Farmers market season kicks off this month with Pasco welcoming vendors and patrons alike to its downtown mercado. 

The U.S. Small Business Administration is making low-interest loans available to Benton County businesses in response to the ongoing drought, but not all are eligible. 

The conflict in Iran has caused fuel prices to soar and Washington State farmers said it hits them hard when they are putting crops in the ground. 

Tri-Citians can get their fill of treats from JoJo’s Freeze Dried Goodies closer to home with the recent opening of its new storefront in Pasco, where they can choose from the wide variety of freeze-dried candies, gummies, cookie dough, ice cream sandwiches and bars, pickle chips, jalapeños, corn, as well as fun dips and gourmet peanut butter with cookie chunks intended to be eaten by the spoonful.

A Richland furniture store is closing its doors this month after a final sale of all its current inventory. Once the store is cleared out, La-Z-Boy Inc. may open a showroom there as the company bought the 21,651-square-foot building for $3.5 million.

A longtime downtown Kennewick business has shut its doors after 100 years, citing economic challenges.