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Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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ROSALIA -- A farm shop south of town was destroyed by fire early April 23. Whitman County Fire District No. 7 fire crews responded at 4:37 a.m. and found the 50-by-20-foot farm shop fully engulfed east of Highway 195 in the Horn School Rest Stop area. Other units responded from Oakesdale, St. John, Colfax and Steptoe. The Washington State Patrol and Whitman County Sheriff's Office responded for traffic control. Colfax firefighters received the call at 4:46 a.m. and responded with an attach engine, water tender and rescue...
OLYMPIA – Under increasing pressure from counties, Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday said he would allow low-risk construction to resume immediately. The caveats — each contractor must have personal protective gear for employees, provide coronavirus training for workers, require workers would remain at least six feet apart and maintain an on-site supervisor to enforce compliance. According to Inslee, the decision to “reopen” construction followed an agreement reached between leaders in government, the construction industry and hea...
PASCO - After receiving a letter from Governor's Office General Counsel Kathryn Leathers, two Franklin County commissioners have backed down from their previous declaration that the jurisdiction was open for business. Following an executive session this morning, April 23, commissioners voted, 2-1, to rescind their decision to allow residents to go back to work. Commissioner Brad Peck and Chairman Robert "Bob" Koch buckled under orders from Leathers; Commissioner Clint Didier...
ODESSA — Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center Administrator Emmett Schuster on Monday, April 20, provided an update on steps being taken on the medical campus. To date, he said, there have been no confirmed cases of the coronavirus in here. Schuster complimented area residents for continuing to stay somewhat isolated, adding that the hospital and Quail Court Assisted Living still have a no-visitors policy in effect. The hospital emergency room remains open, and ambulance crews continue to respond to emergencies throughout the t...
RITZVILLE - The state Senate majority leader said Wednesday, April 23, that he will refuse to extend quarantine rules on "low-hanging fruit." Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, said some of that so-called fruit includes fishing, elective surgeries and home construction. Those and other prohibitions are among the coronavirus emergency quarantine rules ordered by Gov. Jay Inslee. The emergency was declared Feb. 29. The order has since been amended at least once, and several new...
SPOKANE -- More than 300 people turned out shortly after lunch Wednesday, April 22, to tell Gov. Inslee to reopen the state now. As the crowd grew at the corner of North Lincoln Street and West Spokane Falls Boulevard, traffic increased as well. Dozens of cars and pickups started circling the area, the drivers honking continuously. The rally was organized by Patti Usselman, who lives in the Clear Lake area between Cheney and Medical Lake. "It's important," she said of the...
April 10 Verbal argument in 800 block of South Highway 24, Othello. Traffic Hazard in 900 block of South Schaake Road, Othello. Fireworks in 2100 block of West State Highway 26, Othello. Assist resident in, 400 block of West Third Street, Lind. April 11 Small brush fire in 2100 block of West Cunningham Road, Othello. Suspicious vehicle on West Sutton Road, Othello. Vehicle parked on private property. Juvenile complaint in 1800 block East Franz Road, Ritzville. Daughter dropped off near residence; investigation ongoing....
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