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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Firemen leave the library.

BREAKING: Penrose Library Evacuated Due to Smoke, Smell of Burning Rubber

Nazaaha Penick, Natalie Comerford, and Bex Heimbrock October 15, 2024

OCT. 15, 2024 — The Walla Walla Fire Department was dispatched to Penrose Library after the fire alarm was triggered by smoke building up inside the building. At roughly 7:50 p.m., students at Penrose...

Illustration by Annika Bauerle.

Walla Walla’s week of smoke: Air pollutants spike

Grace Fassio, Staff Reporter September 24, 2020

A thick haze of smoke engulfed Walla Walla last week, resulting in unhealthy air quality and official recommendations to stay inside. According to Washington’s Department of Ecology’s smoke blog,...

Walla Walla’s smoke to last through week

Sean Gannon, News Editor September 15, 2020

Walla Walla’s smoke and unhealthy air quality will persist throughout the week, according to the Washington Department of Ecology, setting an “air quality alert” in the county until noon on Friday,...

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