Serving Franklin County, WA
Serving Franklin County, WA
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The state wolf population saw a significant increase, growing by 16% in 2021 according to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. The number of packs grew to 23 from 29 in 2020, and the number of breeding pairs increased from 16 to 19. The consistent growth of the wolf population is good news and is the result of hard work of staff, the Wolf Advisory Group and Northeast Washington ranchers, who have taken steps to reduce wolf attacks. These good numbers contradict the...
MESA — An Idaho driver was injured Tuesday, April 12, after his car slammed into the rear of a tractor-trailer on southbound U.S. Highway 395. Matthew C. Campbell, 39, of Boise, Idaho, was transported to a Pasco hospital following the 5:55 a.m. crash near Milepost 42, the Washington State Patrol reported. Campbell was cited for second-degree negligent driving, the report said. At the time of the crash, Campbell was southbound in a 2008 Lexus three miles south of the city w...
You may already be aware of my recent social media post where I laid out the case of the Adams County Sheriff's Office — led by Sheriff Dale Wagner — seizing and selling a home that was co-owned by a pair of brothers. The innocent brother had his property right violated . But this is not the first or only time the sheriff defrauded an innocent man of his rightful ownership in his real estate property. The record clearly shows that on Oct. 9, 2017, Adams County Prosecuting Attorney Randy Flykt —under orders from Super...
PASCO — A debate over whether Tri-Cities taxpayers should be given a break or extra revenue be invested in new transit projects is set to take place Thursday evening. The Benton Franklin Transit board meets at 6 p.m., Thursday, April 14, at 1000 Columbia Park Trail, Richland. The meeting is open to the public. A discussion about reducing the 0.6% collected sales tax by a single percentage point is on the agenda. A similar measure was rejected by the board last August The board comprises city council members, and Benton and Fr...
PASCO — Joyce Margaret LePage was born Dec. 4., 1949, into a farming family that lived just outside the city. As an athletic and intelligent student, her decision to attend Washington State University was not a surprise to the LePage family. The family had several ties to the university in Whitman County. But Joyce would not graduate. In fact, Joyce would never grow beyond the age of 21 years old. In the summer of 1971, the WSU junior disappeared without a trace. Nine m...