December 2, 2025 By: Katherine Trowbridge A Kahlotus councilman, who had recently been re-elected to his seat by the vote of the community, died early Tuesday, November 25, in a crash along a treacherous stretch of Highway 395.  Perrie Robitaille, age 77, was attempting to drive across the intersection of Highway 395 and East Vineyard Road at 6:30 am when his car was hit by an SUV.  A Washington State Patrol (WSP) Trooper who was in the area responded to the accident, finding

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

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

with changes to Administrator, Mayor, Mayor Pro-Tem August 28, 2025 By: Katherine Trowbridge New Pasco Administrator, Herald Stewart is...

August 28, 2025 By: Katherine Trowbridge Patrice Hebel will fill the vacancy left by her former opponent, Preston Hart, on the Connell...

August 23, 2025 By: Franklin County Graphic staff Congressman Michael Baumgartner, US Representative 5th Congressional District,...

August 6, 2025 By: Katherine Trowbridge Mayor Lee Barrow opened the regular council meeting on Wednesday, August 6 quickly moving into...

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...

May 1, 2025 By: Katherine Trowbridge In Washington State, county commissioners can not take law enforcement duties away from an elected...

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 The Franklin County Commissioners approved Resolution 2024-0338 two to one accepting the...

October 24, 2024 By: TJ Martinell (The Center Square) - A newly released brief published by a Washington-based think tank claims the...

June 27, 2024 By: Katherine Trowbridge Franklin County Commissioner Clint Diddier made a motion to "terminate Mr Gonzalez for cause as...

June 26, 2024 By: Katherine Trowbridge North Franklin School District Board of Directors Chairman, Terry Utecht received a letter from...

June 21, 2024 By: C&K Trowbridge It appears Franklin County will once again be without a County Administrator, unless something changes....

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

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

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