700 Fifth Avenue This house gives me so much anxiety, I just can’t even tell you. Driving past it has made me unhappy for as long as I can remember. As my therapist would say, let’s explore that. Burt C Jones worked for the Santa Fe Railroad. He and his wife, Etta, acquired several rental properties as Burt made his way up through the ranks. They lived in a house on the south side of Spruce Street a few lots west of the Third Ward School before acquiring the empty lot at the northeast corner of Fifth and Spruce. Excavation began in January of 1908 for a nine-room residence on what was...…700 Fifth Avenue This house gives me so much anxiety, I just can’t even tell you. Driving past it has made me unhappy for as long as I can remember. As my therapist would say, let’s explore that. Burt C Jones worked for the Santa Fe Railroad. He and his wife, Etta, acquired several rental properties as Burt made his way up through the ranks. They lived in a house on the south side of Spruce Street a few lots west of the Third Ward School before acquiring the empty lot at the northeast corner of Fifth and Spruce. Excavation began in January of 1908 for a nine-room residence on what was...WW…

208-210 W Chestnut St/Wyatt Earp Blvd This building appears to have split personalities. If you didn’t know better, you would swear there’s no way the Wyatt Earp and Gunsmoke sides are connected. The Gunsmoke entrance is beautiful, while the appearance of the Wyatt Earp side has rendered the building a noncontributing structure in the Dodge City Downtown Historic District. How did that happen? The 1884 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map shows frame dwellings in this block. The homes on Walnut were spared from the infamous fires but those along Chestnut were destroyed. The 1887 Sanborn shows Dodge...…208-210 W Chestnut St/Wyatt Earp Blvd This building appears to have split personalities. If you didn’t know better, you would swear there’s no way the Wyatt Earp and Gunsmoke sides are connected. The Gunsmoke entrance is beautiful, while the appearance of the Wyatt Earp side has rendered the building a noncontributing structure in the Dodge City Downtown Historic District. How did that happen? The 1884 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map shows frame dwellings in this block. The homes on Walnut were spared from the infamous fires but those along Chestnut were destroyed. The 1887 Sanborn shows Dodge...WW…

In The NewsYour browser does not support the audio element.Leavenworth Mayor Carl Florea said that this year, the “capital of Christmas” isn’t doing any of the usual characters, festivals, open fire pits or even the .THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:“The only thing left that basically said we’re a Christmas town is that the trees in our park are still lit up with lights,” he said.Even so, thousands are flocking to the Bavarian-themed town in Central Washington. He said nearly 70% of Leavenworth merchants’ income comes in these few holiday weeks.Crowds of visitors are key to Leavenworth’s economic...…In The NewsYour browser does not support the audio element.Leavenworth Mayor Carl Florea said that this year, the “capital of Christmas” isn’t doing any of the usual characters, festivals, open fire pits or even the .THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:“The only thing left that basically said we’re a Christmas town is that the trees in our park are still lit up with lights,” he said.Even so, thousands are flocking to the Bavarian-themed town in Central Washington. He said nearly 70% of Leavenworth merchants’ income comes in these few holiday weeks.Crowds of visitors are key to Leavenworth’s economic...WW…

Embattled Public Health Workers Leaving At "Steady And Alarming" Rate More than 70 local public health officials have resigned or been fired since the start of the pandemic. They're over-worked and the subject of harassment from community leaders and residents.Heard onAnna KingFromToggle more optionsLauri Jones has been working in public health in Washington state's Okanogan County for 17 years. After repeated recent threats to her safety, she recently got a new security system for her home. "I still find myself sometimes looking over my shoulder," Jones says. "Especially if I walk out of...…Embattled Public Health Workers Leaving At "Steady And Alarming" Rate More than 70 local public health officials have resigned or been fired since the start of the pandemic. They're over-worked and the subject of harassment from community leaders and residents.Heard onAnna KingFromToggle more optionsLauri Jones has been working in public health in Washington state's Okanogan County for 17 years. After repeated recent threats to her safety, she recently got a new security system for her home. "I still find myself sometimes looking over my shoulder," Jones says. "Especially if I walk out of...WW…

In The NewsYour browser does not support the audio element.The Columbia River isn’t ready when cold snaps suddenly.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:The water body that defines and geographically splits Washington and Oregon throws up billows of milky steam.Related: As I drive south from the Tri-Cities toward Oregon, there’s fog so thick I can hardly see ahead of me. My heart pounds for a few moments wondering what’s just ahead. Then, I break clear again, and the sunrise roars through in bright red and gold.I’m on my way to Mission, Oregon. I’m tired, but almost halfway through my week of road travel....…In The NewsYour browser does not support the audio element.The Columbia River isn’t ready when cold snaps suddenly.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:The water body that defines and geographically splits Washington and Oregon throws up billows of milky steam.Related: As I drive south from the Tri-Cities toward Oregon, there’s fog so thick I can hardly see ahead of me. My heart pounds for a few moments wondering what’s just ahead. Then, I break clear again, and the sunrise roars through in bright red and gold.I’m on my way to Mission, Oregon. I’m tired, but almost halfway through my week of road travel....WW…

