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RITZVILLE -- Mayor Gary Cook and city council members approved opening the city's golf course and parks earlier this week. Public works staff had the yellow police tape removed and restrooms clean and ready to go Tuesday, May 5, in time for Governor Jay Inslee's relaxing of restrictions. Carolyn Grace, her daughter Holly Ramirez, and her granddaughters Grace, 6 and Francesca, 4, were grateful for the opportunity to get out and stretch their legs Friday afternoon on a trip...
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee is now facing four lawsuits over his “unconstitutional” overreach in using the coronavirus pandemic as a reason to quarantine healthy Washingtonians. Two new lawsuits were filed in today with attorneys Joel B. Ard and David K. DeWolf representing the plaintiffs in both suits. One of the new lawsuits was filed by Republican lawmakers Reps. Andrew Barkis of Olympia, Chris Corry of Yakima, Drew McEwen of Union and Brandon Vick of Clark County. The lawsu...
CHENEY – Eastern Washington University officials announced that they will continue with the current online instruction format created about seven weeks ago in response to measures imposed to slow the spread of the acute respiratory disease COVID-19. "Eastern is moving forward with an online first approach to the fall terms," EWU Provost Dr. David May said during a Tuesday, May 5, morning telebriefing. "We want to keep our students, faculty and community safe." May outlined f...
HATTON -- A tractor trailer overturned Wednesday, April 29, on the northbound off-ramp of U.S. Highway 395. The Washington State Patrol said the driver was injured and transported to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The name of the driver was not immediately available....
PASCO – Franklin County cherry orchardist and pilot Dave MacHugh was landing his private airplane at Tri-Cities Airport after a four-hour trip to Tacoma and back Friday afternoon, May 1. Unbeknownst to him, as his plane touched down and taxied to the hangar, Gov. Jay Inslee was in the process of ordering Washington state to remain under quarantine until at least May 31. Although the weather was ideal for a general aviation flight, MacHugh wasn't on a pleasure trip. He had f...
KAHLOTUS - Washington State Parks has released a list of the parks that will be opening May 5 for outdoor recreation, provided visitors keep their distance. In Eastern Washington, the initial list of openings include: Alta Lake Bridgeport Columbia Plateau Trail Conconully Ginkgo Petrified Forest Goldendale Observatory Lake Chelan Lake Wenatchee Lincoln Rock Lyons Ferry Mount Spokane Nine Mile Falls Recreation Area Palouse Falls Perrygin Lake Potholes Reservoir Riverside...
OLYMPIA — Following two weeks of growing protests over the state's ban on fishing, Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday, April 27, announced that outdoor recreation is allowed to resume May 5. "Based on the data we have now received, we are close to the point where we can enjoy the outdoors again," Inslee said during a 2:30 p.m. press conference. "This includes fishing, hunting and the ability to play golf." The announcement allows residents to fish, hunt, hike and golf, provided they s...
OLYMPIA — Under pressure from multiple counties and law enforcement statewide, Gov. Jay Inslee allowed low-risk residential construction to resume Friday, April 24. Counties around the region had penned letters to the governor calling him to allow residential home and other local construction. In an April 6 letter to the governor, Adams County Commissioners Roger L. Hartwig, Terrance J. Thompson and John N. Marshall called for the governor to reconsider his quarantine ban o...
Lind-Ritzville School District second-grade teacher Chelsie Kneale gives a thumbs up as she prepares to head out on last week's parade through Ritzville. Today, April 29, the parade will move to Lind, Hatton and Cunningham. See story on Page 2....