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LIND — Changes have been made for the public to attend a public hearing for the Town of Lind to file for application for federal financial assistance. The meeting will be held via telephone conference August 17, at 7 p.m. The call in number to attend the meeting has been changed, according to Mayor Paula Bell. To join the conference call, dial 1-978-990-5000 and enter the access code 695172# following the prompt. The August 11 regular town hall meeting has been rescheduled, to be held immediately following the public h...
SPOKANE VALLEY — Westbound Highway 290 and Park Street is now open following an injury collision around 8:30 a.m. Thursday morning, Aug. 6. A Spokane deputy was in pursuit of a vehicle on westbound 290 when the suspect vehicle was spiked by the county, according to Washington State Patrol officials. The suspect vehicle lost control, and struck a Spokane Transit Authority bus, records show. There were no injuries to anyone on the bus, according to officials. Agencies responding to the scene included the Spokane Sheriff's o...
Kari Largent, born and raised in Colfax, a farm girl from 17 miles south of town, was named Distinguished Young Woman of Washington Saturday, Aug. 1. Largent, daughter of Gary and Lisa Largent, won a $3,500 cash scholarship with her title, along with a $500 overall scholarship award and $200 awards each in talent, self-expression and interview. "State DYW was an amazing, although unconventional, experience," Largent said. "I had the opportunity to meet other young women my...
CHENEY — Gov. Jay Inslee “strongly recommends” public and private students in 34 of the state’s 39 counties stay home this fall. His recommendation came during a press conference this afternoon, Aug. 5, in which he was joined by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal and state Health Officer Dr. Kathy Lofy. The governor said he was not issuing legally binding orders, but would expect school districts to heed his advice and that of state health offices as it relates to returning to campus while the Wuhan coro...
OTHELLO — A local man has died of injuries he sustained in a crash July 22. Jose Erivas Chama, 51, of Othello, died Aug. 4 at a Spokane hospital, the Washington State Patrol reported. Chama was in a crash at 10:40 p.m. July 22 on state Highway 17 in rural Grant County, the patrol reported. He was southbound in a 1993 Nissan Service truck when he crossed the centerline and struck a northbound 2007 Kenworth truck towing a potato trailer. Jacob E. Vooge , 29, of Pasco, was driving the tractor trailer, the patrol reported. The c...
SPOKANE -- Early primary election results Tuesday night, Aug. 4, indicate that incumbent Republican Rep. Jenny Graham should face Democrat challenger Tom McGarry in November's General Election in the race for the 6th District state Representative Position 2. At press time, Graham had 51.69 percent of ballots cast, 12,145, while McGarry was second with 30.47 percent, 7,159 votes. Third was Democrat Christian M. McLachlan with 17.69 percent of the vote, 4,157 ballots cast. In the other 6th District state House race, incumbent R...
SPOKANE — Eastern Washington's incumbent Republicans are dominating initial returns in the Aug. 4 primary election. As of the end of counting Tuesday night, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Spokane, and Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Sunnyside, were sweeping away challengers. In the 5th Congressional District, McMorris Rodgers had 50.22% of the vote. Her nearest challenger was Democrat Dave Wilson with 24.415. Others in the race include Democrat Chris Armitage, 14.115, Republican S...
4th district rep. seat narrows to two By Jamie Henneman The Times Voters in Lincoln County had their candidate lineup choices simplified tonight, as the Washington State 13th legislative district seat narrowed to two candidates in what was a race of three. Current legislative representative Tom Dent (R) and contender Eduardo Castaneda-Diaz (D) will be vying for voters this fall to represent the district that covers Lincoln, Grant and Yakima Counties. Third candidate John “the man” Malan pulled only 2 percent of the vote as...
RITZVILLE - The first count of Adams County ballots in the August 4 primary election show several candidates with strong leads in this early stage of the race. Ballots counted so far include those received in the Auditors office by Friday, July 31, according to Adams County Elections Administrator Jacque Laird. Total Adams County ballots in the 8 p.m. Aug. 4 count were 1520. Dan Newhouse has a strong lead to keep his seat as U.S. Representative, Congressional District 4, with...
OLYMPIA - Incumbent Democrat Gov. Jay Inslee has a commanding lead after the initial tally of Aug. 4 primary election ballots. As of the end of counting Tuesday night, Inslee was running away with 51.96% of the vote. Loren Culp, a Republican police chief in Republic, is a distant second with 16.7% Culp was followed by Bothell Republican Joshua Freed with 7.27% and initiative guru Republican Tim Eyman with 7.04% Here are the results of the first count in the Aug. 4 primary...
CHENEY — Eastern Washington University President Mary Cullinan has announced she is retiring from her position, effective immediately. The university's Board of Trustees has named Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs David May to serve as interim president. The announcement came at a virtual board of trustees meeting this morning, Aug. 4. "I have been honored to serve as Eastern Washington University's first female president," Cullinan said in a news release. "...