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Articles from the November 18, 2020 edition


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  • Connell man remains in jail

    Franklin Connection|Updated Nov 22, 2020

    KENNEWICK — A Connell man is still being held in the Benton County Jail on $43,000 bond for several alleged crimes Andy Arnonld Guzman-Gonzalez, 22, was booked in the Benton County Jail on Nov. 13, police records show. He is being held on charges of resisting arrest, failure to comply and manufacturing/possession of a control substance with intent to deliver, jail records showed Sunday, Nov. 22. According to a police report, Guzman-Gonzalez allegedly contacted undercover detectives on Nov. 12, offering to sell them f...

  • Robust remote testimony to look forward to in 2021

    Jason Mercier|Updated Nov 22, 2020

    There’s no other way to say, 2020 has been just an awful year. It is difficult to believe anything good can come from this mess but I’m really excited to see that one silver lining to our collective misery will be the opportunity for more public participation across the state during the 2021 Legislative Session. With news that lawmakers will primarily be conducting business remotely next year also comes the exciting announcement of expansive remote testimony for citizens. Acc...

  • WIAA delays start of winter sports

    Drew Lawson, Franklin Connection|Updated Nov 22, 2020

    RENTON — The pandemic has struck another blow to local athletics. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Assiation voted to delay the start of winter sports to Feb. 1, 2021, and shorten each sports season to seven weeks apiece at its Nov. 17 meeting. Practices for winter sports season, the most prominent of which are basketball and wrestling, were originally scheduled to begin Dec. 28, with competitions coming shortly after. However, a surge of positive COVID-19 cases a...