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The Cheney Free Press is a weekly newspaper with a circulation of over 3,000 that is delivered to subscriber’s mailboxes every Thursday.

Founded in 1896 the Cheney Free Press is the No. 1 source for people who want to find out what is happening in Cheney, Medical Lake, Airway Heights and the West Plains/Southwest Spokane County. We also have single copy distribution racks in various area retailers.

Update to the news story about the semi-tanker catching on fire on I-90.
12/05/2024

Update to the news story about the semi-tanker catching on fire on I-90.

CLEAR LAKE – An accident occurred at 9:30 a.m. on Interstate 90 near the Salnave exit when a semi-tanker rolled over and caught fire, claiming one life. The Washington State Department of Transportation closed I-90 in both directions between the Salnave exit (264) and the Four Lakes exit (271). Tr...

A semi-tanker rolled over and caught on fire in both lanes on Interstate 90 near Salnave exit resulting in a fatality at...
12/05/2024

A semi-tanker rolled over and caught on fire in both lanes on Interstate 90 near Salnave exit resulting in a fatality at 9:30 a.m.

CLEAR LAKE – An accident occurred at 9:30 a.m. on Interstate 90 near the Salnave exit when a semi-tanker rolled over and caught fire, claiming one life. The Washington State Department of Transportation closed I-90 in both directions between the Salnave exit (264) and the Four Lakes exit (271). Tr...

New rules on scoring and more this wrestling season ...
10/31/2024

New rules on scoring and more this wrestling season ...

The NFHS is the national leader and advocate for high school athletics as well as fine and performing arts programs. Within our 51 member state associations, we serve 19,500 high schools and more than 12 million young people.

https://www.cheneyfreepress.com/story/2024/10/25/news/burn-ban-ends-on-oct-25/35298.htmlThe county-wide burn ban has bee...
10/25/2024

https://www.cheneyfreepress.com/story/2024/10/25/news/burn-ban-ends-on-oct-25/35298.html

The county-wide burn ban has been lifted today, Oct. 25.

SPOKANE COUNTY – County officials announced that the burn restrictions put in place on July 2 will be lifted as of 12:01 am on Friday, Oct. 25. This will allow outdoor recreational fires, including campfires, to resume throughout unincorporated Spokane County and the cities of Spokane and Spokane ...

Boy arrested in school threats
10/23/2024

Boy arrested in school threats

RITZVILLE — A 14-year-old is facing at least one charge of threats to bomb or injure property following social media posts to shoot classmates and blow up schools. The boy was arrested today, Oct. 22, following an investigation into the threats reportedly found on social media last night. The thre...

Lind-Ritzville schools shuttered following threat
10/23/2024

Lind-Ritzville schools shuttered following threat

RITZVILLE - Lind-Ritzville schools were shuttered today Tuesday, Oct. 22, after several anonymous bomb and shooting threats posted to social media sites. School officials made the call to close campuses after being alerted to threats made on social media late Monday. "These threats included names, m...

State budget shortfall expected
10/22/2024

State budget shortfall expected

CHENEY – Washington State's revenue is projected to drop by $526 million for the 2023-25 biennium compared to earlier forecasts, raising concerns about funding for public programs, including education. At the Cheney School Board meeting on Oct. 9, Superintendent Ben Ferney discussed the state's fi...

Veterans cemetery expanding
10/21/2024

Veterans cemetery expanding

MEDICAL LAKE – The state Department of Veterans Affairs has secured a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs grant to expand the Washington State Veterans Cemetery. The grant, totaling $4,153,953, will pay for improvements to the site. "This grant marks a major milestone for our team and the communit...

Westwood Middle School Student of the Week: Lilly Trujillo
10/20/2024

Westwood Middle School Student of the Week: Lilly Trujillo

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