Serving Franklin County, WA
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PASCO –– Franklin County commissioners are hearing from residents concerned over an increase in property valuation assessments and related taxes to be paid in 2024. During the June 13 meeting of commissioners, Commission Chairman Clint Didier noted he had received "numerous phone calls from very angry citizens about their property assessments." Didier encouraged residents concerned about their assessment to go to the County Assessor's Office and file an appeal with the Board of Equalization. Some residents were also pre...
RITZVILLE – A Pasco woman has been hired as a reporter for Free Press Publishing. Abigail Beaton, 19, of Pasco, began Monday, June 12. She will cover Franklin County and southern and western Adams County, including Lind, Washtucna, Hatton, Othello and other areas. She will also contribute coverage of the Odessa area to the Record-Times newspaper in Davenport. "I look forwards to meeting and writing for the community," Beaton said. "Abby is the best applicant for the p...
We all get asked about sports. Can you compare this guy’s game from a bunch of years ago with this youngster’s game? So, if you go back 50-plus years, you would see there wasn’t much weight work. But then, there weren’t that many state tournaments either. With some sports not having any playoffs, a team’s only claim to fame was to win the league championship. It wasn’t until Title IX came into effect in 1973 that state championship competition expanded in the state. We a...