Franklin Connection

• Commissioners call for Sant to recuse himself from redistricting process September 16, 2021
  PASCO – Call it a no-confidence vote. During a heated meeting Tuesday evening, Franklin County commissioners called on Prosecuting Attorney Sean Sant to step down from involvement in county redistricting. By a 2-1 vote, commissioners approved a motion calling on Sant to recuse himself. Chairman Clint Didier and Commissioner Rocky Mullen voted for Sant to […]
• Commissioners continue to spar over masks September 16, 2021
  PASCO – The rift between Franklin County commissioners over Gov. Jay Inslee's mask edict continued during an evening meeting Tuesday in the Trade, Recreation and Agricultural Center (also referred to as TRAC or the Hapo Center). It was at least the third meeting in the last two months in which Commissioner Lowell "Brad" Peck squared […]
• Amazon to open two facilities in Pasco September 16, 2021
  PASCO – Amazon has announced that it will open two facilities in the city, bringing 1,500 jobs to the area. The new buildings will be across from each other, with one at 1351 S. Road 40 East and the other at 1202 S. Road 40 East. The new buildings here are coming on the heels […]
• Two injured in plane crash near Palouse September 16, 2021
  PALOUSE – Two people were injured when a small plane crashed at a private airfield Sept. 15. The plane crashed at Schoepflin Airport on Ringo Road at around 11 a.m., according to Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers. “Initial reports indicate the student pilot, accompanied by his flight instructor, attempted to make a landing when the […]
• Pasco School district to launch 'Read and Rise' September 16, 2021
  PASCO — The School District is launching a five-week educational series Sept. 28 designed to help families overcome reading deficiencies of children. The "Read and Rise" program will run from 1-1:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through Oct. 28, officials said. The program is virtual and designed for parents with children ages 2-8. Officials said it […]