PULLMAN Sydney Ohlemann, a senior at Cle Elum/Roslyn High School, has been selected as Washington’s Distinguished Young Woman for 2024, according to an announcement from the Distinguished Young Women program. Addy Carlile of Moses Lake was the first runner-up.
At Tuesday’s Ionia County Board of Commissioners meeting, area farmers reported the Road Department's work to place ditches next to rural roads has made it impossible to access some of their fields. Cindy Chipman, owner of Gallagher Farms in Belding, said after her road was “ditched” by the Road Department, her farm could no longer safely move necessary machines around, potentially damaging their equipment or causing an accident.