Asotin County

Washington State government is confronting a multibillion-dollar budget deficit.

Washington wildlife authorities are looking for a person who illegally shot and killed a bull elk in Asotin County last Tuesday.

The Department of Fish and Wildlife says the animal was shot and killed in the Chief Joseph Wildlife Area.

Authorities say witnesses saw a dark gray truck with a large set of elk antlers drive away from the area.

So when you think about the impacts from an electricity perspective and the impact that would have on local schools or county facilities or a local rural hospital that's struggling to hang on given the changing economics of healthcare these days, we think that county leaders should be invested and should actively advocate to protect the hydropower system.

If you're in Whitman County or Asotin County or Columbia County, and you're tied directly to dryland wheat farming and the future of that river transportation system, we hope that you will join us in advocating with your state legislature, the governor, the congressional delegation, to talk about how important all the, the hydropower system is.

And if you're anywhere in the state that's served by a Bonneville offtaker or even the investor-owned utilities that have their own hydro facilities, talking about the value of hydropower as an always-on, affordable, clean energy resource is a really important thing for the region.

And if we're gonna turn this around, if you ...