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Articles from the December 20, 2022 edition


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  • Frigid temperatures settle in

    Roger Harnack, Franklin Connection|Updated Dec 29, 2022

    RITZVILLE - It's going to be a cold, white Christmas. Adams County was under a Wind Chill Watch on Monday, with a Wind Chill Advisory kicking in until Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service. "For the Wind Chill Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero possible," a statement issued by the weather service said. After Tuesday, the temperature was expected to increase only enough to move from a watch to an advisory. "Wind chill values may...

  • Christmas magic alive and well

    Roger Harnack, Franklin Connection|Updated Dec 29, 2022

    As a youngster, I looked forward to Christmas. I loved the food, the traditions and especially the presents — what kid doesn’t? In high school and college, the luster subsided. As a wrestler, Christmas was a time for fasting so I didn’t have to move up a weight class. I dreaded running extra bleachers, doing additional up-downs and all the “fat man” jokes from teammates. Christmas would become just one of those “OK” holidays for me after college. As a journalist, I...

  • Rancher, feds settle Snake River case

    Roger Harnack, Franklin Connection|Updated Dec 29, 2022

    CENTRAL FERRY — The U.S. government has reached an agreement with a rancher accused of allowing his cattle to trespass on federally managed lands along the Snake River. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington approved the settlement of case no, 2:18-cv-00024-SAB (E.D. Wash.), involving conflict between federal managers of the Central Ferry Habitat Management Unit adjacent and Riley’s River Ranch. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington Vanessa R. Waldreff said the settlement agreement bet...