LOCAL NEWS

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By ADRIANA JANOVICH YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC They didn't stay long, streaming out of the board room shortly after the meeting ...
How well did you read last week's YH-R?
Herald-Republicweekly news quiz 1. John Bassett will be moving to the Yakima Valley to take the job of A) Heritage Univers...
Sunnyside jail escapee caught after three years
YAKIMA, Wash. -- A gang member who escaped from the Sunnyside jail three years ago and was among the U.S. Marshals' 15 Most ...
Wilson Building has an old look, but a new life
YAKIMA, Wash. -- Scott Irons liked what he saw Friday as he watched the Wilson Building shed its skin. Not that he was surpr...
City spends $16,000 defending Ensey
YAKIMA, Wash. -- An unsuccessful recall effort targeting Yakima City Councilman Rick Ensey will cost taxpayers $16,400 in le...

SPORTS

An awfully perfect day for CWU
Wildcats finish regular season 11-0, will likely be ranked No. 1 in nation || MONMOUTH, Ore. — The weather was awfu...
Worth the Trip for Eisenhower Boys
Ike’s boys finish fourth after surviving pileup at start || PASCO, Wash. — Eisenhower’s boys cross country team was...
A surprise high-five for WV’s girls
Urlacher helps lead Rams to fifth in Class 3A meet || PASCO, Wash. — When a high school team considers itself fortu...
Blodgett races into Wapato history
Sophomore star nabs top-16 finish || PASCO, Wash. — Sammi Jo Blodgett made a big move up — all the way up to the po...

OUTDOORS

Local elk season ends Sunday
YAKIMA, Wash. — Elk hunters in the true-spike-only elk season currently going on in the Yakima-area game management uni...
Hunter safety starts early
YAKIMA, Wash. — At 4-foot-6 and 68 pounds, Faith Torres doesn’t look like your typical hunter, but she has earned the r...
Elk season has arrived — which means it’s time to leave the state
YAKIMA, Wash. — The general elk hunting season opened on Saturday. Luckily, I won’t have to go elk hunting this year. I...

DEATH NOTICES

11/06/09 Death Notices
Alice L. Becker Alice Lavaun Becker, 79, of Sunnyside died Monday in Toppenish. Mrs. Becker was born in Denton, Texas, and ...

ON MAGAZINE

Counting Crows AND Augustana play Maryhill Winery Amphitheatre Friday
When the Counting Crows play the Maryhill Winery Amphitheater Friday night, they won’t be lounging in the green room si...
Stay cool with a couple of outdoor movies this weekend
It’s too hot to sit inside, so catch an outdoor flick this weekend: • Silver Lake Winery begins its Dinner and a Movie series...
New ‘Harry Potter’ film opens at the stroke of midnight
What does Lord Voldemort have in store for Harry Potter and his pals? Tonight, you can be the first to find out — well, that ...

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OPINION/EDITORIAL

Deportation? Let's use some common sense
Telling the truth has consequences. While we have been taught that something good should follow, that's not always the case....
Letters To The Editor

LIFE IN THE NORTHWEST

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Fresh Faces: Russ Shean
Russ Shean Davis, sophomore, 16. Favorite activities: Eating, Dumpster-diving, being right. Favorite food: Peaches!!!!!!!!!!!...
Novelty of new school hasn’t worn off for West Valley highschoolers
By HANNAH SOUERS WEST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL Two months have passed since the new West Valley High School opened its doors, just ...
Off the field
Touchdowns, tackles, fumbles, punts, first-downs, time-outs. A lot happens on the field. Ticket-taking, gate-keeping, cheerin...

FAITH

11/07/09 Faith Happenings
Faith and fitness is tonight at Yakima Athletic Club There will be a faith and fitness night from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today at t...

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