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updated: Mon Jun 30, 2008 05:05 am

Connell News

Local news for Connell, WA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Monday Jun 30 | The Herald

Monroe prison gets new superintendent

Scott Frakes, who has worked at five state prisons for 26 years, will take the helm of the Monroe prison complex Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Everett, WA, Franklin County, WA

Sat Jun 28, 2008

Tri-cityherald.com

Celebrate Fourth with caution, Mid-Columbia fire officials urge

Fire officials are encouraging area residents to think safety when celebrating the nation's independence with fireworks.

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Related Topix: Washington, Prosser, WA, Kennewick, WA, Pasco, WA, Franklin County, WA

Sat Jun 21, 2008

KING5 Seattle News

Senators rally in support of Boeing workers

Boeing workers on Friday celebrated a government ruling that could re-open the flow of huge amounts of cash into the Puget Sound economy.

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Related Topix: Seattle Metro, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Patty Murray, Democrat, Seattle, WA

Wed Jun 18, 2008

KNDO - Yakima

Semi-Truck Rolls Over and Spills Diesel in Pasco

A semi-truck carrying 9,500 gallons of diesel fuel rolled over just east of Pasco on US-12. The Connell Oil truck was turning a corner on Tank Farm Road, but the exact cause of the accident is not known as of ...

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Related Topix: Pasco, WA, Richland Metro, Franklin County, WA

Fri Jun 13, 2008

KNDO

Northwest Today

Rising Hay Prices YAKIMA, Wash.-The price of hay is on the rise. Hay farmers are feeling the pinch of high fuel prices and low temperatures, leaving a dent in their haystack.

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Related Topix: Yakima Metro, Yakima, WA, Weather

Wed Jun 11, 2008

KNDO - Yakima

KNDO/KNDU Tri-Cities, Yakima, WA

Gang violence threats to Connell High School Graduation Connell Police say there is a rise in gang violence in the area.

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Related Topix: Yakima Metro, Yakima, WA

Mon Jun 09, 2008

Tri-cityherald.com

Franklin County jail expansion may cost less than thought

As Franklin County continues looking for ways to solve its jail crowding problem, it may find the solution lies under a stone already turned.

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Related Topix: Franklin County, WA, Longview, WA, Richland Metro, Pasco, WA

Sat Jun 07, 2008

KNDO

Gang violence threats to Connell High School Graduation

Connell Police say there is a rise in gang violence in the area. There were two reported fights this week involving multiple gang members.

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Related Topix: Franklin County, WA

KNDU.com

Dust Devils Release 2008 Promotional Schedule

From the Dust Devils website... PASCO, Wash. - Opening Day is just a month away, and the Tri-City Dust Devils are pleased to announce some of the highlights of what is sure to be the most fun-filled summer in ...

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Related Topix: Pasco, WA, Richland Metro

Thu Jun 05, 2008

Tri-cityherald.com

ELECTION: Connell's Lee Barrow to run for Franklin commission

Connell's Lee Barrow on Wednesday is scheduled to announce he'll take on Franklin County Commissioner Bob Koch this fall.

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Related Topix: Franklin County, WA

Tue Jun 03, 2008

Columbia Basin Herald

Educator receives farming systems grant

Andy McGuire shows farmers how they can farm their land with less energy and still yield a healthy crop.

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Related Topix: Othello, WA, Agriculture, Science, Ephrata, WA

Sun Jun 01, 2008

Tri-cityherald.com

Mid-Columbia food processing employment grows 86% in 7 years

Inside a plain, metal-sided warehouse in Basin City, about 70 workers clean, size and bunch freshly cut asparagus for Paradise Produce.

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Related Topix: Basin City, WA, Kennewick, WA, Benton City, WA, Life, Food, Vegetables

Tue May 27, 2008

Post-Standard

Nine charged following Bellevue Avenue disturbances

Nine people were arrested by Syracuse police Monday evening following a couple large disturbances on Bellevue Avenue, police said.

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Sun May 18, 2008

The Spokesman-Review

Deer Park wins community sweepstakes award

“We're going to have so much fun. It's a wonderful year: No rain!”

Nancy Kennell wipes down the model trolley as Jim Larson works on the wiring of the Astoria Oregon parade float Friday May 16, 2008. via The Spokesman-Review

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Related Topix: Washington, Marysville, WA, Wenatchee, WA, Odessa, WA

Fri May 09, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

DC sniper to appeal death sentence

“This is largely due to the relatively new and legally questionable phenomenon of solitary confinement for death row inmates and partly due to the reduced opportunity to have the fairness of their trial evaluated”

Convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad has changed his mind again and now wants to go forward with a federal appeal of his conviction and death sentence, according to his lawyers. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Mon May 05, 2008

Tri-cityherald.com

Taxable retail sales up in 2007 for Mid-Columbia

“It's part of how we keep the city operating and running”

Remember that endless day you spent Christmas shopping at stores throughout the Mid-Columbia? And the wine aficionado relatives who visited the Tri-Cities and spent a small fortune on a selection of vintages? ... via Tri-cityherald.com

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Related Topix: Franklin County, WA, Benton County, WA, Pasco, WA, Richland Metro, Richland, WA

Sat May 03, 2008

Tri-cityherald.com

CRIME: Connell man accused in kidnapping, beating

A 26-year-old Connell man has been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping after allegedly forcing his girlfriend into a car and repeatedly assaulting her. via Tri-cityherald.com

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Related Topix: Kennewick, WA, Richland Metro, Finley, WA

Thu May 01, 2008

Kndu.com

Kennewick Kidnapping Ends in Connell

A woman and two children are safe after being kidnapped at their Kennewick home and taken to Connell. via Kndu.com

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Related Topix: Richland Metro, Kennewick, WA, Finley, WA, Yakima, WA

Tue Apr 29, 2008

Bellingham Herald

Connell prison making room for 2,000 more inmates

The expansion of the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center at Connell will increase the city's population by two-thirds. The 600-inmate prison that opened in 1992 is adding space for another 2,000 medium- and ... via Bellingham Herald

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Related Topix: Bellingham Metro, Bellingham, WA

Sun Apr 27, 2008

Seattle Times

Smaller theaters are thinking big, getting first dibs on new works

Evan Whitfield, above left, Roy Stanton and Connell Brown Jr. in Seattle Public Theater's production of "Lobby Hero." Jefferson Mays, far left, in the Broadway show "I Am My Own Wife." Evan Whitfield, left, in ... via Seattle Times

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Standardized Testing, Education, Seattle Metro

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