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This Under-The-Radar Washington Restaurant Has A Menu So Good You’ll Want To Try It All
There are restaurants you stumble onto by accident, and then there are restaurants that make you wonder how you went this long without knowing they existed. WaterFire Restaurant & Bar in Yakima, Washington falls firmly into the second category, and the moment you walk through the door, you’ll understand exactly why.
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Amid growing nationwide backlash against data centers, one rural community is embracing them
In rural Quincy, Washington, 3 hours east of Seattle, many residents support the Microsoft data center.
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Wind advisory Friday
A Wind Advisory is in effect for the Northern Foothills of the Blues from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, with south winds of 25 to 35 mph and gusts up to 50 mph. Patchy fog returns overnight, showers move in Friday afternoon and evening, and widespread rain returns Sunday morning before overnight rain becomes light snow in the Blues and Cascades through Monday morning.
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Third Grader Jakwon Walker Got an Apple Out of His Best Friend Jose Lopez's Throat at Lunch in Yakima, and Adams Elementary Gave Him Its First Save a Life Award
Jakwon Walker, a Yakima third grader, helped best friend Jose Lopez clear a piece of apple at lunch and got Adams Elementary's first Save a Life Award. The post Third Grader Jakwon Walker Got an Apple Out of His Best Friend Jose Lopez’s Throat at Lunch in Yakima, and Adams Elementary Gave Him Its First Save a Life Award appeared first on parentdiaries.com .
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Fruit processor fined for failing to meet recycled plastic requirements
A Yakima Valley fruit processor is facing a fine of more than $20,000 for failing to use recycled plastic in any of its packaging materials. Tree Top Inc., which is headquartered in Selah, was one of eight companies fined more than $10,000 each by the state Department of Ecology for failing to meet a 2021 state law that now requires a minimum of 15% post-consumer recycled content in items such as single-use beverage containers.
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Milkshakes And Burgers Still Come Out Of The Window At These 10 Old Washington Burger Stands
A burger stand in Washington has been flipping patties since 1949, and its menu still looks a lot like the first one. That means Truman was president when someone ordered the very first cheeseburger through that window. Another stand on this list stays open until 3 AM on weekends. One...
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Quincy data centers bring jobs, new hospital and new high school, but also spark power concerns
Quincy, Wash. — Quincy's long-running push for data centers has brought jobs, tax revenue, a new hospital and a new high school, while also fueling concerns about water, farmland and a planned high-voltage transmission line. NonStop Local spoke with residents and officials in Quincy to get a closer look at what operating data centers mean for that community. At L and R Cafe II, owner Ibis Ortiz says main street businesses, like hers, are doing well in Quincy. "Probably our biggest in the morning is our breakfast burritos," said Ibis Ortiz. Quincy once leaned on food manufacturing and field work, but city leaders said that was not enough to keep people from leaving. "We survived on a food manufacturing plant and field work. That's what drove the city of Quincy. And we were seeing lots of people leaving," said Quincy City Administrator Joe Harris. The city then worked to recruit fiber companies and build around key amenities the area offers. "... low-cost power, from the hydropower, easy planning and permitting nothing to it, and the land," said Port of Quincy Commissioner for Dist. 1, Curt Morris. That effort helped bring eight data center campuses now operating in Quincy, each with
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Finding her voice: Quincy teen steps into leadership, bridges gap between students, school board
At 16, Quincy School Board Student Representative Alessandra Gudiño is stepping outside her comfort zone, building confidence and discovering her potential as a leader. Gudiño’s path to the position began when a teacher at Quincy High School encouraged her to apply. Although the idea sounded interesting, she put off the application and forgot about it until a week before the deadline. She submitted it without much confidence that she would be selected, until she received a call.