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  • Othello girls take fourth at state

    Roger Harnack, Franklin Connection|Updated Feb 22, 2024

    TACOMA - The Othello Huskies girls wrestling team finished fourth in the state Mat Classic XXXV tournament on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16 and 17, in the Tacoma Dome. The Adams County girls amassed 87.0 team points in the small school girls division (1B-2A). Toppenish won with 166.0 points, followed by Orting with 103.0 in second and Royal with 89.5. Warden was fifth with 83.0 points. Othello had several girls in the state tournament. Those placing include Grayce Mendez,...

  • Cleansing sewage essential to water

    Don C. Brunell|Updated Feb 22, 2024

    In Washington, this year we hope to again escape the historic droughts plaguing other parts of the world. The Columbia River water system flowed at normal levels in recent years which is good for our agriculture, hydropower generation, barging, local water supplies, and fish and wildlife. However, 20 years ago we faced the same severe drought that is afflicting the world’s major river drainages including the Colorado River. That water scarcity forced factories to close, f...

  • Othello boys second at state

    Franklin Connection|Updated Feb 22, 2024

    TACOMA — The Othello boys wrestling team finished second overall in the class 2A state Mat Classic on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16 and 17, in the Tacoma Dome. The Huskies scored 120 team points to finish second; Orting won with 299.5. Several Othello boys placed, including Isaac Campos and Daniel Gonzalez, second and fourth, respectively, at 113; Mason Russell, fifth at 126; Anthony Abundiz, fourth at 132; Jeremiah Flores, fourth at 150; Camilo Mendez III, fourth at 157; Mason Perez, second at 285....