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Articles from the August 8, 2022 edition


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  • Fire sweeps south of Lind

    Roger Harnack, Franklin Connection|Updated Aug 12, 2022

    LIND - A series of fires broke out last week across Eastern Washington, including a blaze that destroyed several homes and outbuildings in rural Adams County and the Lind area on Thursday, Aug. 4. While the fast-burning blaze was short-lived, it destroyed six homes and multiple outbuildings, Federal Emergency Management Agency officials said Friday, noting it had been declared as a disaster. With the declaration, the federal Disaster Relief Fund can be used to help cover...

  • Troopers step up patrols as WSU resumes

    Franklin Connection|Updated Aug 12, 2022

    PULLMAN —The Washington State Patrol has announced that it will be conducting emphasis patrols beginning Aug. 9 through the 20th. As Washington State University students return to Pullman for fall semester, troopers in Whitman, Adams, Grant, and Kittitas counties will be on heightened alert for speeding, distracted/impaired driving, and other violations. Beginning August 9, WSP troopers will have an increased presence on State Routes 26 and 195 as well as Interstate 90 in the Snoqualmie Pass area....

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