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Charter Cable Update: Late October/November in West Richland

Charter Cable Update: Late October/November in West Richland

Charter Cable had a booth at Saturday’s Harvest Festival, and since I’m the most frustrated Frontier Telephone/DSL customer alive, I had to talk to the Charter folks about when they’d be taking new customers here in West Richland. The answer: late October or November. The Charter crew said they’re still in the process of upgrading [...]

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City Council to Hear About West Richland Survey

Remember that citywide survey we were asked to take a couple months back? The one that I thought was pretty difficult? The folks who organized the survey for the city will present a report about the findings at next Monday’s council meeting — August 16 at 7:00 pm in the City Council Chambers. The city [...]

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Earth Day 2010 Stats

In case you missed this on the reverse side of the city utility bill insert, West Richland says the 2010 Earth Day cleanup event was a success. Here are some of the stats: 563 loads dumped 89.12 tons of household garbage and yard debris 80 yards of wood that was chipped and recycled 3,167 tires [...]

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Official: Charter Cable Coming to West Richland in September

Update: For the latest info, please see our September 19th post, Charter Cable Update: Late October/November in West Richland. ————- Confirming the rumors that we reported three months ago, Charter Cable is coming to West Richland (and Benton City) and will begin offering service here in September. We received a form letter at Casa McGee [...]

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Brian McElroy: West Richland’s New Police Chief

Assuming KEPR-TV has its facts correct, we have a new police chief in West Richland and his name is Brian McElroy. McElroy is currently a Sergeant in the Ellensburg Police Department and has been with that agency for almost 20 years — 12 of them as a Sergeant. The Ellensburg PD recently gave him a [...]

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Traffic Changes Coming at Warbler/Aspen/Mulberry Area

If you live on Bird Hill in the area around Warbler Lane and Aspen/Mulberry drives, the city is planning some work there on Wednesday (May 19). It’s traffic control-related: the city is going to move the stop signs from Warbler Lane to Aspen/Mulberry Drive. “The intersection will remain a two-way stop,” the city says, “but [...]

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