KEPR-TV is reporting that crews are ahead of schedule on the widening and repaving on Leslie Road. The good news is that this week is the last week Leslie Rd. will close — a week sooner than expected. But the repaving part of the project won’t be done for a couple more weeks, KEPR says. [...]

Here’s great news for all dog owners in the Tri-Cities, particularly those of us who love the Richland Dog Park like we do: The park will be staying open past its six-month trial period and plans are underway to expand the dog park into a much bigger and more flexible space for both dogs and [...]

It’s still just in discussion, but the Richland School Board is floating several ideas to deal with what they expect will be substantial cuts in state education funding. At their regular meeting this week, the Board discussed these ideas:
1.) Athletics Transportation
Rather than offering two-way transportation for athletic events, offering only one-way transport for middle school [...]

Just announced today:
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science will send $124 million to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for capital investments and upgrades as part of President Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
I’ve made it pretty clear on my personal blog that I’m not a fan of the stimulus plan, but it’s too late [...]

State Reps. Larry Haler and Brad Klippert, along with State Senator Jerome Delvin, will host a “town hall” meeting in Richland this weekend. If you want to talk about what’s going at the state level where Hanford cleanup is concerned, or maybe about the budget shortfall, this is a good time to do it. Here’s [...]

Richland’s 2009 Green Recognition Program is open and accepting applications. It’s a way to tell the world (well, the city) that you’re doing your part to help improve the Richland environment. The awards program is open to Richland businesses, groups, organizations, schools, and residents. You can download the 2009 application on the city’s web site. [...]