Business

Lamb Weston tabs Mike Smith as chief operating officer

EAGLE, Idaho — Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. has appointed Mike Smith as chief operating officer, a new position…

Business

Port of Walla Walla mulls second flight out of regional airport

WALLA WALLA — Port of Walla Walla commissioners are exploring the possibility of adding a second round-trip flight…

Northwest

Report: Region must increase clean energy supply

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The Pacific Northwest will need to significantly augment existing power supplies in coming years to…

Business

Streateries a ‘win-win’ for Walla Walla restaurants, businesses, economist says

WALLA WALLA — Streateries in downtown Walla Walla continue to do well economically, and it seems early concerns…

Local

Proposed plant in Washington would get hydrogen from water

LAKE OSWEGO — An Oregon renewable energy company has signed an agreement with the Grant County Public Utility…

Northwest

Flood concerns emerge in SE Oregon, SW Idaho

The high snowpack and warm weather are combining to raise the flood risk in parts of southeastern Oregon…

Northwest

Crews hope to wrap up work on Poplar and Alder in Walla Walla

WALLA WALLA — Spring rain that encourages the new growth of brightly colored flowers this time of year…

Northwest

Columbia County in Washington closes 136-year-old jail

DAYTON, Wash. — After accommodating countless inmates during 136 years of operation, the Columbia County Jail in Dayton,…

Northwest

Study: Wolves to colonize south-central Washington by 2030

Wolves will colonize the South Cascades in south-central Washington by 2030, completing the state’s recovery goals, according to…

Agriculture

Rancher creates habitat benefiting birds and bottom line

SUMMER LAKE, Ore. — Growing up, third-generation rancher Chaylon Shuffield, 39, watched as his neighbor transformed a sandy…

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