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PASCO - A local man was arrested Tuesday, Jan. 26, following a domestic incident in which two drivers were bumping into each other. John Michael Desmarais, 47, of Yakima, was arrested and facing possible charges of second-degree assault-domestic violence, hit-and-run, malicious mischief, malicious mischief-domestic violence, driving while license suspended and two counts of second-degree assault. Franklin County Jail records show a state Department of Corrections hold, as...
PASCO — To open with a prayer or not. That’s an issue now brewing in Franklin County Commission meetings. Since being named chairman, Clint Didier has reopened the door for commissioners to offer a prayer or a moment of silence to open each meeting. Last week, on Jan. 19, Chairman Didier opened the meeting with a prayer. On Tuesday, Jan. 26, Commissioner Lowell “Brad” Peck had to opportunity to open the meeting with a prayer or moment of silence. Peck chose “20 seconds” of silence. “I don’t attend these meetings to eng...
PASCO — In a split decision, financier John Rosenau has been named as Franklin County assessor. Rosenau edged Franklin County Deputy Assessor Piper Mitchell and applicant James Gimenez in the Franklin County Commission selection process Tuesday, Jan. 26. Commissioner Rocky Mullen moved to appoint Rosenau to the post, an effort seconded by Chairman Clint Didier. The motion passed, 2-1, with Commissioner Lowell "Brad" Peck dissenting. "I want to thank you for your consideration," Rosenau said. That motion followed a failed moti...