This Weeks Story

May 1

North Franklin School District selects new Superintendent

May 1, 2024 By: Katherine Trowbridge The North Franklin School District Board of Directors was joined by Administration, Staff, Students,...

Apr 24

NFSD Superintendent Search

Community invited to participate in selection process Sat. April 27 as final interviews held April 24, 2024 The search for North Franklin...

Apr 18

Conservation past, present, and future

-preserving our natural resources through agriculture and community April 18, 2024 - (an excerpt from our annual Farm Edition - check out...

Local Government

Apr 24

NFSD Superintendent Search

Community invited to participate in selection process Sat. April 27 as final interviews held April 24, 2024 The search for North Franklin...

Apr 4

City seeks grant funding to support commercial, retail growth

April 4, 2024 By: Katherine Trowbridge The City of Connell is seeking $5.5 million in grant funding to support commercial and retail...

Mar 15

Biden takes Franklin County, Washington State Presidential Primary votes

March 14, 2024 By: Katherine Trowbridge In a typically conservative, Republican county, it was a unique turn of events when President Joe...

Business in the News

Mar 12

Connell continues to grow. . . Small businesses seek opportunities

March 12, 2024 By: Katherine Trowbridge As Connell continues to grow, small businesses are seeking opportunities here. A new option is...

Mar 7

Lone Crow set to open in Downtown Connell

March 7, 2024 By: Katherine Trowbridge Cody and Jen Hoseth with their son Wyatt in the meat processing side of their building located in...

Jan 3

Papa Ray’s Welcomes new owners as Robinson’s bid a fond farewell to customers

January 4, 2024 By: Katherine Trowbridge Ray Robinson proudly hands over the reins to brothers Gary (l) and Kanwardeep Singh (r). Ray and...

Ag in the News

2 days ago

Columbia Basin farmers hopeful irrigation program will stretch water resources

By: Carleen Johnson, The Center Square May 2, 2024 (The Center Square) – Farmers in the central and eastern portions of Washington state...

Apr 18

Conservation past, present, and future

-preserving our natural resources through agriculture and community April 18, 2024 - (an excerpt from our annual Farm Edition - check out...

Oct 24, 2023

Washington farm workers say overtime threshold is lowering their pay

October 23, 2023 By: Spencer Pauley / The Center Square (The Center Square) – Washington state farmers are rallying for changes to an...

Sports

Feb 22

Eagles Boys, Lady Eagles Send Wrestlers to State

February 22, 2024 By: Jeff Stoker Tacoma, WA – The Connell Eagles boys and girls wrestling teams sent five (5) wrestlers to State on...

Sep 20, 2023

Football Dominates Badgers for Coach Forsyth’s First Win

By: Jeff Stoker 9-21-23 Bonners Ferry, ID – The Connell High School (1-2) football team ventured to Bonners Ferry, ID to go looking to...

Sep 20, 2023

Lady Eagles Volleyball Tops in Washington 1A

By: Jeff Stoker 9-21-23 Connell, WA – The Connell Lady Eagles’ (4-0) volleyball team continued their hot start to the season with two...

Community

May 1

HAAP celebrates 35 years, awards $285,000 in scholarships

May 2, 2024 By: Katherine Trowbridge HAAP recognized 40 graduating seniors from across the Columbia Basin with scholarships. The Hispanic...

Apr 10

Support for locals with MS grows

April 10, 2024 By: Katherine Trowbridge A bunch of people will be heading to Spokane this weekend to walk in support of local Franklin...

Mar 28

Who Cares about the Float?

March 28, 2024 By: Katherine Trowbridge With a unique history, the Connell Community Float has been organized, built, and run by a number...