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    Letitia Carson: A special exhibit on display at Whitman Mission Historic Site until December

    By Morgan Huff,

    8 hours ago

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- Whitman Mission National Historic site is hosting a special traveling exhibit, "Letitia Carson: An Enduring Spirit of Hope and Freedom" which is open until December 7, 2024.

    The exhibit is an eight-panel exhibit on loan from Oregon Black Pioneers which is displayed in the Whitman Mission Visitor Center lobby.

    Carson was the first and only Black woman to successfully claim land in Oregon.

    It highlights the life of Letitia Carson who was a homesteader and traveled the Oregon Trail in 1845.

    Whitman Mission Historic site said during Carson's time on the trail, many Oregon Trail immigrants stopped at Whitman Mission or purchased food and supplies from Marcus Whitman along the way.

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    Walla Walla Medical Center to host PACT Act Veteran Town Hall and Outreach event

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- Walla Walla veterans are invited to the Walla Walla VA's Town Hall and Outreach event Thursday.

    Cooler for Thursday and Friday, warmer and more sunshine this weekend

    Today: Thursday will be a mostly sunny to partly cloudy day. Highs will be seasonal, meaning it’ll warm up into the mid-50s in the Cascades, with low to mid-60s in the Kittitas Valley, Yakima Valley, Blue Foothills, and Blue Mountains. Portions of the Lower Columbia Basin will reach into the upper-60s. Winds will be light overall.

    Courier Canyon Fire in Kittitas County now 100% contained

    Thorp, WASH. – Updated October 10th at 12:00 a.m.: The Courier Canyon Fire is now 100% contained.

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