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  • Wilkie reigns over 2022 Cheney Rodeo

    Michaela Friedrich, Cheney Free Press|Updated Jul 7, 2022

    CHENEY – Coming from a wheat ranch and cattle farm in Lamont, Miss Cheney Rodeo Janaye Wilkie is ready to kick some dust up on rodeo weekend. Wilkie, 19, attributes her passion and interest in horses to her grandpa, who was heavily into the rodeo culture and lifestyle. Her grandfather, Jim Hoffman, ran the Seven Springs Dairy Ranch, just west of Davenport. "I grew up on a horse ranch and my grandpa raised bucking horses," Wilkie said. "Since then, I've just always been a...

  • Summer intern helping out at The Journal

    Michaela Friedrich, The Journal|Updated Jun 23, 2022

    CHENEY - A West Virginia University student has been joined Free Press Publishing and the Ritzville Adams County Journal as a summer intern. Brenton "Brent" Johnson, 26, of Morgantown, W.V., will be working in The Ritzville Adams County Journal office on Tuesdays. Other days of the week, he'll be working in the Cheney Free Press office. "Brent is already learning the ropes," Publisher Roger Harnack said. "He'll help bring more coverage to The Journal throughout the summer." Jo...

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