Olsen-Koziol joins Free Press news team

CHENEY – A Central Washington University graduate has been hired as a reporter by Free Press Publishing.

Jonathan Olsen-Koziol, 30, of Spokane, started work as a Cheney Free Press reporter on Tuesday, Nov. 16.

Olsen-Koziol will cover the city, local schools, sports and Eastern Washington University for the Free Press.

"Jon's passion for writing and his experience in other media will be an asset to readers," Publisher Roger Harnack said.

"Balanced and neutral reporting is the backbone of our democracy and it's easy to forget that in today's scarred media landscape," Olsen-Koziol said. "Good jou...