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  • Franklin County Canvassing Committee asking for public opinion on elections

    The Journal|Updated Feb 16, 2021

    PASCO — The Franklin County Canvassing Committee Workshop will be held tomorrow, February 17, 2021 at 3 p.m. at the Election Center in Pasco at 116 N. 3rd Avenue. The web link for information about the meeting is: https://www.co.franklin.wa.us/pdf/canvassing-board-meeting-2-17-2021.pdf The committee is asking citizens of Franklin County to come in person to the meeting or sign in online to make their voices heard regarding elections in Franklin County. "We want FAIR and FREE elections and we want to be sure our elected o...

  • Ice Age Institute announces upcoming events

    The Journal|Updated Feb 16, 2021

    WASHTUCNA — The Palouse Falls Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will be hosting several upcoming events. Eastern Washington University Professor Dr. Judd Case will be speaking on "Early Pleistocene Mammalian Fauna from Northern Idaho" Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. Presented by Columbia Basin Geologic Society and the EWU Department of Geology, the live webinar will allow for questions and a discussion at the end. To attend via Zoom, visit https://ewu.zoom.us/j/92925952006. "Judd Case will be sharing some of his recent and c...

  • Collision blocking 1-90

    The Journal|Updated Feb 15, 2021

    RITZVILLE — An early-morning collision blocked the left lane of 1-90 at milepost 229, about nine miles east of Ritzville, Monday morning, Feb. 15. The collision occurred about 6:15 a.m. Crews from WSP, Adams County Fire and Washington State Department of Transportation responded, with the roadway cleared around noon. The Washington State Department of Transportation said travelers should expect delays, and watch for emergency vehicles; and asked travelers to slow down, drive according to current conditions, and give space f...

  • Highway alert: snow on road

    The Journal|Updated Feb 15, 2021

    WASHTUCNA — The Spokane and Regional Transportation Management Center announced Highway 26 from Colfax to Washtucna is lightly covered in snow. Both directions are affected, starting at milepost 70, from Highway 26 to U.S. 395 to Washtucna....

  • Adams County moving to Phase 2 on Monday

    Roger Harnack, The Journal|Updated Feb 12, 2021

    UPDATE: Hours after the press conference, the Governor's Office announced that areas moving to "Phase 2" can do so Sunday, Feb. 14, to allow restaurants, bars, taverns and theaters to be open for indoor service on Valentine's Day. RITZVILLE — Adams County will move ahead to Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee's newest coronavirus reopening plan beginning Monday. In a press conference today, Thursday, Feb. 11, Gov. Jay Inslee announced that 92 percent of all residents will be in P...

  • Age doesn't matter

    Dale Anderson, Contributor|Updated Feb 11, 2021

    After writing last week’s column it occurred to me that I have been submitting this weekly blurb, well I’ve missed a few as well, since the fall of 2004 when Jake Kragt and his teammates made that great championship run. When you write a column you get a few ideas bundled in your head and once you start writing them down you start to see how many words that have piled up and before you know it you’ve got to bring it to an end. That certainly was what happened last week and t...