Badger Lake still burning

CHENEY – A series of small wildfires has grown into a 200-acre-plus blaze near Badger Lake about 15 miles south of Cheney.

The four fires began around 5:04 p.m. Sunday evening under hot, dry conditions, and were burning in grassy areas dotted with stands of ponderosa pine. According to the state Department of Natural Resources, one was six acres and threatening structures, another was eight acres, the third was between 1-2 acres while the progress of the fourth had been stopped Sunday evening.

DNR fire public information officer Isabelle Hoygaard said Tuesday morning, Aug. 18, that the fires b...