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Seniors Riley Cissne, far left, and Robby Vaughn, far right, will join defending state champions Tyson Stover, Isaiah Anderson, middle, and Darion Johnson, from left, on the journey for the championship title These Chiawana wrestlers seek 2nd consecutive state championship beginning Friday Monterossos staff holding novelty check for DINE OUT day Local restaurants to donate proceeds from today to benefit non-profits 2020 SSC Tuatara Richland based hypercar producer makes first public debut of 2020 SSC Tuatara at Philadelphia auto show Franklin County to Start Irrigation Flows March 25 Habit Burger may move into Columbia Center Mall expansion this summer

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Franklin County is working on a redistricting plan which will shape how Pasco is represented. The options will be open for public comment and potentially voted on at the Feb. 25, 7 pm Commissioners’ meeting. Ideal Option’s Benjamin Rae, center, speaks with patients Kennewick’s Ideal Option tackles the opioid crisis Pasco plans to add two new fire stations by 2021 Crowd of people gathered to speak out at eminent domain meeting Eminent domain vote on Robert Cox Farms postponed for open house to answer Kennewick reservoir project questions, March 26 National Society of Black Engineers to host Girl Day 2020 for third-12th grade girls to participate in engineering activities and meet local, female engineers today at the Richland library

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Bankruptcy court approves McClatchy’s mediation request, fueling McClatchy’s desire to emerge from bankruptcy within 60 days Dan Newhouse with a new U.S. citizen at a Naturalization Ceremony Congressman Dan Newhouse welcomes 34 new U.S. citizens at Naturalization Ceremony in Richland Local Boy scout council to continue despite organizational bankruptcy Braun family holding missing cat Family reunites with missing cat after 5 years through Tri-City Animal Shelter photos Kennewick and Richland police departments receive $154,000 cash forfeiture in federal child pornography case First Wendy’s in Tri-Cities closes after 42 years

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After election night tie, Finley replacement school levy now passing with 52% support Richland couple stuck on coronavirus quarantined cruise ship evacuated Matt Boehnke, Sharon Brown and Brad Klippert Rep. Matt Boehnke, Rep. Brad Klippert, and Sen. Sharon Brown schedule town hall meeting for legislative update, Saturday, 10 am at the Richland Community Center Bar M Ranch after the flooding Bar M Ranch, owned by Calvary Chapel Tri-Cities, caught in Umatilla River flood. Family of six evacuated by helicopter PSD offering Ambassador Program for community members to learn how the district operates Tri-City homebuilder and owner of M | S Homes files for personal bankruptcy Boys & Girls Clubs hosting dinner and karaoke fundraiser at Emerald of Siam, Feb. 25. A portion of proceeds will go to IMPACT Percussion program Historic Downtown Kennewick Partnership requests proposals for new logo

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Home & Garden Show begins Friday at Pasco’s Hapo Center New W. Richland fire station takes shape to make December deadline Benton County hires former planning manager as new administrator. Construction begins on $13.6 million administration building Kennewick’s waste management transfer station closing Feb. 24 to May 1 for maintenance Bart Roach and a woman with kids holding toothbrushes outdoors Tri-Cities dentist Bart Roach to create pop-up dental clinics in Bhutan to improve care in rural areas Talon Yager at Stick + Stone Stick + Stone manager Talon Yager purchases restaurant $12 million memory care facility, Windsong at Southridge Memory Care, to open later this winter Mother-daughter duo crafts 600 Valentine cards for rehab. and nursing residents Richland fire crews train to climb Seattle’s tallest building for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society fundraiser

👈 Links from last week

photo of a canal Michael Crowder from West Richland selected as President-elect of the National Association of Conservation Districts’ Board of Directors Richland Mayor Bob Thompson receives more money from Kennewick than Richland in 2019 Mayor Don Britain in court Effort to recall Kennewick mayor tossed after judge concludes a mayor cannot be recalled for actions taken not in an official capacity for the city Funding still up in the air for new Tri-City Animal Shelter Benton commissioners stand with sheriff’s employees after vote of ‘no confidence’ in Sheriff Jerry Hatcher KEPR imagines Tri-Cities in 2035 with input from local leaders New ADA compliant walking, biking trail opens at McNary National Wildlife Refuge in Burbank

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‘Exit, Pursued by a Bear,’ a revenge comedy, now open at the Uptown Theater Tri-City Herald owner McClatchy files bankruptcy as it repositions for privately owned digital future Rollin’ owner expands this summer Franklin County inmate Franklin County man with autism jailed after his family, local law enforcement leaders and advocates say there’s nowhere else to put him Richland student bandaging a person’s foot RSD to launch Academy Of Health & Sciences Canyon Lakes residents petition to stop construction blasting Officers behind Pasco Police Facebook page explain intent Franklin Co. prosecutor Shawn Sant, and Pasco’s former municipal court judge, Dave Petersen, to run for judge