In The NewsA year ago, blueberry executives and farmers from all over the world celebrated at a scenic winery near Richland, Washington.James Dean Kindle & the East Oregon Playboys jammed out catchy Western tunes in the ballroom.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:But as the wine flowed and chafing dishes brimmed with beef sliders and salmon cakes, there were warning signs for U.S. blueberry farmers.Imports from Mexico, Peru, Chile and Canada are shipping in lower-cost fruit during the U.S. growing season.“Now basically, we have Mexican fruit coming in from March all the way to June. We start getting...…In The NewsA year ago, blueberry executives and farmers from all over the world celebrated at a scenic winery near Richland, Washington.James Dean Kindle & the East Oregon Playboys jammed out catchy Western tunes in the ballroom.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:But as the wine flowed and chafing dishes brimmed with beef sliders and salmon cakes, there were warning signs for U.S. blueberry farmers.Imports from Mexico, Peru, Chile and Canada are shipping in lower-cost fruit during the U.S. growing season.“Now basically, we have Mexican fruit coming in from March all the way to June. We start getting...WW…

In The NewsYour browser does not support the audio element.Gov. Jay Inslee’s well-intentioned gesture of Western Washington apples sent a detective hunting down the fruit in three counties this week.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:The apples from the executive residence in Olympia were intended for Eastern Washington residents who had lost their homes in fires. But the fruit was infected with maggot larvae.In Washington, . There are road signs and posters all across the state alerting people to the rules. The penalty for breaking the rule? Up to 90 days in jail. But the Washington Department of...…In The NewsYour browser does not support the audio element.Gov. Jay Inslee’s well-intentioned gesture of Western Washington apples sent a detective hunting down the fruit in three counties this week.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:The apples from the executive residence in Olympia were intended for Eastern Washington residents who had lost their homes in fires. But the fruit was infected with maggot larvae.In Washington, . There are road signs and posters all across the state alerting people to the rules. The penalty for breaking the rule? Up to 90 days in jail. But the Washington Department of...WW…

© 2022 NW News NetworkRegional Public JournalismPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsIt’s springtime in the Northwest: birds sing, emerald shoots are pushing up from the earth and the irrigation sprinklers tick, tick like clocks — same as always. But so much else has changed. Still, spring work starts up, ready or not. And Northwest growers are scrambling to figure out how to work around the global coronavirus pandemic and still bring in the coming harvest. Farmers wonder: Can they get it done safely?First Up: AsparagusA good stretch north of Pasco, Washington, Jim...…© 2022 NW News NetworkRegional Public JournalismPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsIt’s springtime in the Northwest: birds sing, emerald shoots are pushing up from the earth and the irrigation sprinklers tick, tick like clocks — same as always. But so much else has changed. Still, spring work starts up, ready or not. And Northwest growers are scrambling to figure out how to work around the global coronavirus pandemic and still bring in the coming harvest. Farmers wonder: Can they get it done safely?First Up: AsparagusA good stretch north of Pasco, Washington, Jim...WW…

© 2022 NW News NetworkRegional Public JournalismPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsCattle brandings in the Northwest are usually dusty group affairs. Cowboys yell and call to each other. Horses work into a hot lather, helping their riders chase and rope the calves. Nervous mother cows bawl to try and find their babes. A smoky fire heats the irons. Children clad in Carhartt coats and cowboy hats watch from nearby pickups. You have to stay alert to not be trampled by horses or cloven hooves.Around a million beef cattle are born each spring in the Northwest — about 228,000 in...…© 2022 NW News NetworkRegional Public JournalismPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsCattle brandings in the Northwest are usually dusty group affairs. Cowboys yell and call to each other. Horses work into a hot lather, helping their riders chase and rope the calves. Nervous mother cows bawl to try and find their babes. A smoky fire heats the irons. Children clad in Carhartt coats and cowboy hats watch from nearby pickups. You have to stay alert to not be trampled by horses or cloven hooves.Around a million beef cattle are born each spring in the Northwest — about 228,000 in...WW…

© 2022 NW News NetworkRegional Public JournalismPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsIt really frustrates Mark Anderson when he sends a truck to a Northwest port hauling a container of alfalfa or timothy hay and the truck rolls back without an empty shipping container to refill.Anderson’s hay feeds everything from bunnies to camels to top race horses in 30 different countries.He puts his compressed hay in containers to protect it. Once at port, the containers are loaded on and off container ships like large blocks of colorful legos. When there aren’t enough shipping...…© 2022 NW News NetworkRegional Public JournalismPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsIt really frustrates Mark Anderson when he sends a truck to a Northwest port hauling a container of alfalfa or timothy hay and the truck rolls back without an empty shipping container to refill.Anderson’s hay feeds everything from bunnies to camels to top race horses in 30 different countries.He puts his compressed hay in containers to protect it. Once at port, the containers are loaded on and off container ships like large blocks of colorful legos. When there aren’t enough shipping...WW…