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Pasco declares emergency over water reuse facility concerns
PASCO, Wash. — Pasco declared an emergency over problems at its process water reuse facility after city leaders raised concerns about how part of the system was performing. Public Works Director Maria Serra reported at a meeting last week that a system used to remove nitrogen from wastewater was not meeting its performance criteria. City officials said that raised concerns about possible groundwater contamination and compliance with the Department of Ecology discharge permit. Serra explained the declaration was meant to speed up the city’s response as officials worked on a fix.
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Patients Drive 90 Minutes to Reach This Small Washington City’s Hospital, Which Handles Open-Heart Surgery
Some people will happily drive an hour and a half for a great meal, but what about for a hospital? In a quiet corner of Washington, there is a medical center that patients choose on purpose, even when closer options exist. It handles big things like open-heart surgery and pacemakers,...
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Hospice agency eyes nearby park for new admin office
A local nonprofit wants to buy a Kennewick park to build a new $6.5 million administration building. But the city hasn’t yet decided if it’s ready to give up the green space. Tri-Cities Chaplaincy wants to consolidate its services in a new office in the nearly 3-acre Yelm...
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VA to break ground on new $48 million Kennewick clinic
KENNEWICK — The Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center, located in Walla Walla, will break ground Thursday on a new Kennewick clinic designed to expand medical services for military veterans across the Tri-Cities area. The ceremony is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the future clinic site, 3811 Plaza...
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Groundbreaking for Kennewick VA clinic announced
On the cusp of Veterans Day, officials from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Walla Walla will come to the Tri-Cities to officially break ground on the planned outpatient clinic in Kennewick. The groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for 11 a.m. Nov. 5 at the clinic’s future location...
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Lourdes plans $2.5M in renovations, equipment updates
Lourdes Health in Pasco is preparing to spend $2.5 million to renovate space and update equipment used to support its surgical operations. The hospital has applied for a building permit to demolish and improve just under 1,500 square feet of space in its Central Sterile Services department on the ground floor. That department sterilizes and provides surgical equipment and support to its six operating rooms and other surgical needs at the hospital.
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Flu death reported in Walla Walla as cases rise early
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Walla Walla County health officials have confirmed a flu-related death as influenza activity picks up earlier than usual this season, both locally and across Washington state. The death, identified through routine surveillance and reporting, reflects a broader increase in respiratory illness across Washington, Walla Walla...
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Amazon’s Walla Walla data center plan sparks tension between protesters, local officials
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — More than four hundred Washingtonians across 19 locations took to the streets Sunday to demand a statewide moratorium on data centers. In Walla Walla, where a $4.8 billion Amazon data center project is planned, the tension among opponents and local officials was palpable. “Some of...