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Legion gives Historic building to North Franklin Heritage Museum
By: Katherine Trowbridge For those who have been following the fundraising efforts to save the American Legion Building in downtown...
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Jun 22, 20233 min read


Nearly $3,000 raised at “raise the roof” fundraiser
Jun 15 2023 The “Raise the Roof” fundraiser held in downtown Connell on Thursday, June 8, brought in a total of $ $2,986, just shy of...
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Jun 15, 20231 min read
Fire crews respond to explosion, fire at OXARC in Pasco
Pasco fire crews responded to a call Tuesday morning after 10:15 am. for what was said to be an explosion and fire at the OXARC facility...
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May 16, 20231 min read


Rollover crash backs up traffic, injures one near Connell
Franklin County Fire District 1 was called to a single vehicle rollover crash just outside of Connell (at mile post 57 on Hwy 395)...
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May 4, 20231 min read


Emergency Landing
Connell Police (CPD) along with local First Responders came to the aide of what they called an "emergency helicopter landing" at Pioneer...
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Apr 26, 20231 min read


American Legion Needs Your Help
updated! April, 20 2023 By: Katherine Trowbridge Since the roof blew off the American Legion, sending questions throughout the community...
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Apr 20, 20232 min read


Fire at nuisance property, causes injury
By: Clayton Trowbridge Just north of us in the town of Lind, a fire at an old house at 210, 3rd Street was responded to by Adams County...
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Apr 19, 20231 min read


DUI causes damage to Franklin County Fire District 1 truck
While crews were responding to a semitrailer fire on southbound Highway 395, Tuesday night, April 4, a drunk driver caused damage to a...
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Apr 10, 20232 min read


Storm takes roof
This afternoon's rain/hail storm huffed and puffed and blew the roof right off the historic American Legion building in downtown...
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Apr 1, 20231 min read
Cathy McMorris-Rodgers joined area leaders in Roundtable discussion
By: Katherine Trowbridge Congresswoman Cathy McMorris-Rodgers made a stop in Connell on Tuesday, March 14 where she joined a variety of...
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Mar 22, 20234 min read


Daylight Savings Time to begin
Be sure to turn your clocks ahead one hour this weekend as Daylight Savings Time (DST) will begin at 2 am on Sunday, March 12, 2023....
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Mar 11, 20232 min read


Underfunded, overtaxed 1st responders seek options with County Commissioners
By: C&K Trowbridge The Cafeteria at Connell Elementary was quickly filled with first responders as the Franklin County Commissioners held...
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Mar 3, 20234 min read


Chamber Banquet honors local volunteers, businesses - brings out crowd
By: Katherine Trowbridge Conversations filled the room as just shy of 190 people gathered for the annual Greater Connell Area Chamber of...
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Feb 17, 202310 min read


Roads continue to be big topic for Franklin County
By: Katherine Trowbridge They say a picture is worth a thousand words - the picture above is of Gill Road in N. Franklin County. The...
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Jan 18, 20234 min read
Mutiple agencies work together to apprehend suspects, stolen goods
Law enforcement agencies have been busy investigating not one, but two individual cases. The first, a string of burglaries that spans...
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Jan 12, 20233 min read


Congratulations to the first baby of 2023!
Leilani S. Habana was officially the first baby born in the Columbia Basin in 2023! She was born 01/01/2023 at 9:55 AM -which made her...
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Jan 12, 20231 min read
State Senator Mark Schoesler looks toward 2023 session
State Senator (R - 9th District) Mark Schoesler stopped by our offices to share about the upcoming 2023 legislative session. He shared,...
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Jan 12, 20236 min read
Snow forecast for Christmas - bitter wind chills
This week will see bitter wind chills and record breaking temperatures as an arctic air moves in Wednesday into Friday. Temperatures will...
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Jan 12, 20231 min read


Fires led to extra gratitude over Thanksgiving holiday
A house fire on North 5th, in Connell, left the Ramirez family without a home for the holidays. However, they had much to be grateful for...
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Nov 30, 20222 min read


Chantel Kimball wins International Auctioneer Championship
Oct 20, 2022 Eltopia, Washington, August 10, 2022 – Chantel Kimball of Booker Auction Co recently secured the highest honor at the 2022...
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Oct 20, 20224 min read
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