Thursday Jul 24 | Tri-cityherald.com
Track elite a tough nut to crack
Got an e-mail today touting the Southridge 4x200 relay team and how its time of 1 minutes, 42 seconds at the 3A state meet in late May was the 10th-fastest in the country.
“In a time when you have contraction in the number of growers and less dues, he was able to get a lot of done and leverage the assets we had at our disposal”
The executive director for the state's $1.7 billion tree-fruit industry will end his tenure this month so he can start a new job with Broetje Orchards in Prescott, Wash. via Yakima Herald-Republic
Life-or-death lessons for Mid-Columbia drivers
“Four of the five fatals this year (in our area) involved Hispanic drivers.”
Employees gathered at a safety meeting at Flat Top Ranch cautiously eyed an unmarked patrol car parked outside. via Tri-cityherald.com
Crews trying to free up Mid-Columbia roadways
“If you have a crawl space, close the vents or plug them, and if it gets real cold, it's a good idea to leave a faucet running overnight”
While Mid-Columbia school children enjoyed a snow day Monday, the term "snow day" took on a different meaning for many workers. via Tri-City Herald
Chartered bus, fuel truck crash in southeastern Washinghton
PRESCOTT, Wash. - A fuel truck with an empty tank and a chartered bus have crashed and overturned on an icy highway in southeastern Washington, injuring about 10 people. via Daily News
Special Olympics bus, fuel truck crash in southeastern Wash.
“We could drive better in the fields than we could on the road”
PRESCOTT, Wash. - A fuel truck with an empty tank and a bus chartered for a Special Olympics event crashed and overturned on an icy highway in southeastern Washington on Saturday, injuring several people. via Daily News