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Keep public records open to the public

Public records must remain open and accessible A special report urges the mobilization of civic leaders, organizations, businesses and all residents to work together to save the state’s Public Records Act.
The report is available online for viewing and downloading at washcog.org.
State lawmakers and the courts continue to whittle away at the landmark public records law, which was adopted...

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Sonny's Tavern reopens in Washtucna

WASHTUCNA – Headlights lit up Main Street on Thursday, Oct. 26, as diners headed to the newly re-opened Sonny's Tavern for their first night open since the business's acquisition by Bridget and Paul Coon.

Farmers, firefighters and first responders, who were the inaugural guests during the opening service, were greeted with smiling faces of Farm Bureau representatives, the familiar smell of frying chicken and the sight local farm brands that were burned into the interior walls and supports upon entering.

The opening day event began at 4 p.m., with several tables of locals and supporters already full. By 4:30 p.m., Sonny's was already at half capacity as servers and cooks were working out some of the opening day jitters. By 5 p.m., only one or two seats were left without a guest.

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One dead, 6 injured in Mesa crash

MESA – An Othello man was killed and six others injured in a five-vehicle pileup Aug. 7 about three miles north of town. Jesus Camacho-Augustine, 21, of Othello, was pronounced dead at the scene near Milepost 10 of state Highway 17. Nicholas L. Abbott, 28, Valentin Galvez-Gonzalez, 24, and Estella DeJesus Gonzalez, 31, all of Othello, were injured in the crash, as were Anthony J. Mawer, 25, and...

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Othello gets $850,000 for Kiwanis Park

OTHELLO – Kiwanis Park will benefit from two grants approved by the state Recreation and Conservation Office. The agency has awarded $500,000 to add a water park and renovate trails. A second grant of $350,000 was awarded to build a futsal court. The funds will be administered through the city. The first grant will allow the city to build the water park, renovate walking trails and add lights...

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Man arrested near Othello for arson

OTHELLO – A local man remains in jail in connection with a reported arson July 18. Victor Jesus Perez-Villela, 28, was arrested and booked into the Franklin County Jail on a second-degree arson charge. He remained in the jail at press time. According to the Adams County Sheriff's Office, fire crews and deputies responded to a structure fire at ab out 3:35 p.m. July 18 in the 2100 block of...

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Nilaya Coronado advances to state wrestling

CONNELL – One local girl is headed to the state Mat Classic wrestling tournament this Friday. Nilaya Coronado qualified for state Saturday, Feb. 12, by placing fourth in the Girls Region 4 tournament at Ephrata High School. Coronado will open state with a match against Kaliana Bill of Burlington on Friday morning in the Tacoma Dome. She is one of two Connell Eagles to compete in the tournament; Jocelyn Morales Flores did not place at her weight class.

Coronado earned 18 team points for Connell wrestling at 155 pounds.

In her opening match, she pinned Kharma DeWolf of Innovation in 36 seconds and then lost by pin to Royal's Emma Villa, who pinned her in 51 seconds.

In the consolation bracket, she then pinned two competitors in a row – Skylar Thonrton of Rogers (Spokane) in 38 seconds and Aaliyah Gomez of Othello in 11 seconds – before topping Shealynn Spino of Eisenhower in a 10-4 decision.

That propelled Coronado into the bout for third place, which she lost by an 11-7 decision to Viktoria Dovhoruka of Rogers (Spokane) to finish fourth, good enough for a state berth.

Flores won her opening match by pinning Vaea LaMoureaux of Reardan in 3:24, but then was pinned by Ashley Dayana Naranjo of Moses Lake in 2:41.

She lost her last match to Jada Hernandez of Warding, 8-0, and was eliminated from the post-season.

 

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House bill only delays payroll tax

Addressing the state’s flawed and controversial long-term care program (nicknamed the “short-term care program”) and the costly payroll tax (dubbed the “long-term tax”) funding it had come over to the Senate after being passed by the House.

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Steelhead smolts escape Lyons Ferry Hatchery

Hatchery workers became aware of a failure in a rotating screen system and rubber gasket meant to retain fish within a rearing pond when they lowered the water level in late January to collect fish for transport to Cottonwood Acclimation Pond on the Grande Ronde River.