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Port of Benton race tightens

While the majority of races remain unchanged as ballots are counted, the port of Benton race tightens as Keck overtakes O'Neil by less than 1% of votes. An estimated 10,000 ballots remain to be counted. The next scheduled updates are today at 4 pm for Benton county and 6 pm for Franklin county. You can see up-to-the-minute election results from Benton and Franklin county auditors.

🎉 Weekend Guide

Friday

🛍 6th Annual Vintage Farmhouse Bazaar at "Kennewick at Washington" 🎸 Rollin' Fresh and Shardey Reed LIVE at Goose Ridge at Goose Ridge Estate Vineyards and Winery ✍️ Urban Poets Society Writing Workshop at Adventures Underground 🃏 Tarot Card Readings with Yleana at Badder ink Washington 🎸 Timeless Wavelength at Koko's Bartini 🎸 Jeff Peterson at Budd's Broiler ❄️ Disney Frozen Jr. at The Living Room 🎭 Vanessa Johnston & Michael Glatzmaier at Jokers 🎸 Vaughn Jensen at Michele’s 🎹 Dueling Pianos are back at McDougall's! at RF McDougall's 🎸 Scott Pemberton: Electric Power Trio at The Emerald 🎸 3 Legged Dog On Stage at Branding Iron Nightclub

Saturday

🇺🇸 West Richland Area Chamber of Commerce Veteran's Day Parade at West Richland Area Chamber of Commerce 🎄 Ornamania - $5 Make & Take (inc. 9ct box of clear ornaments) at Craft Warehouse 🧘‍♀️🍺 Yoga + Beer at LivingFit with Dawn 🦉 Doris Mager Returns with Impy the Screech Owl at Wild Birds Unlimited ✍️ Tri-Cities Writers Fall Social - with Pie! at Richland Public Library 🌠 Astronomy Night at REACH Museum

Saturday night

🎸 Brandy Larsen Live at Mezzo Thai 🎸 Jack Rothwell live at Edge Steakhouse & Sports Lounge 🎤 Singo Bingo! at Copper Top 🎸 Quinell at RF McDougall's 🎸 Riverside Rhythm & Bluez Review at Kimos 🎸 Michael Parker Live at Atomic Ale 🎸 Ashley Luksic Ft. Noah Scape at At Michele's 🎸 Salems Bend, Millhous, The Van Dels and Rising Enemy at The Tin Hat

Sunday

💎 A Moment to Breathe: Crystal Healing + Sound Bath at Lotus of the Moon 🎨 Beginner Acrylic Pouring with Shanna MacPherson at "Art on the Columbia at LLC" 🕺 Family Fun Day at Kennewick Eagles 2485

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Tumbleweeds to make "Cafeteria Burrito" to help with Richland School District lunch debt Three Rivers 41 annual Wine Festival begins Nov 16 at the Three Rivers Convention Center Southridge girls soccer secures spot in 3A state tournament Finley garage fire closes Highway 397 Internationally known chef, Ray Duey, visits Tri-Tech to teach vegetable and fruit carving

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👇 This week's links

Complaints of contact under false pretenses come out against Kennewick councilman John Trumbo Approval of $30 car tab fee limit to create roadway maintenance challenges in the Tri-Cities Mama's Diner in Benton City offers free food to all on Thanksgiving day Kennewick school district earns award for engaging parents and community members Active inventory increase streak breaks after six months McCurley Integrity Dealerships donates $55,000 to local food banks Students mistake self-portrait assisting apparatus with bullet-slinging boom plastic on Bateman Island Port of Pasco makes $6.5 million purchase of 300 acres for planned industrial center Kennewick City Council repeals legislation requiring owners to obtain special permits for specific breeds Tricities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to host ‘State of Latinos’ luncheon Nov 19 at the Red Lion in Pasco Construction underway for $10.8 million Tri-Tech expansion Six Pasco schools increase security upon entry

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Richland Del Taco opening Nov 13 Holiday floats wanted for parade to welcome santa in downtown Kennewick Dec 7 Kennewick City Council appoints Tom Atwood as ethics officer

👇 More from this week

Mission Support Alliance employee, Ashley Ward, wins Innovator of the Year Award for bringing innovative technology to Hanford Site cleanup Air stagnation advisory extended in the Tri-Cities Frost Me Sweet owner may receive Christmas cookie crown in Food Network competition Dueling pianos event supports Hanford drama dept. Nov 15 at The Uptown Theatre Local law enforcement receives hundreds of pounds of drugs during takeback day Local firefighters return from Kincade Fire Hanford High comes back to beat Richland for 2nd time in its history Trevor Noah to perform at the Toyota Center April 17 City of Kennewick’s Executive Director of Employee and Community Services, Terry Walsh, is retiring City seeks to change rules for needle exchange Online meeting will field your questions about Hanford cleanup, Nov 7 from 7-9 pm Pasco School District hosts dinner and games for families that have children with hearing impairments Tri-Tech teaches drone class Siblings build adaptive costume for brother, winning neighborhood’s ‘best costume’ award Pasco Day of Hope declared an official holiday Richland office tower gets $5 million facelift

👈 Links from last week

Deadline looms for students to either get vaccinated or stay home from school PSD superintendent invites community to coffee Nov 8, 7:30 am at Court St. Starbucks Franklin Co Sheriff restricts Connell PD authority outside city limits after complaints between Connell PD and Franklin deputies Tri-City nurse makes house calls with new, mobile medical unit Hazardous demolition of Plutonium Finishing Plant may continue next week after 2-year hiatus Hanford nuclear land reservation tax bills questioned by Government Accounting Office

Money billed to the federal government for land that would have collected property taxes, had the government not seized it for the Hanford site, goes to Benton, Franklin and Grant counties. The GAO is questioning the accuracy of the billed amounts.

New challenge course almost finished next to Desert Hills Middle School in Kennewick Kennewick Mayor Don Britain fired by Department of Social and Health Services after Washington State Patrol investigation into ‘inappropriate relationship’ with welfare client West Richland officially purchases Tri-City Raceway Kadlec nurses vote for strike, but Providence still has time to negotiate CH2M will pay $6 million to resolve allegations of overbilling the U.S. Airforce Pasco man brings tires to you with first mobile tire store in Tri-Cities