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ARTICLES BY RACHAL PINKERTON
Potato news: Japanese tariffs down; Potato U announced
JAPAN - Frozen fries will now be able to enter Japan tariff free. Japan announced at the beginning of April that it was eliminating the 2.1% tariff on frozen fries from the US, as part of the US-Japan Trade Agreement, according to the Washington State Potato Commission.
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Agriculture department fights gypsy moths in Cowlitz County
SILVER LAKE - The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has begun treatments for the eradication of gypsy moth in the Silver Lake area of Cowlitz County. The treatments are being sprayed from the air on approximately 640 areas of land.
BASINBUSINESSJOURNAL | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Graduation plans begin to take shape
A second year of pandemic graduations are being planned by local high schools. While not all the details have been finalized due to the ever-changing nature of COVID-19, some districts have an idea of their plans.
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Mattawa residents express concerns: Fear of retaliation, hostility cited; administrative assistant resigns
A few community members expressed concerns about the City of Mattawa and mayor firing Police Chief Joe Harris at a city council meeting Thursday.
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Public expresses concern over Mattawa mayor’s actions; police admin. assistant resigns
A few community members expressed concerns about the City of Mattawa and mayor firing Police Chief Joe Harris at a city council meeting Thursday.
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Mattawa mayor releases statement on police chief firing
MATTAWA — Mattawa Mayor Maggie Celaya released a statement Tuesday following public outcry from her termination of Mattawa Police Chief Joe Harris April 8.
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Wahluke School District hires new safety and security coordinator
The Wahluke School District hired JJ Calzadillas as the new safety and security coordinator, as the position was empty since Shelby Jensen left in 2019.
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Mattawa City Hall reopens
Mattawa City Hall reopened to the public on Monday, after the Mattawa City Council approved it during a meeting March 18.
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Mattawa mayor asked former mayor to resign
Current Mattawa Mayor Maggie Celaya appears to have asked former Mattawa mayor, Scott Hyndman, to resign.
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Current Mattawa mayor asked former mayor to resign
Current Mattawa Mayor Maggie Celaya appears to have asked former Mattawa mayor, Scott Hyndman, to resign.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Mattawa City Council approves radios for new police vehicles
Mattawa City Council on Thursday approved the purchase of mobile radios for three new Mattawa Police Department vehicles, with just council members Tony Acosta and Wendy Lopez voting "no."
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Grant County approaches 9,000 cases of COVID-19
The total of reported COVID-19 cases in Grant County rose approximately 900 from the end of January, reaching 8,954.
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