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  • Connell City Council Candidate

    Updated Jul 20, 2023

    Name: Stephanie Hallman Age:53 Employment/Business/Other Experience: Nurse Case Manager for Reliable Healthcare/Nurse 30 years m Community Service: American Red Cross Education: BS Occupational Safety and Health, BA Troy University, Wallace Community College Nursing and EMT program graduate Family: Married with two adult children and one grandson. 1.What are your goals for the city of Connell? Create policies that protect the hometown feel of Connell yet helps develop businesses that bring in investments to the local...

  • Connell City Council candidate for Position No. 6

    Updated Jul 20, 2023

    City of Connell – City Council Position No. 6 Name: Shelly Harper Age: 52 Employment/Business/Other Experience: Nutrien Ag Solutions-Administrator, Grace United Community Church Secretary, Franklin County Cemetery District #2 Commissioner, Current City of Connell Councilmember Community Service: North Franklin Heritage Museum - Executive Director, Connell Community Club Vice President, North Franklin Eagles Nest Treasurer, Dream With Me Preschool Treasurer Education: C...

  • Connell City Council Candidate

    Updated Jul 20, 2023

    Name: Patrice Hebel Age: 56 Employment/Business/Other Experience: General Manager at M&M Motel in Connell for 9 years. Community Service: I am board member elect on Chamber of Commerce since 2018, Fall Festival Committee since 2019, Hotel Motel Tax Committee since 2019 and the Salary Commission Committee in 2022. Education: High school and college graduate Family: Did not answer Disclaimer: The following questions are to be answered by candidates in 100 words or less. We do...

  • Fires burning near Ritzville, Sprague

    Roger Harnack, The Ritzville Adams County Journal|Updated Jul 17, 2023

    RITZVILLE – Smoke from multiple wildfires is creating near-whiteout conditions along portions of Interstate 90, prompting the state Department to of Transportation to close the highway. Fires erupted earlier this afternoon at multiple locations along the highway. "Brush fire smoke over road, on I-90 eastbound at Milepost 218," an alert issued by the agency said, announcing the interstate closure. The fire started about 2:26 p.m., the state reported. "It's like white-out c...

  • National Night Out set for Basin City

    Abigail Beaton, Franklin Connection|Updated Jul 17, 2023

    BASIN CITY — Franklin County Sheriff’s Office will host its 40th Annual National Night Out at Memorial Park from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1. National Night Out is a free community-building event with a family barbeque, a bouncy house and obstacle course, raffles and prizes, as well as music and entertainment. Sheriff Jim Raymond and his staff will be there to connect with residents, he said. “Together, we are making communities safer and more caring places to live,” he said in...