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MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man’s neck in a case that triggered worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S. More Headlines

Megan Guido, a 30-year Pullman resident, declared Tuesday she is running for Pullman City Council this year to replace Brandon Chapman in the Ward 3 seat. In her written announcement Guido wrote she is running because “Pullman needs proactive governance and inclusive leadership.” “The world is changing, whether it is the economy, COVID-19, or social justice issues,” she said. “We can see those changes right here in our own city. We need to proactively look at how these ...

Dewey Egg Scoop offers sense of normalcy Volunteering to spread candy-filled eggs throughout the beach are (l-r) Kaya Fruchtman, Sage Cherico, Savannah Montgomery, Mariam Fruchtman and Nathalie Nails. NICK ROTH PHOTOS Nick Roth April 6, 2021 The Dewey Egg Scoop provided a sense of normalcy in the Cape Region April 3, as hundreds of people converged on the town’s new Baywalk and bay beach at Hyatt Place for a series of socially distant Easter egg hunts.  Egg hunt participants were ...

Close Cars drive past a retaining wall off Spring Street in downtown Pullman on a recent afternoon. The wall is the proposed home to Pullman’s End Racism Now mural, where local artists were invited by the Pullman Arts Commission to submit artwork that expresses solidarity, diversity and inclusion within the community.  Zach Wilkinson/Daily News Town hall set for March 24 to gather input on city’s End Racism Now artwork By Anthony Kuipers, Daily News staf...

Pullman City Councilor Brandon Chapman announced he is not seeking reelection this year.

Pullman city councilmembers took the first step in reorganizing the downtown mural project Tuesday night, starting with approval to host a community town hall meeting. The council approved a series of panels, where each one would be created on an annual basis over a period of several years. “It’s the city’s commitment to engage in work on having a seat at the table in this community-wide conversation that’s been occurring about what does racism look like in our community, what does it m...

It started with four bankers boxes of miscellaneous letters from friends, family and acquaintances. The collection began more than 40 years ago, about the time many of my friends and I were splitting off to college. If you wanted to maintain a friendship, letter writing was the standard meth… More Headlines

The subcommittee responsible for directing the End Racism Now mural in Pullman proposed several changes to the project Tuesday, including creating a series of art panels instead of a traditional

The Pullman subcommittee formed to create objectives for the End Racism Now mural will have its first meeting at 10 a.m. today.

LISBON — There is a list of Columbiana County residents waiting to learn what happened to a loved one and who was responsible for their deaths. Both new cou