Serving Franklin County, WA
Serving Franklin County, WA
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PASCO – Franklin County Administrator Keith Johnson narrowly survived a second effort to terminate his employment during a commissioner meeting Tuesday night, April 6. Commissioners voted 2-1 to table discussion of firing Johnson until after he meets with Commissioner Rocky Mullen. That vote followed a motion by Mullen and second by Chairman Clint Didier to fire Johnson. “I move that we terminate the employment contract with the county administrator, Keith Johnson, effectively immediately,” Mullen said in bringing up the s...
CHENEY - There's plenty different now than when Eastern Washington and Idaho met to kickoff the winter/spring Big Sky Conference football season seven weeks ago. This time around, it might be the wind – not a piece of scoreboard that affects field goals – when Eastern and Idaho meet in the Big Sky season finale. And, in this second-go with the Vandals coming to Roos Field on Saturday, April 10, Eastern Coach Aaron Best will be live on the sidelines, not tucked away due to COVI...
PASCO — Douglas Farms will provide a pop-up, outdoor coronavirus vaccination clinic for 250 farmworks Friday, April 9. Vaccinations will run from 8:30-11:45 a.m. at the Douglas packing facility, 110 Taylor Flats Road. "This is an important milestone in protecting essential farmworkers from COVID," Washington State Tree Fruit Association spokeswoman Lexie Robinson said. "Interestingly, while vaccine hesitancy has been much discussed in the inland empire, it’s not the case at Douglas. The company reports that nearly 100% of...
WARDEN – An Odessa woman is in jail in Grant County after allegedly attacking a man and woman with a Taser on Wednesday, April 7. Deborah Davidson, 41, of Odessa, is facing charges of first-degree burglary, first-degree assault, third-degree malicious mischief and two counts of fourth-degree assault. The charges stem from the attack, believed connected to romantic relationships, a Grant County Sheriff’s Office report said. Davidson allegedly entered a home off state Highway 262 East at about noon and shot the man and wom...
OLYMPIA — The state Fish and Wildlife Commission will set 2021-23 hunting seasons, establish state water mining rules and update its fish hatchery policy when it meets Friday, April 9. The commission is expected to approve new hunting seasons and hunting boundaries for deer, elk, waterfowl and other game species. Members are also expected to approve new rules governing mining in state waters, which may impact fish and habitat, officials said. In other business, the commission will hear a request to update its fish hatchery p...