Pasco school officials "reviewing" coronavirus guidelines
PASCO — Two days after Gov. Jay Inslee reaffirmed his order requiring all public school employees and students to wear masks on campu to prevent coronavirs spread, the School District says it is “reviewing all of the new... — Updated 7/30/2021
Inslee orders students to remain masked
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday, July 28, ordered all public school districts in the state to require students and employees to wear masks on school grounds when classes resume in the fall. During a press conference,... — Updated 7/29/2021
Primary election winding down
PASCO — With primary election day looming, Franklin County Auditor Matt Beaton is calling on citizens to vote. Ballots must be postmarked or returned to voting drop boxes by 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, to be counted, under state... — Updated 7/29/2021
Two cited in four-vehicle crash
PASCO — A Kennewick man is charged with negligent driving after allegedly causing a four-vehicle crash at about 5:23 a.m. today, Thursday, July 29. Nicolas Perez Cruz, 38, of Kennewick, was eastbound on Interestate 182 in a... — Updated 7/29/2021
Pickup overturns on state Highway 17
MESA — A Soap Lake man is accused of following too close and causing a crash at 6:59 a.m. today, Thursday, July 29, on state Highway 17 near Paradise Road, about nine miles north of town. Thomas M. Barnes, 36, of Soap Lake,... — Updated 7/29/2021
- Republicans endorse five candidates
- Car hits combine on U.S. 12
- Governor declares drought
- Appellate court: Adults ages 18-20 have right to buy handguns
- Motorists injured in crash at U.S. 395-Foster Wells Road intersection
- Fire growing along Columbia River Gorge near Lyle
- Blown tire leads to crash
- Heat advisory issued here for Saturday
- Sheriff's Office rescuers respond to fall report at Palouse Falls
- Not vaccinated? You're not alone in Eastern Washington
- Wildfires growing near Clarkston
- Inslee declares wildfire emergency emergency
- Inslee denies drought emergency request
Franklin County residents compete in Cheney Rodeo
CHENEY — Two Franklin County cowgirls were among the Cheney Rodeo contestants last weekend. Jennifer Casey of Mesa and Kaite Breazeale of Pasco were both on the ticket for... — Updated 7/13/2021
Othello receives state recreation grants
OTHELLO – The city was awarded $1,350,000 in grants from the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Funding Board, which will be used to improve Lions Park. The city plans to use the funding to replace 1950's playground... — Updated 7/13/2021
$14 million in ag relief awarded
OLYMPIA — More than $14 million in COVID-19 relief grants from the state Department of Agriculture were awarded to 839 businesses. The four main sectors include agritourism farms, farmers’ market organizations, craft beverage... — Updated 7/13/2021
Darigold to build protein and butter plant in Pasco
PASCO – Darigold Inc. announced today that it will be a new, state-of-the-art premium protein and butter plant here. The 400,000-square-foot, $500 million plant is being designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25%,... — Updated 7/2/2021
Partisan politics endangering our communities
The 2021 legislative session will go down in history as a precautionary tale of activist overreach and political capitulation as majority Democrats passed misguided, emotionally... — Updated 7/26/2021
Call out CRT radicals
Last week, the largest teacher's union in the country announced that it will conduct opposition research with regard to the growing grassroots campaign to stop Critical Race Theory... — Updated 7/21/2021
DNR using fire season to cover up failed management
On Tuesday, Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz announced she was halting all public access to state Department of Natural Resources-managed lands in Eastern Washington... — Updated 7/21/2021
Time to overhaul or nix the Columbia River Treaty
Power shortages, rolling brownouts and blackouts? In the Pacific Northwest? One regional utility alone – Avista – had brownouts that affected 15,307 ratepayers last Monday,... — Updated 7/13/2021
Why is college debt so high?
A friend of mine, let's call her Mary, began college at the University of Washington in 1967 and graduated with an undergraduate degree in 1971. According to the university's... — Updated 7/13/2021
Franklin County students make Dean's List
CHENEY - Several Franklin County residents have been named to the spring Dean's list for their academic performance at Eastern Washington University. County students making the... — Updated 7/14/2021
