Volunteers work to clean up North Palouse River

The North Palouse River saw a less polluted future Aug. 28 after a team of volunteers spent the day cleaning it. Tires, an old wagon wheel, railroad debris and run-of-the-mill roadside trash were all items the volunteers picked up along the river.

The Palouse Conservation District has for months been planning the day in step with a nation-wide river cleanup day.

A separate group of citizens, independent of the district, came up with the idea of a cleanup day after Palouse resident Carie Saunders complained in a letter to the town mayor the river was dirty in July.

That group coincidentally org...