Franklin Connection

• Council overrules Lind mayor October 11, 2021
  LIND – A resident who was overcharged for water connection is getting thousands of dollars returned. Briana Osborn appeared before the Town Council on Tuesday, Sept. 28, to plead her case for reimbursement of water connection fees after Mayor Paula Bell failed to provide proof of legal authority to collect the funds. After listening to […]
• Unsafe passing leads to crash, patrol says October 11, 2021
  BURBANK — Unsafe passing is being cited as the cause of a crash that resulted in one person being hospitalized Friday afternoon, Oct. 8. Virginia L. Carpenter, 83, of Walla Walla, was taken to a Pasco hospital for injuries she sustained while riding as a passenger when her husband's vehicle crashed at about 1:22 p.m. […]
• Citrus fundraiser starts for Bulldogs boys basketball October 11, 2021
  PASCO - A citrus-flavored boys basketball fundraiser has kicked off in support of the Pasco Bulldogs hoops programs. Fans, supporters and others can order citrus from today, Oct. 11, through Monday, Nov. 1. Part of the proceeds from the sales will go to the boys basketball program, officials said, noting items will be delivered in […]
• Motorcade honors bus driver who was stabbed to death October 11, 2021
  PASCO - People lined 10th Avenue as more than 100 school buses and emergency vehicles paraded through the city in memory of bud driver Richard Lenhart on Saturday morning. Lenhart, 72, of Richland, was stabbed to death in front of 35 students aboard a school bus Sept. 24. More than 50 school buses participated in […]
• Political activist arrested in attack on Sen. Schoesler October 11, 2021
  RITZVILLE – A political activist has been arrested in connection with an assault on Sen. Mark Schoesler. Glen R. Stockwell, 71, of Ritzville, a former candidate for various elected offices, was arrested Monday morning, Oct. 11. At press time, he was being held in the Adams County Jail on possible charges of fourth-degree assault, harassment […]