Serving Franklin County, WA
Serving Franklin County, WA
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BASIN CITY — A ban on swimming in Scooteney Reservoir was lifted today, according to the Benton-Franklin Health District. The reservoir was closed to swimming Aug. 10 when a toxic algal bloom increased the amount of toxic bacteria — mycrocystin — in the water. District officials have been monitoring the algal bloom since; recent tests show bacteria levels are now safe for swimming. Heath officials say that while it's safe for swimming, the lake water is not safe to drink. Ingesting mycrocystin can cause liver damage, offic...
BASIN CITY - The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is seeking information on a hit-and-run incident in which a vehicle crashed through the front of a building overnight Sept. 20-21. The crash occurred at the Women, Infants and Children building on Road 170, the Sheriff's Office reported. "Sometime during the night or early morning, somebody drove through the front of the WIC office," the agency reported on its social media. The crash damaged the front door, window and more,...
Farmers rescued a bull elk from an irrigation canal near Basin City on Monday, Sept. 21, only to have someone else come along and kill the distressed elk....