Franklin County Graphic

07/24/2025

The old store is coming down…

07/24/2025

Health District has confirmed parasites in the Columbia River are causing cases of “swimmer’s itch” BFHD states simple precautions can prevent the pesky rash.

🚤💦 Heading out for boat races or summer fun on the Columbia this upcoming weekend? Watch out for swimmer’s itch! It’s a pesky rash caused by a microscopic parasite in the water—but with a few simple precautions, you can help protect yourself:

🌀 Avoid swimming near marshy shorelines where snails live
🧴 Apply waterproof sunscreen before jumping in
🦢 Don’t feed birds near the water (they’re part of the parasite cycle)
🚿 Dry off or shower right after swimming

Good News! Swimmer's itch is not contagious and does not spread from person to person. Enjoy the river—just stay safe and informed!

More info 👉https://www.cdc.gov/swimmers-itch/about/?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/swimmersitch/index.html

07/22/2025

The Big equipment arrived earlier today as progress continues on the demolition of the old Leo-Re-Kon Harvest Foods.

07/22/2025

The North Franklin School District Board of Directors will hold a special meeting to interview applicants for the unfortunate board vacancy left by the passing of Patti Walker.
The special meeting will be held in the board room at the admin offices on Wednesday, July 23 at 7:30 pm and is open to the public.

07/17/2025

FIRE WEATHER - WASHINGTON STATE: the Red Flag Warning has expanded to a larger area of central and eastern Washington. Details as follows…

The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from 2 PM to 10 PM PDT Friday. The Fire Weather Watch is no
longer in effect.

* Affected Area: Foothills of Central Washington Cascades (Zone
705), Waterville Plateau (Zone 706), Western Columbia Basin
(Zone 707), Eastern Columbia Basin -Palouse -Spokane Area
(Zone 708) and Lower Palouse -Snake River (Zone 709).

* Winds: West to Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph,
except 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 MPH on the Waterville
Plateau.

* Relative Humidities: 12 to 20 percent.

* Impacts: Rapid fire spread is likely with any new or existing
fires.

07/17/2025

Mark your calendar for the August Primary Election dates:

July 18 — Start of voting period and deadline for counties to mail out ballots to voters

July 28 — Last day for online and mailed registrations or updates to be received

July 29 — USPS recommends mailing voted ballot back at least one week before Election Day

August 5 — Primary Election:
• Register or update info and vote in person by 8 p.m.
• Mailed ballot must be postmarked by today
• Official ballot drop boxes are open until 8 p.m
To see if you will receive a ballot, visit VoteWA.gov

07/17/2025

Needing to Register to Vote?
You can do so at the Graphic’s office. We have both online and print registration forms available.
Stop by 346 S Columbia Ave.
or schedule a time.

07/17/2025

Get the “skinny” on the Farm Bill in this week’s edition of the Graphic.
While ballots for the August 5 Primary Election are hitting local mailboxes we are working with the Connell Mayoral candidates to give you a closer look at each and why they are running for the office of mayor.
Look for this article and more in our next edition (7/24).

07/17/2025

Get up close with exotic creatures at a location near you! Reptile Lady April Jackson will present various reptiles from all over the world: midcolumbialibraries.org/calendar

07/17/2025