a four-year state grant expired.

The Medical Lake football team won their first league game in four years, beating the Riverside Rams 22-13.

20 Years Ago

Oct. 22, 1998

Jane Goodall gave a speech on conservation at Eastern Washington University.

The Medical Lake Cardinals football team continued a season-long winning streak, coming out on top for the fifth game in a row.

Cheney officials struggled to come up with $273,000 to fund a portion of the SR-904 corridor project after the City Council rejected a plan to create a local improvement district.

30 Years Ago

Oct. 20, 1988

As the 25th anniversary of the Cheney Rotary Club approached, they recognized four founding members who were still active in the club.

A group of Eastern Washington University faculty members established a fund to help pay for an expensive bone marrow transplant for a coworker with leukemia.

Cheney’s Tom Trulove was selected to chair the Northwest Power Planning Council.

40 Years Ago

Oct. 22, 1978

A Cheney district judge denied allegations that his campaign workers had anything to do with the release of derogatory information concerning a judicial race opponent.

Grain prices were reported as $3.39 per bushel for soft white wheat and $66.50 per ton for barley.

After much discussion, the city of Cheney voted unanimously to invest in a new computer data system.

50 Years Ago

Oct. 24, 1968

Cheney completed and installed six directional signs at parks and athletic facilities around the city.

The Cheney School District planned to present an $800,000 bond on the Nov. 5 ballot.

The Cheney Free Press published the names and postal information of local men serving in Vietnam so they could receive packages for Christmas.