Gov. Inslee extends eviction moratoriumGov. Jay Inslee extended the state’s moratorium prohibiting evictions through June 30 due to the continuing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.The moratorium, which does not cover those who are not named on leases, protects approximately 76,000 Washington tenants who are unable to pay rent because of...
Cathy and John Franklin were vacationing with family in Arizona one year ago and watching television when former President Donald Trump advised citizens to avoid groups of more than 10.As the couple watched the president and Dr. Anthony Fauci address the Covid-19 threat, they felt the weight of the coming...
Trios Health is moving its birthing center to Southridge, a move that could accelerate plans to transform the former Kennewick General Hospital into a detoxification and recovery center for Tri-Citians facing drug addiction and mental health disorders.If everything comes together, the birthing center and Two Rivers Rehabilitation Center both will...
It took 10 years of meticulous planning, but a modern take on a military armory is taking shape in north Richland.The Washington Army National Guard is building a $15 million, 40,000-square-foot readiness center at Horn Rapids Industrial Park to serve a 150-member Stryker Infantry Unit.It will be ready by spring...
Dean Strawn, business and civic leader, diesDean Strawn, a Tri-City businessman and devoted civic leader, died March 5 following a long illness. He was 77.Strawn was a longtime member of Columbia Center Rotary and was named Tri-Citian of the Year in 1997 and Kennewick Man of the Year in 1998.Originally...
One of Paul Baugher’s favorite memories of growing up in Richland involves snow.On the rare occasions it accumulated, Baugher and his friends would slip into smooth-soled shoes and hold onto the bumper of a slow-moving car as it pulled them across compact snow and ice.The child nearest the tailpipe would...
The first anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic shutdowns that rattled the Tri-Cities as well as the world coincide with the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business’ monthly focus on food, wine and the hospitality industry. We confess we were apprehensive as we prepared for this edition, fearing a paper full of doom...
In the last few months, dozens of Washington students have gone online and signed up for accounts in a new matchmaking website.But it’s not what you’re thinking.The matchmaker is the Washington Workforce Portal, and its aim is to connect college-age students with real-world job experience in their local communities. The...
The U.S. Constitution guarantees law-abiding Americans the right to keep and bear arms, but once again, our Second Amendment rights are under attack by the left.Democrats in the House are bringing forth two pieces of legislation that aim to make it even harder for citizens to legally obtain a firearm....
Like many organizations that survived the coronavirus pandemic — at least we think we’re surviving —the Columbia Basin Badger Club is starting to wonder what the future will hold.Will we simply go back to the way things were? Probably not.A year ago, we had to postpone what promised to be...
