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Rare dinosaur eggs featured at annual Marcus Whitman Gem & Mineral Show

WALLA WALLA — Visitors to the Marcus Whitman Gem & Mineral Society’s annual show will be treated to several pieces of prehistory this year.

Pair puts taste to the test

The Road Bros are in town for a 'Best of the Road' visit focusing on best small-town food.

WALLA WALLA -- Spending all day eating may sound like a fantasy, but for Brian Cox and Mike Shubic, it's another day on the job.

Lifeguards' vigilance helps keep pools, swimmers safe

MILTON-FREEWATER - When it comes to saving a drowning victim's life, Lacey Carlson runs on instinct and eight years of experience."You don't think, it's reaction," Carlson said. "You see them, you go in. Once you pull them to the side, that's when you sta

Illustrating a point: Painting in artist's blood

WALLA WALLA -- When she was growing up in Montana, Bonnie Zahn Griffith was surrounded by art."My mom was an illustrator, my uncle was an illustrator, and my dad was a musician," she said. "I always had encouragement."All of that encouragement has paid of

Touchet students win acclaim for civility project

The seventh-graders' annual project took home first place in a state competition.

TOUCHET -- Touchet School is running out of room for all of its trophies. Donnetta Elsasser's seventh-grade class secured another win for the school at the Project Citizen state showcase earlier this month.

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