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EMS Levy Has Passed

West Richland voters have passed the levy that will bring emergency medical services to Benton County Fire District #4. The election results page shows the measure passing 64% to 36% with only 25 ballots left to count, so it’s a done deal. The levy asked for 50 cents per $1,000 of assessed value to be [...]

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Fire Hydrant Flushing Starts Monday, Lasts 2-3 Months

Did you know there are 650 fire hydrants in West Richland? I didn’t. Did you know there’s an annual program that involves the city and the county fire department flushing out those fire hydrants? I didn’t. And yet the announcement that the city sent out clearly says “annual.” Don’t think I ever remember hearing about [...]

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West Richland Golf Course Clubhouse Update

The Tri-Cities Journal of Business has a nice update on the West Richland Golf Course, where construction began earlier this month on the new clubhouse. From the windows of the makeshift bar, customers could watch as workers poured the concrete foundation and walls of the new 9,000-square-foot in early March. Owner Michelle Marcum expects to [...]

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Rumor: Charter Cable coming to West Richland

I’m somewhat hesitant to even post about this, but let’s give it a try because it would be pretty big news for West Richland if it happens. Two different people who would/should know about this stuff have told me that Charter Cable will soon be providing service in West Richland. I haven’t been able to [...]

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South Highlands road closure next week

Roscoe Slade from the city’s Public Works department sent us a note about this upcoming road closure on South Highlands Blvd.: S. Highlands Blvd between Keene Road and Glenbrook Loop will be closed from about 9am on Monday March 15th through 5pm Friday, March 19th to allow the City to make a repair at this [...]

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West Richland EMS Levy Election Coming April 27

No doubt you’ve seen the blue election signs around town: It’s almost time to vote again on a levy for funding emergency services in West Richland. The Benton County Fire Protection District has a detailed web page that explains what the vote is about and why it’s needed. It includes this chart that shows 50% [...]

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