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Judge blocks parts of Washington law on sheriff qualifications and removal from office
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Hometown Fixture: Touchet Valley Golf Course has become a beloved source of community pride
Thirty-nine counties comprise Washington, the most populous of which is predictably the urban King, while Garfield – embedded in the southeast corner of the state – is the least. Adjacent to the latter is Columbia County, the second-least inhabited, in which lies the single-stoplight town of Dayton. Given...
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City of Kennewick sends drinking water notice to citizens
KENNEWICK, Wash. — The City of Kennewick announced on Sunday that drinking water samples collected from their water system exceeded the running annual average for two polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) above the drinking water standard. The samples were collected from the City of Kennewick Water System, ID#38100, Benton County, Ranney...
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Toppenish gets nearly $1.5 million to improve traffic safety on State Route 22
TOPPENISH, Wash. – The City of Toppenish is set to receive a grant of almost $1.5 million to implement a package of safety improvements on State Route 22 as part of a larger $24.5 million grant package that is going to communities across the State of Washington to reduce traffic deaths.
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This Washington Town Is So Cheap, You Can Live On Nothing But Social Security
Somewhere in the Yakima Valley, tucked between vineyards and hop fields, there’s a small town called Sunnyside that might just be the most underrated place in all of Washington State. If your wallet has been crying lately, Sunnyside, Washington is ready to hand it a tissue and a warm...
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Monthly Membership Luncheon - The Race to Power: Meeting the Northwest's Growing Demand for Electricity
On Wednesday, the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce gathered for our October Membership Luncheon, “The Race to Power: Meeting the Northwest’s Growing Demand for Electricity.”. Our panelists Bob Schuetz of Energy Northwest, Hamody Hindi of the Bonneville Power Administration, and Rick Dunn of Benton PUD walked us through...
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Richland to ask voters for $94M to improve Chief Joseph, River's Edge
Richland voters will be asked to approve a $94 million bond on the Feb. 9 special election ballot to modernize Chief Joseph Middle School, replace River’s Edge High School with a permanent modular building, and make districtwide safety and security improvements. The school board on Tuesday unanimously approved the ballot resolution that will come before voters. The decision comes two years after voters overwhelmingly rejected a bond package three-times larger that would have funded construction of West Richland’s first comprehensive high school. This new ask was informed by a voluntary “community facilities task force” that helped charter the future of Richland School District’s long-term facilities planning. Board Vice President Jill Oldson called these projects the “most pressing needs” for the district right now. “The whole goal and objective of this is to make sure that we are only asking the community for what we absolutely need,” she said. Board member Rick Jansons gave kudos to the community facilities task force, saying they spent half a year having “really thoughtful discussions” and researching the facility and needs. “I am confident that we are going to the community with what is needed in the district,” he said. Bond measures are different from
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Building Code Reform Could Shape Tri-Cities Housing Costs
Housing policy advocate Nicholas Erickson argues that three-year model building code cycles do not allow enough time to evaluate new requirements in real-world conditions. He recommends stronger safety and affordability baselines, cost analysis, supporting evidence and a clear problem-solution connection before mandates are adopted. A more deliberate review process could...