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“A tidal wave is picking up speed” and Tri-Cities hospitals aren’t immune to shortages seen elsewhere
Washington State Department of Financial Institutions creates financial resource list for residents affected by COVID-19

Community rallies to provide BBQ meals for 1st responders, protective masks and more

These Tri-Cities restaurants offer delivery or curbside pickup during coronavirus shutdown

Mustang Signs owner halves employee hours to avoid layoffs
🎉 Weekend guide...social distancing edition

Juegos en Español

Learn a new language through the Richland library

Soak up that blue light with E-books

Take a hike!

Live stream the Philadelphia Orchestra

Try a new recipe with 10 ingredients or less
Indoor
🃏 Cribbage 🎭 Charades 🎲 Read some game reviews and decide for yourself 𝐍 Make the obvious choice 👾 Get Jackbox gamesOutdoor
🚴♀️ Go on a bike ride 🔴 Play croquet ⚪️ Play Bocci Ball 💐 Garden ☁️ Jump on the Trampoline 🧗♂️ Rock climb 🚙 Change your own oilA combo of both
👵 Dance like nobody’s watching 🧢 Catch ’em all 🧼 Clean that thing you’ve been putting off 🛠 Build that Ikea furniture—or something easier👇 The best options
But really, you should check out the Facebook conversation for a complete list of suggestions, and add your own recommendations for indoor activities: crafts, board games, parlor games for families, video games/movies/TV, outdoor solo non-contact activities, volunteer work that can be done from home, etc.✨ Fresh links
Two more COVID-19 cases confirmed in Benton, Franklin counties PSD Nutrition Services will deliver sack lunches & sack breakfasts to students in Clark Addition, Flamingo Village, Lakeview & Tierra Vida neighborhoods RSD adds a new meal assistance delivery location at N. 59th Avenue and Gray Street KSD adds free meal pickup at Hawthorne Elementary School and Highlands Middle School beginning March 23

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Visit Tri-Cities creates outdoor social distancing destination guide Simon Properties closes Columbia Center Mall through March 29

KSD will post weekly Family Learning Resources guides beginning today.
Mid-Columbia Libraries shares online educational resources for kids at home👇 More from this week
Solar Spirits Distillery in Richland makes special high-proof vodka for hand gel to combat coronavirus Richland PD announces officers will not respond to certain reports due to COVID-19 Spectrum offers 60 days of free internet access to students due to coronavirus Inslee’s ban includes more than restaurants, community urged to ‘hunker down’ KEPR creates social distancing summary

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PSD plans for food assistance during closureRichland and Kennewick schools have also released their meal assistance plans for students and other resources during school closures.
Albertsons and Safeway set aside 7-9 am hours for shoppers at risk of coronavirus issues every Tuesday and Thursday Havana Cafe to feed students for free until schools reopen Mid-Columbia Libraries closes 12 branches and Bookmobile until April 24 Kadlec stops accepting visitors Safeway, Albertsons to hire 400 in our area immediately
This follows Inslees’s Friday announcment to close all K-12 schools statewide for six weeks beginning March 17.

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Reg Unterseher was tested for COVID-19 two days ago, told it would take four days to get results Benton Franklin Transit Union has taken a vote of no confidence on General Manager and Labor Relations Manager
