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'We can't identify a supply problem': Airplane fuel hard to find in Eastern Washington “Things got desperate,” said Larry Godden with Grant County International Airport about almost running out of fuel. “We got down to 1.4 days of supply.” Credit: Charles H. Featherstone An Avfuel refueling and tanker truck sits in front of the Erickson Aero Tanker MD87 firefighting plane on the ramp at the Grant County International Airport on Wednesday. Author: Charles H. Featherstone (Columbia Basin Herald) Published: 2:31 PM PDT July 29, 2021 Updated...

The  began investigating social workers' accusations of the state's punitive actions last month, as a result of KING 5’s reporting. Patrick Dowd, director of the ombuds’ office, said his team recently began interviews with after-hours staff and the foster youth who frequently cycle in and out of   placements at hotels and offices. He expects to complete the investigation by November, and he said he will publicly share the results in his offices’ annual report.  “I don’t think you're going to find cases... of deliberate cruelty to children,” Hunter said during the meeting.  Hu...

OLYMPIA — Employers across Washington are going to have to start tracking which employees have received the COVID-19 vaccine, according to new rules published by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries.

April 26, 2021 Mattawa, Wash. – The Washington State Legislature has recently awarded the Port of Mattawa $618,000 in the 2021-23 Capital Budget to expand and improve the infrastructure of the Port’s Wastewater Treatment System to accommodate the increasing growth of the wine grape crushing/bulk wine-making industry in central Washington as well as support other food processing in the Mattawa area, which will help to retain and create jobs and increase economic development in the south Grant County/Mattawa area. The State of Washington is the nation’s second largest wine producer,...

Awaiting permit to cleanup NY Rt. 97; Litter Sweep targeting both sides of river Tri-County Independent NARROWSBURG, NY - With two weeks to go before the second annual Upper Delaware Litter Sweep, the Upper Delaware Council (UDC) is hoping for the similar consideration from New York Department of Transportation (NyDOT) as they have received from their Pennsylvania counterpart. The UDC has ready a force of volunteers to seek and seize litter from the highways, byways and river access on both sides of the river in the corridor along the 73.4 mile Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River. The ...