State rep. Larry Haler wants to chat with his constituents next week about the recently completed legislative session in Olympia, and whatever else might be on our minds.
He says: “There were some wins, some losses and some close calls this session. I’m looking forward to meeting with 8th District residents to answer any questions [...]

UPDATE: This is an old post from 2009. To see current info about the George Prout pool schedule, click to this post:
George Prout Pool: 2010 Schedule/Hours
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If the warm weather these past couple weeks has you thinking about a swim, the George Prout Pool will be ready for you starting on June 11. That’s when the [...]

Do you remember the “Name the Park” contest that the city put on earlier this year? The one where they wanted the public to choose the name of a new park & athletic complex that’s going in along SR 240?
Well, you did your job in choosing a name: Rattlesnake Mountain Community Park. The city [...]

The First Tee is a neat program that teaches kids the values of good sportsmanship, values, character development, and life skills through the game of golf. It has chapters all over the country … and there’s a chapter right here in the Mid-Columbia.
That local chapter is having a groundbreaking ceremony for its new youth practice [...]

As you’d expect, most city offices will be closed on Monday for the Memorial Day holiday. This includes city hall, the library, the community center, the development services center and the landfill.
Regular Monday garbage pickups will go on as scheduled, however.

Things went sideways last week when the Richland Planning Commission addressed the future plans for having a dog park inside the city. I wasn’t there, but apparently people living near Leslie Groves Park came out in full force to shoot down the idea of having a dog park there … even though that wasn’t even [...]