Back in the day

10 years ago

July 31, 2014

While some residents ran for cover last Wednesday afternoon in advance of, and during the damaging thunderstorm that raced across Spokane County, others found themselves right in the middle of it.

Airway Heights Planning Commission met July 16 to hold public hearings for ordinances relating to marijuana standards, Initiative 502, for temporary use permits within the city.

The Cheney City Council is taking up consideration of a pair of proposed changes to ordinances that determine how the city goes about assessing electrical rates, fees and charges.

20 years ago

Aug. 5, 2004

Relief was on the way for Cheney’s dwindling supply of single-family housing as the city was reviewing a preliminary plat for 136 lots in what would be known as Golden Hills Fourth Addition.

Former Sixth District State Representative Todd Mielke announced he would challenge for the District 3 County Commissioner seat being vacated by the retiring John Roskelly.

The Seattle Seahawks were in the midst of their summer training camp at Eastern Washington University.

30 Years Ago

Aug. 4, 1994

The Medical Lake School Board voted to install video cameras on school buses in order to better monitor behavior of students.

Members of the Cheney Fire Department were engaged in the battle to fight the 100,000-acre Entiat wildfire near Lake Chelan. They were part of a three-unit Spokane County strike team assigned to the fire.

Four Cheney players, Pete Montague, Ben Woodard Eric Hegney and Landon Johnston were part of a Spokane All-Stars baseball team competing in the state Bambino Tournament in Moses Lake.

40 years ago

Aug. 2, 1984

Getting around Cheney promised to be a little difficult with 24 different street paving projects set to get underway in the city.

Mike bunting, a recent graduate of Cheney High School and a stand-out football player with the Blackhawks, was selected to play in the East-West All-Star game in Everett. Bunting was going to join Tom Oswald who was named to the coaching staff in the game.

50 years ago

Aug. 8, 1974

Volunteers and crews from Spokane County Fire District 3 were keeping an eye on a 300-acre fire approximately six miles from Cheney near Spotted Road and Western Poultry. About 250 firefighters worked on the blaze whose cause had yet to be determined.

Students at Eastern Washington State College hoped to be able to have beer in the Pence Union Building following the reversal of an earlier decision by the Washington State Liquor Control Board to ban alcohol on college campuses

Jim Nielson, a former player at Washington State University, was named new head boys basketball coach at Medical Lake High School.