A gift from the Paul Lauzier Charitable Foundation is delivering much-needed space and equipment for hands-on student learning at Washington State University’s Wine Science Center in north Richland.Named for the late Washington farmer and entrepreneur Paul Lauzier, the foundation, which supports a range of causes including community development, education, health,...

Think of a unique piece of property.Maybe it’s a plot of land you own that is situated perfectly to be added to the Badger Mountain trail system.Maybe it’s a charming house or commercial building in downtown Kennewick. Maybe it’s a vineyard in the heart of Red Mountain.If your ultimate goal...

Kristi Thien and the staff and volunteers at Mid-Columbia Meals on Wheels paced nervously in the parking lot.Would anyone come for hot meals, the first since the pandemic began?Senior Life Resources Northwest, which runs Mid-Columbia Meals on Wheels, was about to pass out hot meals to seniors in a drive-thru...

Food and agriculture lay claim to many segments of the economy of the greater Tri-Cities.The area’s fields, orchards, vineyards and animal husbandry operations yield a cornucopia of products. While a good portion of these products is shipped beyond county lines, much is sent to facilities here to process the bounty....

Hotoveli Boutique, Richland’s newest fashion hub, has arrived at Queensgate Village, giving area fashionistas another local outlet to find the perfect outift, or pieces to complete their current wardrobe.Hotoveli offers a fashion house atmosphere with a selection of name brand, high-end items, as well as affordable styles to suit daughters,...

They already knew it was true, but now, everyone else will too.TiLite, a custom wheelchair manufacturing unit of Permobil, has been a fixture in the Pasco community for about 20 years.It has been creating innovative, aluminum and titanium wheelchairs while meeting the high standards of the FDA.Now, after months of...

The Tri-Cities has a new urgent care clinic for patients with conditions that are not life threatening.Dr. Prabhjot “Jyoti” Kahlon, an emergency room veteran who has worked at both Kadlec Regional Medical Center and Lourdes Health, opened Health First Urgent Care on Aug. 31 at 37 Columbia Point Drive in...

Benton, Franklin and three other counties are putting the most restrictive phase of the Covid-19 restrictions behind them. Gov. Jay Inslee announced Oct. 13 that the counties still left in a modified version of Phase 1 of the Safe Start program may advance to Phase 2.  The governor cited “gratifying” increases in wearing...

Chad PewRob Monical, chief executive officer of Pasco’s Lourdes Health since early 2019, stepped down Sept. 22 to pursue another career opportunity.“I am honored to have been a part of Lourdes Health and the Tri-Cities area,” Monical said in a Sept. 11 statement announcing the move. “We have a wonderful...

By East Benton County Historical SocietyIt was a no school day on Sept. 23, 1954, in east Benton County and surrounding areas.The bright, beautiful, sunny early autumn day remained, however, a day of education and history.Students from grade school up didn’t get a day’s learning at their desks carved with...