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Downtown Walla Walla Foundation announces Nash as new executive director
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Downtown Pullman Association Seeking New Executive Director
The Downtown Pullman Association is seeking a new executive director. Mallory Nash has taken a new job as the executive director of the Downtown Walla Walla Foundation. Nash held the Pullman post for a little over a year. She replaced the DPA’s first Executive Director Holly Greystone who left after about a year on the job. The nonprofit organization was formed five years ago to help revive Pullman’s historic downtown.
Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District to shut off water early for extensive repairs
You may recall news we broke earlier this week that the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District would shut off their water for the season earlier than normal... to make repairs to the damaged canal from the retreat fire. The shut off for the season is normally scheduled between October 12th and the...
Music Festival You Won’t Want to Miss In Richland This Weekend!
For those who like to stay in town instead of camp for Labor Day weekend, the City of Richland comes alive with the annual Tumbleweed Festival in Howard Amon Park. Don't miss this open-air community acoustic music festival that is free and fun for the whole family. Free Music Festival...
WATCH: New video shows moments leading up to fatal officer-involved shooting in Kennewick
KENNEWICK, Wash. — KEPR Action News has obtained new video from the Kennewick Police Department that shows officers engaging with a man who was accused of stealing half a dozen cars in less than 24 hours. The interaction led to an officer-involved shooting and the man died. This all...
WW woman to be charged with unlawful imprisonment of a child
WALLA WALLA – The Walla Walla Police Department reports Carmen G. Ledezma, 48, of Walla Walla has been booked into the Walla Walla County Jail for unlawful imprisonment for knowingly restraining a two-year-old child. Officers were dispatched at 7:18 p.m. Friday to the Evergreen Commons, 1627 Evergreen St. for...
CTUIR, IHS leaders to sign MOA for $44.5M water project
MISSION – (News release from CTUIR) Elected leaders of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) and Indian Health Service (IHS) officials will sign a memorandum of agreement on Monday, Aug. 26 for the tribe’s $44.5 million wastewater treatment project. The ceremonial signing is set for...
Oregon Company Awarded Up to $50 Million
Today, Gov. Tina Kotek joined National Institute of Standards and Technology Director Laurie E. Locascio in Corvallis to announce up to $50 million to Oregon company Hewlett-Packard from the CHIPS and Science Act. “HP invented its inkjet printer here in Corvallis. “And the facility still remains one of the company’s...
Forest Service Working To Hire Firefighters
The U.S. Forest Service is looking to shore up its wildland firefighting force in the Pacific Northwest. Recruitment events will take place across Oregon next month, with stops in Bend, Sandy and La Grande on September 12th, in an effort to hire a couple hundred permanent seasonal positions. “That’s our...
Bottle drop matching donations for wildfire relief
OREGON – The Oregon Beverage Recycling Co-op, which runs bottle drop, is collecting donations for wildfire relief. And the community is invited to help out. The co-op will match up to $50,000 in donations through September 30. The money will be split four ways, benefiting organizations that directly help...
Traveling to die: the latest form of medical tourism
In the 18 months after Francine Milano was diagnosed with a recurrence of the ovarian cancer she thought she’d beaten 20 years ago, she traveled twice from her home in Pennsylvania to Vermont. She went not to ski, hike, or leaf-peep, but to arrange to die. “I really wanted to take control over how I […]
Infant death in Walla Walla investigated as homicide
WALLA WALLA – The Walla Walla Police Department arrested Ramiro Corona Ibarra, 31, of Walla Walla on Thursday, August 15 after he allegedly physically assaulted his infant child. On Tuesday, August 27, detectives were notified that the infant succumbed to their injuries and passed away. WWPD has begun a homicide investigation.
KIDS Center marks 30 years serving Central Oregon children and families
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Since opening its doors in 1994, KIDS Center has brought hope and healing to more than 17,000 Central Oregon children and families whose lives were impacted by abuse. To mark its 30th year, KIDS Center is inviting the community to its 30-Year Celebration & Open House...
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