Serving Franklin County, WA
Serving Franklin County, WA
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PASCO – In his first vote as a Franklin County Commissioner, Rocky Mullen cast the deciding vote on who will lead the county for the next year. By a 2-1 vote Tuesday morning, Jan. 5, Commissioner Clint Didier of Eltopia was elected county commission chairman for 2021. The dissenting vote was cast by Commissioner Lowell "Brad" Peck of Pasco, who voted for himself. "If we're going to use a fairness measure of rotation, then I deferred to Commissioner (Robert) Koch a number of y...
PASCO - Area restaurants, bars and gyms may be able to reopen indoor services as soon as Jan. 11 under another coronavirus-related plan release by Gov. Jay Inslee during a press conference Tuesday. Under the plan, the state will be divided into eight regions based on proximity to health care services. Franklin County will be grouped into the South-Central Region along wth Columbia, Walla Walla, Benton, Yakima and Kittitas counties. The adjacent East Region includes Ferry, Stev...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eastern Washington's two U.S. House representatives will be on opposites sides of the vote to accept the Electoral College numbers when Congress meets in session Wednesday. Fifth Congressional District Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Spokane said Tuesday she will oppose Electoral College results from contested states. Fourth Congressional District Rep. Dan Newhosue of Sunnyside is joining a contingent of conservative lawmakers planning to accept the numbers. “Our founders set up a system to give rep...
CONNELL — A Pasco teenager was hospitalized early this morning after his vehicle overturned near Milepost 51 of U.S. Highway 395. Roy J. Diaz, 17, was transported to an area hospital following the 7:13 a.m. crash today, Jan. 5. His condition was not immediately available. According to the Washington State Patrol, Diaz was northbound on the highway when he lost control of his 1996 Nissan pickup. The truck overturned and came t to rest in the median, the patrol said. Neither drugs nor alcohol were factors. Diaz was wearing a s...
PASCO — Franklin County Assessor Peter McEnderfer announced his resignation this morning, Tuesday, Jan. 5, during a meeting of the county commission. “I am informing you of my resignation effective Jan. 31,” he said, in a prepared statement he read to commissioners shortly after the commission elected Clint Didier chairman and Rocky Mullen chairman pro tempore. McEnderfer, a Republican, said he had intended to full the remainder of his term, but decided to step down because of the current political climate in Franklin County....