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  • Bob Kirkpatrick steps in as editor of Cheney Free Press

    Jonathan Olsen-Koziol, Cheney Free Press|Updated Feb 15, 2022

    CHENEY – Veteran journalist Bob Kirkpatrick has joined the Cheney Free Press to reinvigorate the newsroom and help bring a new look to the newspapers. Kirkpatrick came to the media industry later in his life. It had always been a passion of his. But he couldn't pursue it until his kids were grown and out of the house. "Growing up in the '60s, I developed a watchdog mentality of what's happening around me and felt there was a need for accountability," Kirkpatrick said. K...

  • Drought conditions improving slightly

    Jonathan Olsen-Koziol, Cheney Free Press|Updated Jan 11, 2022

    WASHINGTON – The National Weather Service released a report in December breaking down the moisture and drought information for the entire Inland Northwest. According to the report, drought conditions have shown small improvements throughout the month of December across the Inland Northwest, especially in Southeast Washington and the southern Idaho Panhandle. These improvements were reported because the areas in the state that were experiencing exceptional and extreme d...