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  • Eastern tops Idaho, 38-31

    Franklin Connection|Updated Apr 13, 2021

    CHENEY - The Eastern Eagles came from behind Saturday to top the Idaho Vandals, 38-31, in the final Big Sky season matchup of the year. Dennis Merritt, a graduate of Cascade High School in Leavenworth, scored the final two touchdowns to give the Eagles the win. On the other side of the line of scrimmage, Idaho's quarterback and fullback, both from Eastern Washington, put points on the board for the Vandals during the gridiron grudge match. Kamiakin High School graduate Zach...

  • Whitman County rolling back to Phase 2

    The Ritzville Adams County Journal|Updated Apr 12, 2021

    OLYMPIA - Gov. Jay Inslee announced today that he will be moving three counties backwards in their coronavirus reopening effective Friday. Those counties are Cowlitz and Pierce in Western Washington, and Whitman in Eastern Washington. For a small-population county like Whitman to remain in "Phase 3," the governor said it would be required to have less than 200 coronavirus cases per 100,000 residents over the last 14 days and less than five new hospitalizations in the last...

  • Pasco police chase fleeing man to Warden

    Franklin Connection|Updated Apr 12, 2021

    WARDEN – A local man led Pasco and Connell police on a chase on Saturday night, where spike strips ended the pursuit. Sergio Diaz Jr., 37, of Warden, was arrested for attempting to elude pursuing police in Adams County and multiple warrants from Franklin and Grant counties, according to the Adams County Sheriff's Office. Police tried to stop Diaz's vehicle in Pasco at roughly 10 p.m. Pasco police and Connell police began pursuing the vehicle as it headed north at speed of m...