April 9, 2026 Hi there, my name is Miurlin Escalante and I am the office manager and proofreader at the Graphic. Although I work mainly in the office, some of you may have seen me around the schools covering varying events like play day, sporting events, concerts, or around the community taking pictures of events like Fall Festival or Halloween. I am trying to get out more and get to know the community and its members more every day so be on the lookout for me. I try my bes

April 9, 2026 Good morning, on this inaugural Local News Day…  This is Katherine, many of you have come to know me, over the years, as the face of the Graphic. The one out in the community - often seen taking photos at school and community events.  But there’s more to what I do than just taking good photos that capture our community's celebrations. I also sit quietly in on city council, school board, and other meetings. More often than not, the only one in the audience, besid

March 12, 2026 By: C&K Trowbridge Traffic is seen backed up for miles between Mesa and Connell, northbound Highwy 395 on Thursday morning. A 46 year old Everett man was killed early this morning on highway 395. The fatal accident occured on Northbound Highway 395, halfway between Mesa and Connell on Thursday, March 12. The ncident closed down the roadway to one lane from 6:30 am until after 10:00 am. Traffic was backed up for over two miles in the area of the accident. The W

February 24, 2026 By: Miurlin Escalante Eagles Wrestling topped the state wrestling chart with their first Lady Eagle State Champion - Sophomore Madison Magana (105) made history with her state win. As a team, the Lady Eagles stood 9th out of the 72 schools attending the state wrestling tournament at the Tacoma Dome, February 20 and 21. The Boys Wrestling Team also attended the state championship. The Eagles had many girls and boys taking to the podium. Magana is pictured wit

December 5, 2025 By: Katherine Trowbridge Franklin County Commissioners have been joined by state representatives and senators in the call for critical “regional public discussion” as a public meeting has been called to address the rising number of fatal crashes on the Highway 395 corridor north of Pasco. Officials announced the meeting on Friday, Dec. 5, following recent discussions after two major accidents in about a week, one leading to the death of Kahlotus councilman. A

December 3, 2025 By: Katherine Trowbridge As the new council and mayor are set to come into office in January of 2026, Connell City Hall has seen two big vacancies. The first, was the letting go of Public Works Director Hallie Tuck, in November. City staff shared that this position has been temporarily filled by Tyson Steele. Mayor Lee Barrow added, "The position was temporarily filled until the new administration decides what to do from here." The mayor did add that the city

Celebrates new building November 6, 2025 By: Katherine Trowbridge The new Franklin County Coroner’s Building located on 5th in Pasco. The Franklin County Coroner’s Office celebrated the grand opening of their new building with the community on Wednesday, October 29.  It's not everyday you get the opportunity to go behind the scenes and take a look inside the world of our local Coroner’s office.   The community was given tours of the new office space which includes a reception

November 4, 2025 By: Katherine Trowbridge The General Election results are beginning to come in and early results indicate single candidates did face some write-ins but overall they are taking their respective seats.  Our readers may be most interested In the contested races, especially that of Mayor for the Cities of Connell and Kahlotus. As well as Connell City Council Candidates. Those results are listed below.  As people were allowed to register and vote up until 8pm toni

recipient of Seattle Credit Union Grant funding October 30, 2025 By: Miurlin Escalante Juntos Basin City - building community one event at a time. Juntos Basin City is a group that got started by three ladies in Basin City that saw a need for camaraderie in the community and want to bridge the gap they currently see between Hispanic or non-Hispanic, Spanish speaking or not. Brenda Vasquez and Cricelia Calderon started talking and it started as a fitness center idea, three tim

loved ones remembered at Juntos event October 30, 2025 By: Miurlin Escalante Community members placing photos of loved ones in their honor on Dia de Los Muertos in Basin City. On Friday, October 24, members of the community gathered to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) thanks to a newly formed group, “Juntos Basin City.” They met at the Event Center located at 7340 Rd 170. It was one of their monthly get-togethers that Juntos puts on for the community. The group

Top two Primary candidates to move onto November General Election August 6, 2025 By: Katherine Trowbridge The question of who will be...

June 30, 2025 By: Katherine Trowbridge Washington State USDA Rural Development Director Kirk Pearson was guided on a tour of Franklin...

June 24, 2025 Pasco, WA - The Franklin County Board of Commissioners announced they will be hosting Washington State USDA Rural...

June 19, 2025 By: Katherine Trowbridge Customers were all smiles as they entered the new Lep-Re-Kon Harvest Foods for the first time last...

May 29, 2025 By: Katherine Trowbridge Like many school districts across Washington state, the North Franklin School District is facing...

April 29, 2025 By: Katherine Trowbridge Todd Hausman North Franklin School District Board of Directors approved the recommendation from...

Governor appoints Rapid Responce Team, Superintendents reassure families January 30, 2025 By: Katherine Trowbridge With the inauguration...

for industrial, commercial viability study following Lamb Weston closure January 22, 2024 By: Katherine Trowbridge The City of Connell...

January 9, 2025 By: Katherine Trowbridge Photo By Christian Silva - Northern Lights taken from Radar Hill (north of Basin City),...

December 17, 2024 By: Miurlin Escalante and Katherine Trowbridge Mutual Aid Fire Crews douse the roof of the Mesa Grocery store on...