skip to main content
skip to newscasts

Thursday, March 28, 2024

Public News Service Logo
facebook instagram linkedin reddit youtube twitter
view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

Putting Darrington "Back on the Map"

play audio
Play

Thursday, August 7, 2014   

DARRINGTON, Wash. – A visit from a U.S. senator and a newly launched science and technology program for school children are just two of the most recent developments in Darrington.

The town of about 1,400 gained worldwide attention in March for its proximity to the deadly Oso mudslide, which cut access to the main highway for two months.

State and federal leaders and recreation and conservation groups have pitched in since then to help boost the town's economy, and Mayor Dan Rankin says it's working.

"I've become more and more optimistic about Darrington's future,” he says. “It's a beautiful place, and the opportunities and the assistance that we're getting – not what they can do for us, but how can they help us move ourselves forward – is wonderfully positive."

On Wednesday, local business leaders met with Sen. Patty Murray. She also looked in on activities of Darrington's new STEM program, which uses science, technology, engineering and math to teach children about the environment.

At the outdoor guide company Adventure Cascades, Brian Pernick says he's seen business double this summer over last.

He credits the coalition of conservation and recreation groups that released a map in May highlighting the recreation possibilities in the area, and says he's seeing more vehicles full of more people.

"Being that we run river trips almost daily, we drive past the trailheads and many of the sites that are listed on the Destination Darrington map,” Pernick says. “And we do notice an increase over last year."

Darrington is 90 minutes from Seattle. It's near three wilderness areas and two wild and scenic rivers, the Sauk and the Suiattle, known for rafting and fishing.

The Destination Darrington map is still available free of charge, online and at REI and Outdoor Research stores.





get more stories like this via email

more stories
A report from the Tennessee HealthCare Campaign recommended the federal government needs to strengthen 340B drug pricing and other federal negotiation mechanisms to make needed medicines more readily available and less expensive for hospitals to purchase and administer. (Spotmatikphoto/AdobeStock)

Health and Wellness

play sound

A recent report examined how some rural Tennessee hospitals have managed to stay afloat despite financial challenges. The report includes interviews …


Social Issues

play sound

Earlier this month, a new Arizona Public Service rate hike went into effect and one senior advocacy group said those on a fixed income may struggle …

Social Issues

play sound

Michigan recently implemented a significant juvenile justice reform package following recommendations from a task force made up of prosecutors…


Nearly 13 million Americans receive health coverage through unique plans under both Medicare and Medicaid. They are known as Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plans. (Adobe Stock)

Health and Wellness

play sound

Medicare and Medicaid are key sources of health coverage for many Americans and some people qualify for assistance under both programs. With lagging …

Social Issues

play sound

A mix of policy updates and staffing boosts has helped to put wage theft enforcement on the radar in Minnesota, and officials leading the efforts are …

More than six in 10 Americans favor keeping the abortion pill mifepristone available in the U.S. as a prescription drug, while over a third are opposed, according to a Gallup poll. (Adobe Stock)

Social Issues

play sound

New research shows more than six in 10 abortions in the U.S. last year were medically induced, and U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto - D-NV - is …

Social Issues

play sound

Colorado is working to boost the state's agricultural communities by getting more fresh, nutritious foods into school cafeterias - and a new online …

Social Issues

play sound

Missouri lawmakers are concerned with protecting people from the potential risks of the increasing accessibility of AI-generated images and videos…

 

Phone: 303.448.9105 Toll Free: 888.891.9416 Fax: 208.247.1830 Your trusted member- and audience-supported news source since 1996 Copyright © 2021