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Articles from the April 29, 2021 edition


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  • EWU names presidential search committee

    John McCallum, Cheney Free Press|Updated Jan 5, 2022

    CHENEY – Eastern Washington University's search for its next president has officially begun. At a special meeting on Monday, April 19, the university's Board of Trustees unanimously approved the formation of an 18-member Presidential Search Advisory Committee (PSAC) that will review candidate application materials and provide input to the board on the strengths and weaknesses of candidates meeting the job qualifications. The board also authorized the issuing of a request for p...

  • Highway 395 southbound lane closure

    Updated Jan 5, 2022

    RITZVILLE — The southbound lane of Highway 395 from milepost 82 to milepost 79 near Highway 21 south of Ritzville will be closed for reflector repair, according to the DOT. Travelers are advised to expect some delays. Work begins at 8:55 a.m. May 6....

  • The hunt for space junk is on

    Drew Lawson, The Davenport Times|Updated Jun 18, 2021

    DAVENPORT – "BOOM!" What sounded like a bomb going off to Sami Guhlke hit the sky's soundwaves as the Reardan resident walked with her dog to pick up eggs from her family farm's chicken coop three miles south of town after the sun set March 25. 45 seconds later... "BOOM!" A second clap...then 45 seconds after that, a third... "BOOM!" "At first I thought something went wrong at Fairchild (Air Force Base)," Guhlke said. As it turned out, Guhlke wasn't the only person, locally or...

  • Man injured in car-deer collision

    Franklin Connection|Updated Apr 29, 2021

    CONNELL — A Pasco man was injured in an early morning collision with a deer. Edward L. Trowbridge, 47, was taken to a Richland hospital for treatment of injuries related to the 4:50 a.m. crash on U.S. Highway 395, about a mile south of the city. According to the Washington State Patrol, Trowbridge was northbound on the highway in a 2014 Hyundai Sonata when he hit a deer in the roadway near Milepost 54. Trowbridge was wearing a seatbelt; neither drugs nor alcohol was a factor in the crash, the patrol reported. His car was r...