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Fish to blame for 500-acre fire, how they find themselves near power lines
BENTON COUNTY, Wash. - Benton County fire crews have suspected that a fish was to blame for a 500-acre fire that was started near Paterson on July 30. A charred fish was found near the substation where the fire started, and Benton PUD even has pictures of, what they suspect to be, the bird who dropped the fish over the substation.
Hearing on recall petition for Mabton mayor pushed back two weeks
A court hearing on a petition to recall Mabton Mayor Rachel Ruelas has been delayed two weeks to give her attorney more time to review the case. Judge Richard Bartheld of Yakima County Superior Court granted the continuation after her stand-in attorney James Arsenault said that he and his office did not have sufficient time to review the case nor all of the relevant documents.
Oregon maps out contaminated wells in Lower Umatilla Basin amid testing push
BOARDMAN, Ore. — Newly released maps from the Oregon Health Authority reveal the scope of groundwater contamination in an area of the state known as the Lower Umatilla Basin, an issue that the state has known about and has done little to address for three decades. KGW's The Story...
Public input needed for Prosser parks, recreation, open space master plan
PROSSER, Wash. - The City of Prosser is seeking public input on its parks, recreation and open space master plan. The plan hopes to offer strategies and operational policies to provide guidance in order to meet the needs of current and future Prosser residents. It seeks to define opportunities, challenges and recommendations for the next ten years of the City's parks and recreation opportunities.