TOUCHET -- Walla Walla emergency crews were called to the Walla Walla River off Byrnes Road near Touchet on Wednesday night for a possible drowning.
Initial reports are that a swimmer jumped from a 10- to 14-foot cliff and was knocked unconscious.
Other swimmers in the area could not pull the person to safety.
Rescuers were called about 7:20 p.m.
The Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office said no information would be released until today.
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Kiona-Benton City High School was recognized for overall excellence and excellence in language arts, along with several other schools in the Mid-Columbia Basin. The awards are determined by a scoring rubric and the past three years of achievement data from the schools.
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* 1983 -- With the words "Volleyball is not football," Walla Walla County Superior Court Judge James Mitchell cleared the way for 5-foot-6, 225-pound freshman Naomi Rogers to play offensive/defensive tackle for the Touchet Indians' eight-man football squad.
* 1962 -- Wenatchee starter Art Thompson outdueled Tri-Cities' Aubrey Gatewood over 10 innings, leading the Chiefs to a 2-0 victory over the Braves at Sanders Field in the Northwest League championship series. The victory pulled the Chiefs even, 2-all, in the best-of-7 series, and they went on to win the next two games to end the most successful season in the Braves' 13-year history.
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Children donate money to get gifts for veterans
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The Jonathan M. Wainwright VA Memorial Medical Center held a holiday for veteran patients on Dec. 21.
The party was intended to spread holiday cheer and, in part thanks to the grandchildren of Patti and Darrell Loney of Touchet, that is exactly what happened.
The Loney family decided to pool their Christmas money together -- about $200 -- and purchase presents for the patients. They arrived at the party with dozens of colorful gift boxes and bags and not a single person went without a present.
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