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The United States Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division found Ostrom Mushroom Farms LLC failed to pay its workers the required wage rate, nor did they provide cooking facilities or three meals per day, which are all violations of the H-2A temporary agricultural program, according to a press release from the DOL on Thursday, August 10. The press release goes on to say that workers discovered the housing listed in the job order was not available, and that Ostrom Farms...
WENATCHEE - Animal control officers with the Wenatchee Valley Humane Society recovered a bat that tested positive for rabies earlier this month. The Chelan-Douglas Health District was informed of a "pet-only exposure" to the rabid bat on Aug. 8, according to a health district news release. Animal control officers seized the bat from a home in Chelan County and then euthanized the animal. The bat was submitted to the Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory for testing,...
Scientists are keeping a close eye on Drayton Harbor waters after discovering a sizable population of juvenile European green crabs, indicating growth of the highly invasive species. In 2022, scientists found 313 European green crabs, about half of which were juveniles, said Allie Simpson, ecosystem project coordinator for the Northwest Straits Commission. Many of the juvenile crabs were found in a small creek between Dakota and California creeks last September and October....
