Serving Franklin County, WA
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It was a hot, sunny July 3rd morning. About 50 farmers and ranchers were sitting under a white canopy in Basin City. From a distance, it looked as though the participants were solving the world's problems. The unmasked discussion reminded me of the coffee clubs I frequent to find find out about rural goings-on. This time, however, the group was drinking bottled water. And instead of the world's problems, they were discussing Washington state's. As I approached to listen in,...
PASCO — Police are keeping Road 68 closed at the eastbound Interstate 182 off ramp overnight, July 30, while they investigate an officer-involved shooting. According to initial reports, the shooting occurred during a traffic stop at the interchange. A man wanted on a Kennewick warrant was shot during the stop; police did not immediately say what happened leading up to and including the shooting. Overnight, the eastbound off-ramp and on-ramp of I-182 will remain closed, p...
OLYMPIA - State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal last week suspended implementation of the controversial new "inclusive" sexual education requirements, at least for the fall. In a July 21 bulletin to schools officials statewide, Reykdal cited Referendum 90 qualifying for the Nov. 3 general election for the suspension. "At this time, districts are not required to implement the new requirements outlined in S.B. 5395 for the 2020–21 school year," he wrote. Refer...
WASHTUCNA -- A wildfire destroyed a house near Palouse Falls earlier today, July 30. Fire crews from Adams, Columbia and Franklin counties responded to the area of near state Highway 261 and Palouse Falls Road for the blaze in rural Franklin County. Other details have yet to be released....