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  • Liberty (Spangle) wins NE1B/2B-South district wrestling title

    Roger Harnack, Publisher|Updated Feb 7, 2020

    SPANGLE - The Liberty Lancers wrestling team took top district honors Thursday night, Feb. 6, with 297 points in the Northeast 1B/2B-South tournament. The Lancers had six individual champions at the tournament in their home gymnasium on senior night. Liberty's Owen Prince won the 120-pound class, Ashton Strobel 132, Cole Prince 160, Jesse Turner 170, Josiah Cwik 220 and Charlie Harrington 285. Davenport was a distant second with 246 points, followed by Reardan in third with...

  • Franklin County Republicans back Rep. Shea

    Roger Harnack, Publisher|Updated Feb 5, 2020

    PASCO — Franklin County Republicans joined the growing call Tuesday night, Feb. 4, to have Rep. Matt Shea reinstated to his previous party and committee statuses. The embattled Shea, accused of being a domestic terrorist, was previously suspended from the Republican Party House Caucus by Minority Leader J.T. Wilcox, R-Yelm, . Shea, R-Spokane Valley, was removed on a split vote by party leadership in the House. Republicans in Olympia, thus far, have declined to say who voted to oust Shea. And those invited into a closed-door s...

  • Four senators apparently don't want to hear directly from voters

    Roger Harnack, Publisher|Updated Feb 5, 2020

    OLYMPIA — Four Western Washington senators apparently don't want to hear what voters think of tax and fee increases approved by the Legislature. They are co-sponsoring a bill to do away with public advisory votes, also known as straw ballots. Under Senate Bill 6610 — co-sponsored by Sens. Patricia Kuderer of Bellevue, Sam Hunt of Olympia, Jamie Pederson of Seattle and Claire Wilson of Federal Way, all Democrats — advisory votes would be eliminated. The bill would create a tas...

  • Washtucna woman killed in crash

    Roger Harnack, Publisher|Updated Feb 5, 2020

    WASHTUCNA — A local resident was killed and another injured in a head-on crash Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 5. Sally J. Graves, 76, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near Milepost 57 on state Highway 261, the Washington State Patrol said in an updated report. Garth A. Blauert, 57, was the driver of the second vehicle. According to the patrol, Graves was northbound on the highway in a 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander at about 3:02 p.m. when her vehicle crossed the center line and struck Blauert's tractor-trailer head-on in t... Full story

  • Liberty (Spangle) girl selected as WIAA Athlete of the Week

    Roger Harnack, Publisher|Updated Feb 5, 2020

    SPANGLE -- A local Liberty High School girl has been selected as a WIAA Athlete of the Week. Wrestling at 115 pounds, junior Maizy Feltwell was selected Wednesday, Feb. 5, after remaining undefeated on the mat this season. According to the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, Feltwell has a 32-0 record. On Jan. 25, she won the Dream Duals tournament in Spokane, officials said. And she's previously won matches and tournaments at Central Valley (Spokane), Newport, Tri-County, the Lady Huskie Invite in Othello and...

  • Cheney places boys basketball coach on administrative leave

    John McCallum, Managing Editor|Updated Feb 3, 2020

    CHENEY – Blackhawks boys basketball head coach Frankie Keplinger has been placed on administrative leave, according to a statement from school district officials, while an investigation into his coaching style is conducted. District officials also said in the statement that assistant coach Chad Smith has been placed on administrative leave as well. During the investigation, junior varsity coach James Whiteley will serve as interim head coach. Cheney is 2-14 overall with f... Full story