Samaritan commissioners appoint new board chair • Bill to repeal transgender bathroom rule OKed in Senate • Warden, Royal, Wahluke school districts seek levy renewals • Former councilman: Jobs crucial to community growth • Helping the homeless: Community makes big efforts on a local scale • Soap Lake's Stredwick releases first book • Man sentenced for having sex with underage girl • Bits and Pieces: School day memories of Mae Higashiyama • Too busy to pray? He's not too busy for us • Are we blind and deaf to who truly has more? • Moses Lake runner-up at CBBN league championship meet • Quincy escapes with close win at Ephrata • Waterfowl seasons ending; hunter reports due • Fresh News from MarDon • Dave Graybill: The Fishin' Magician