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CHENEY - If you haven't gotten vaccinated against the 2019 Wuhan coronavirus, you're not alone, at least not in Eastern Washington. Overall in the 20 counties here east of the Cascades, only about 1 in 3 residents have been fully vaccinated with the experimental inoculation. Comparing state Department of Health coronavirus vaccinations to the U.S. Census' 2021 projected populations in each county, only one Eastern Washington county has a vaccination rate topping 50%....
CLARKSTON — Two area fire chiefs have asked for state assistance battling blazes today, Wednesday, July 7. Asotin County Fire District No. 1 Chief Noel Hardin has asked for help containing the Asotin Complex Fire. And Whitman County Fire District No. 14 Chief Jay Reisenauer has requested assistance with the Wilma Fire. The two chiefs asked for state mobilization within an hour of each other this morning. The Wilma Fire is burning in dry grass and brush in Whitman County, officials said. The blaze was reported at 6 a.m. t...