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Lind council attempts to vacate mayor’s seat
LIND — Lind Town Council members voted 3-0 to vacate Mayor Paula Bell from her position during the April 23 regular town council meeting, citing numerous complaints and claiming Bell violated her oath of office and refused to perform several of her duties. Council members Robert Dew, Jim Weidemann...
NEWS BITES: April 29, 2024
RITZVILLE — Adams County Sheriff’s Deputies are seeking a man who left the courtroom during his trial and did not return, according to a statement from the ACSO. John Michael Daigneault, 50, was on trial in Adams County Superior Court on Thursday for a burglary that occurred a few months ago near Odessa, according to the statement. Daigneault failed to return to court after the lunch break was over and the defense had rested its case. The trial continued without Daigneault and he was found guilty.
$2,000 Scholarship Opportunity for Hispanic Students in Benton & Franklin Counties
BENTON & FRANKLIN COUNTIES, Wash. – With high school graduation right around the corner the Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has opened its first annual scholarship for Hispanic students looking to get a degree in business.
Quincy Animal Shelter works to address community’s large need
QUINCY — The Quincy Animal Shelter is one of only a handful of shelters with larger facilities in Grant and Adams County, alongside Adams County Pet Rescue and Grant County Animal Outreach, and faces the same issues other shelters in the area do. The shelter’s manager, Jessica Kiehn, spoke...
State of the Counties luncheon held in Kennewick on Wednesday
KENNEWICK, Wash. – Officials from Benton and Franklin counties spoke during the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce’s “State of the Counties” membership luncheon on Wednesday, April 24 at the Three Rivers Convention Center.
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