Serving Franklin County, WA
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PASCO – The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking public input on a review of whether to continue to list the Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit on the endangered species list. "The Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit was considered extinct in Washington by 2004 but has since been reintroduced through captive breeding and translocation programs," state biologist Gerald Hayes said. According to Hayes, the agency is recommending the rabbit remain listed as endangered. The pygmy r...
KAHLOTUS — The annual Kahlotus Days celebration is set for Saturday, June 1, throughout the community. There will be a 5K run/walk, parade, softball tournament and Kid Zone. The main event of the festival will be the Battle of the Bull, where cowboys and cowgirls will pit their riding skills against a mechanical bull. The winner will receive the coveted golden buckle. Vendors will also be in town....
REPUBLIC - Two residents have announced their candidacies for the 5th Congressional District seat being vacated by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers. Ferry County Commissioner Brian Dansel, 40, was the first to announce last Friday, Feb. 16. He was joined in the race on Tuesday, Feb. 20, by state Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber, 44. Both candidates are Republicans. McMorris Rodgers, R-Spokane, has announced that she won't seek re-election to the post that represents Ferry, Stevens, Pend Or...
OTHELLO – A three vehicle crash landed four Othello residents in the hospital Sunday afternoon, March 6. According to the Washington State Patrol, Myra L. Walter, 74; Evangelina Suarez, 35; and two juveniles were transported to an area hospital following the 5:46 p.m. crash on state Highway 17. Although they are public records, the Washington State Patrol failed to provide the names of the juveniles involved in the crash. One was a passenger in Suarez’s vehicle; the other was the 16-year-old driver of the third car. Wal...