A young Altha Skogley covered plenty of ground before World War II steered her into service at Naval Air Station Pasco. Altha (Skogley) Simmelink-PerryAltha – “Al” to friends and family – was born March 4, 1923, in Montana to a World War I veteran who had served under Brig. Gen....
Documents filed under Washington’s environmental review process reveal a long list of projects in the works for the Mid-Columbia.The State Environmental Review Act, or SEPA, often provides the first look at the mixed-use projects, mini storage facilities, apartments, industrial expansions, subdivisions and more that are working their way through the...
Editor’s note: The city of Richland reports it could not reach an agreement with Drs. Luay Ailabouni and Elhami Hannan for a piece of land where they intended to develop a medical mall, including an urgent care clinic. The Horn Rapids plan will not move forward. This story, which originally...
Ryan WattenbargerIt took the owners of Kennewick’s Moonshot Brewing almost a year, but they’ve found a spot for their second location.Ryan Wattenbarger and his staff have been busy tearing up the floor and the kitchen of a former Thai restaurant overlooking Howard Amon Park in Richland.The new location at 94...
A growing Hermiston company will build a powder coating facility in Richland’s Horn Rapids Industrial Park as it moves to keep up with rising demand from the Tri-Cities.N.W. Metal Fabricators Inc. has a tentative agreement to buy 5 acres near Polar Way and Logan Street from the city of Richland....
The Tri-Cities lost one of its growler-fill taphouses in October when the Growler Guys shut down.The Richland shop at 110 Gage Blvd., Suite 204, couldn’t recover from the pandemic shutdown, said franchise owner Robin Walker.In mid-October, Walker posted on the store’s Facebook site that she and her wife were looking...
The leaves are turning and a familiar crispness is in the air. Trucks laden with produce share the roads and fields are turning over for the season.It’s the height of harvest, Halloween is approaching, and folks are eager to get in the fall mood.Agritourism peaks this time of year with...
January 2023 and October 2024.Those are the dates to keep in mind as Pasco moves to build a $40 million, voter-approved aquatics center and possible community center.January 2023 is when a two-tenths of a percent sales tax kicks in to pay for the center. Pasco’s sales tax rate rises to...
A critical connection between Kennewick and Richland is being built after more than two decades of planning and litigation.Center Parkway is being extended across a Port of Benton-owned railroad track near Columbia Center mall. When the two sides connect, motorists will be able to drive from Gage Boulevard in Kennewick...
The Benton-Franklin Health District seeks four community members to serve on its board, a new requirement passed by the state Legislature in 2021 to create a more balanced governing body.The deadline to apply is Oct. 31.The existing six-member board is made up of elected county commissioners: Benton County Commissioners Will...
