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KAHLOTUS - City officials are keeping the municipal swimming pool closed due to the coronavirus-related quarantines imposed by Gov. Jay Inslee. Officials said they will not reopen the pool until Franklin County moves into the so-called Phase 3 of reopening. The county is currently in a modified "Phase 1.5," with most businesses still shuttered. Nearby pools in Ritzville and Washtucna, both in Adams County, are remaining closed this summer due to the virus r...
GRANDVIEW — A Washtucna man was arrested for hit-and-run after his vehicle was struck on Interstate 82 about two miles west of the Grandview late last night, July 9. Salvador Munoz-Gonzalez, 43, of Washtucna, is facing a possible charge of hit-and-run. According to the Washington State Patrol, Munoz-Gonzalez was the victim in the crash that occurred about 11:36 p.m. near Milepost 71 of westbound Interstate 82. Munoz-Gonzalez was westbound in a Hyundai Sonata when he was struck from behind by 19-year-old driver Manuel DelGadil...
HARRINGTON — As school boards throughout Lincoln County are grappling with the new coronavirus prevention restrictions, Harrington School Principal Tiffany Clouse said one thing is certain. “It is incredibly clear that if you want to have kids in the building, you will be wearing masks,” Clouse told the Harrington School Board at their June 24 meeting that was held on the Zoom internet platform. Face masks were a hot topic for school board members, even before the Washington State Governor’s order mandating masks for all Was...
HARRINGTON — Members of the Harrington Chamber of Commerce are offering free grocery delivery to residents in the Harrington area as a way to help the community during Covid-19 restrictions. Chamber member and Post and Coffee Shop owner Heather Slack said the chamber was looking for a way to help the community during what can be a challenging time. “We just wanted some way to help people stay connected and feel like they were cared for,” Slack explained. “We know since the Covid lockdowns that there are people who feel is...
DAVENPORT — A group looking to establish an organized Lincoln County militia is planning to have its first meeting from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, at Memorial Hall. The effort is being led by Randy Mace, a retired Marine and National Rifle Association gun safety instructor. Mace said an active militia can assist local law enforcement and protect local communities in case of emergency. “We are living in a time when our law enforcement officers are outnumbered by violent anti-American groups,” Mace shared. “We are reestab...
DAVENPORT — As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect live cattle markets throughout the country, many ranchers and feedlot owners are looking for grazing land to hold animals that are awaiting slaughter. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), a backlog of roughly 800,000 to 1 million head of cattle are awaiting slaughter as packing plants slowly return to capacity throughout the U.S. The Tyson cattle slaughter plant in Kennewick, for example, is now operating “near” capacity, but company offic...
LIND — Avista customers in Lind, Ritzville and Washtucna were brought back in service after an early morning outage Thursday, July 9. David Vowels said approximately 1800 customers lost power just before 2 a.m., due to substation equipment failure at the Lind substation. Ritzville customers had their power back on at 3:40 a.m. "A lot of times when we have outages, we are able to restore power to our customers sooner, due to redundancies built into our electrical system," Vowel said. "The equipment has since been replaced." V...
BASIN CITY - What do you call it when more than 3,000 rural residents get together for the Fourth of July to rodeo, parade, dance and shoot off fireworks? Well, rodeo clown turned Freedom Rodeo announcer J.J. Harrison calls it a "cowboy protest," a protest in which ruralites build up America instead of tearing it down. Harrison, of Walla Walla, emceed the inaugural Freedom Rodeo on July 3 and 4 in this city of 1,100 people in Franklin County. The mask-optional "protest" rodeo...
RITZVILLE — Less than a week after nearby Basin City hosted it’s Freedom Rodeo, the Ritzville Rodeo Association is pulling the plug on the 51st Pro-West Labor Day Weekend Rodeo here. “The Ritzville Rodeo Association is sad to announce the cancellation (of the rodeo),” association spokeswoman Julie Hartz said Wednesday, July 8. Other rodeos around the Pacific Northwest have been canceled, too, including the Pendleton Roundup, Ellensburg Rodeo, Omak Stampede and World Famous Suicide Race. For complete coverage of the Ritzvil...