Basin City News

The gleaning season is starting out sweet for a local group of volunteers who harvest crops that otherwise would be left in the field.

Farmers in Washington's Mid-Columbia region are making hay while the sun shines.

A 15-year-old boy has drowned after going for a swim with friends in a lake near Basin City, Wash.

Scrutinizing 90-year-old military records has been a labor of love for about 60 volunteers across the state over the last 41/2 years.

A housing facility for seasonal farmworkers proposed southwest of Basin City is getting closer to reality, but some neighbors are wary of the project.

The thought of a new facility to house farm workers in Ringold isn't a problem for Ben Casper.

Officials will allow traffic north on Highway 395 at Eltopia after 5 p.m. The northbound lanes of the highway were closed after two semitrucks collided there about 3:30 p.m. The two southbound lanes will be used to route traffic around a two-semitruck collision -- one lane for northbound traffic, the other for southbound traffic.

A 31-year-old Basin City father was arrested after reportedly beating and shackling his teen daughter after she was picked up by police for being a runaway.

Farmers and ranchers are invited to learn about changes to farm programs resulting from the 2008 Farm Bill at a meeting March 9 in Basin City.

Voters should support the North Franklin School District's request for an $18.75 million bond next month.

A 20-year-old man who tried pulling over cars Monday night with red and blue flashing lights ended up in handcuffs after one of the motorists was an off-duty Connell officer.

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The North Franklin School District thought it was getting out in front when it settled its school calendar for next year early.