Newsroom fun
STAFF REPORT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 years AGO
Advertising Sales Representative Jeannie Austin decorated this “IT”-inspired pumpkin scene, causing Managing Editor R. Hans “Rob” Miller to walk on the opposite side of the room most of the day on Halloween. Austin has been with the paper for some time and recently moved from our reception desk to the sales team. She is also one of the founders of Moms Helping Moms of Grant County, a Facebook group that works to support parents in the area.
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Cecilia Suarez Johnson took first place in the costume contest. While she’s always a little squirrelly, she keeps the rest of the team from going nuts by tracking and taking care of ads as they move along in the process toward publication. She also helps out wherever she’s needed, often carrying out those spooky “other duties as assigned.” Whether she’s processing an insertion order to get an ad in the paper or a magazine, processing time sheets or just keeping us organized, she’s always on hand to make tasks easier when she can.
MOSES LAKE — The Columbia Basin Herald team had a Halloween celebration of our own Wednesday. Along with a potluck and dad jokes galore, the paper’s staff had costume and pumpkin decorating contests. With a variety of entries on both fronts, the two photos above show who came home with the blue ribbon in each category.
Cecilia Suarez Johnson took first place in the costume contest. While she’s always a little squirrelly, she keeps the rest of the team from going nuts by tracking and taking care of ads as they move along in the process toward publication. She also helps out wherever she’s needed, often carrying out those spooky “other duties as assigned.” Whether she’s processing an insertion order to get an ad in the paper or a magazine, processing time sheets or just keeping us organized, she’s always on hand to make tasks easier when she can.ARTICLES BY STAFF REPORT
Connell woman killed in Booker Road crash
CONNELL — Charges are pending against a Kennewick man following a collision about 12 miles south of Othello that killed a Connell woman and injured three other people Tuesday evening. A Washington State Patrol press memo said intoxicating substances were a factor. Jessica Zarate, 37, Connell, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near the intersection of SR 17 and South Booker Road, the WSP memo said. She was driving south on Booker Road approaching the intersection when her car was hit by a pickup driven by John Reiss, 62, Kennewick. Edgar Garcia Quirino, 28, Othello, was driving north on SR 17 and ran into Zarate's car, the WSP memo said. The crash occurred at about 6:40 p.m.
Wheeler Road closed because of traffic collision
UPDATE: The road was reopened as of noon, according to a GCSO media release. MOSES LAKE — Grant County Sheriff’s Office has announced there is a road closure between Road 3-NE and Road S-NE. There was a serious traffic collision. GCSO is asking for drivers to avoid the area and find alternative routes. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Doors opening: The Currents will provide homeownership for more local workers
About 104 homes are planned at the former Atlas sawmill site
Teachers, nurses, firefighters and other workers who keep Coeur d’Alene running will soon have more places to buy a home in the community where they work. About 104 homes are being planned to be built at Atlas Waterfront, on roughly 10 acres that are part of a swath of land that was once home to the Atlas sawmill and is being redeveloped. Ignite CDA, the city of Coeur d’Alene’s urban renewal agency, is leading this effort.