Local girl battling cancer

LIBERTY LAKE - A local 17 year old girl continues battling cancer in the in-patient oncology wing of Sacred Heart Medical Center.

Payton Begovich was diagnosed in 2021 at age 15, with a malignant form of brain cancer called glioblastoma multiforme. She has undergone multiple treatments from that time onward.

According to Tony Begovich, Payton's father, Payton began complaining of vision problems in her left eye in August of 2021. By the end of August she was struggling with mild headaches and, after a consult with an optometrist which yielded no discernible issues, Payton was seen by a doctor...