The Benton Franklin Mainstream Republicans will be holding a meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Lampson Building, 607 E. Columbia Drive, Kennewick. The meeting will include speaker Rep. Maureen Walsh of the 16th Legislative District and Terry Nealey running for the 16th Legislative District. The public is invited to attend.
Water district forum planned for Tuesday
Tri-City Estates Water District No. 45 will have a public forum at 7 p.m. Tuesday to collect feedback about water use efficiency.
The proposed Department of Health goal is to save five gallons of water per household per day by 2015.
The 30-minute forum is at 142 Oakland St., Richland. Call 627-2999 to RSVP.
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Umatilla conservation district, OSU to lead talk
Umatilla conservation district, OSU to lead talk
PENDLETON -- The Umatilla County Soil and Water Conservation District and Oregon State University Extension Service will be leading the Columbia Basin Cereal Seminar and Sustainable Ag Forum on Dec. 14 in Pendleton.
Registration for the all-day event at Blue Mountain Community College is $10, which includes lunch.
Pesticide recertification and certified crop adviser credits will be available.
Basin City tap water safe to drink again
Basin City tap water safe to drink again
Customers of the Basin City Water-Sewer District no longer need to boil their tap water, health officials said Wednesday.
The boil-water advisory was issued Friday after potentially harmful bacteria were detected in the water.
The water system has been disinfected, and lab results on water samples confirm the water meets federal drinking water standards.
Meetings, forum planned in Pasco for parents for possible transition
Meetings, forum planned in Pasco for parents for possible transition
The Pasco School District will hold a public forum and a number of informational meetings to prepare parents for a possible transition to a multi-track, year-round at its elementary schools.
The first public meeting -- a forum in front of the school board -- will be at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the district building, 1215 W. Lewis St.
The following additional information sessions are at:
Public invited to Monday forum at Burbank Public Library
Public invited to Monday forum at Burbank Public Library
The Burbank Public Library will hold a public forum at 6 p.m. Monday as part of its new strategic plan.
All district residents are invited to attend, but the event will focused on the Burbank service area.
The forum will be at the Burbank Public Library, 875 Lake Road.
Hermiston depot closure to be addressed at forum
Hermiston depot closure to be addressed at forum
HERMISTON -- A forum on the regional impacts of the closure of the Umatilla Army Depot is planned for Wednesday.
The last of the chemical weapons stored at the depot is scheduled to be destroyed in November. The forum will discuss effects on businesses, the economy and land use.
A panel for the forum will include representatives from the Army, the depot's Reuse Authority, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program. An economist from Oregon State University also is scheduled to speak.
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