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The Daily Evergreen
The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen
The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen
Chandelle Frick, acting director of the Pine Creek Community Restoration Long Term Recovery Organization, displays a photo that survived the Babb Road Fire to a group of Malden and Pine City residents in Malden City Park on Sunday afternoon.

Malden, Pine City fight for recovery two-years after fire

NICK GIBSON, Evergreen roots editor • September 14, 2022

Sunday afternoon bore a striking resemblance to Labor Day weekend of 2020 for the communities of Malden and Pine City. The familiar smell of smoke hung in the air as neighbors gathered to mark the anniversary...

Upper Columbia Academy Pathfinders raise a new flag over the town of Malden, signifying a new age, one year after the Babb Road Fire engulfed the valley.

Malden, Pine City mark first anniversary of Babb Road Fire

NICK GIBSON, Evergreen roots editor • September 7, 2021

The Malden and Pine City communities celebrated Labor Day on Sept. 6, marking the first anniversary of the Babb Road Fire.  “This event is two-fold: on one hand, it’s a remembrance of what...

The Whitman County Commissioners' website was at risk for being overwhelmed and shutting down. The county was able to prevent this issue after implementing different tactics. 

County Commissioners’ website faces cyber threats

JENAE LAXSON, Evergreen roots editor • February 2, 2021

Whitman County Commissioners discussed cyber threats to their website during a meeting Monday.  Lance Bishop, county director of information technology, said the county is facing serious attacks...

People in shock after the fires took their homes received food, clothing, bed and toiletries from local clubs and churches.

‘Camaraderie’ of local groups to help with recovery from recent fires in county

LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen editor-in-chief • September 24, 2020

When fires ravaged the towns of Malden and Pine City, Rosalia residents helped each other evacuate while local clubs and churches set up donation sites and shelters within hours for the survivors. “We...

As of Tuesday afternoon, the town of Malden is still without power due to burned and downed power lines. The fire was unpreventable, the Whitman County sheriff says.

Malden, Pine City fires devastate towns, homes

HUNTER ORCUTT, Evergreen reporter • September 8, 2020

Three fires that started in Whitman County on Monday have covered over 12,000 acres, and two continue to burn. The fire in Malden, known as the Babbs Road Fire for the road it started near, has covered...

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