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Farmer discovers human remains while working in field in Prosser
PROSSER – The Benton County Sheriff’s Office has released new details have been released regarding the human remains found last week in Prosser. Last Tuesday, a farmer working in a field on West McCreadie Road near West Wilgus Road found what appeared to be human remains. BCSO deputies...
All Nations Powwow makes its return to Heritage University
TOPPENISH, Wash.- For the first time in five years, Native American dancers and drummers returned to Heritage University to celebrate their culture. The free event was put together by the Heritage University Native American Club (HUNAC) and American Indigenous Business Leaders Chapter. Kansas Arnoux of HUNAC says she started at HU in 2022, after the powwow was put on pause because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Heritage University's Student Social Powwow set for April 20
TOPPENISH, Wash.-Heritage University is hosting its first All Nations Student Social Powwow since the COVID pandemic on Saturday, April 20. The free Powwow, held to promote cultural exchange and education, will start at 11 a.m. and features dancing, drumming, food vendors and a resource fair, according to Heritage.
Energy facility plan in Horse Heaven Hills causes Yakama Nation objection
TOPPENISH, Wash. - A possible clean energy facility project known as the Horse Heaven Wind and Solar Project sparked an objection from the Yakama Nation, which alleges that the project area lies within a "significant location to the Yakama People." According to a release, in a 5-2 vote at a...
Parents hope intent to sue notice brings change to Sunnyside School District
SUNNYSIDE, Wash.- The intent to sue notice from the ACLU of Washington and Empowering Latina Leaders and Action (ELLA) to the Sunnyside School District comes after reports from students and parents of an imbalance on the school board. The pending lawsuit claims that the district’s current at-large election model doesn’t...
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