A dedication ceremony was held by the Masons of the Tri-Cities at the Kennewick police station Thursday.
The Masons mounted a marble plaque on the 44,000-square-foot building at 211 W. Sixth St.
The two-story, state-of-the-art station opened in May across from city hall and cost about $10.5 million to build and furnish.
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On this day: Oct. 12, 1956
On this day: Oct. 12, 1956
The Kennewick police station had lots of interference this morning on its radio, especially from stations in New York and Pennsylvania. The desk man said he was finding it easier to understand the New York station than the county sheriff's radio in Prosser.
On this day: Jan. 27, 1949
On this day: Jan. 27, 1949
The city of Kennewick has approval of the Federal Communications Commission for their municipal police radio station. Police Chief Ward Rupp said telegraphic acknowledgement was received yesterday. Bids for the new station call for a central station, four mobile units and one motorcycle unit.
12 radio stations in Tri-Cities, Yakima sold for $6 million
12 radio stations in Tri-Cities, Yakima sold for $6 million
A Fargo, N.D., radio owner is paying more than $6 million to purchase 12 stations in the Tri-Cities and Yakima currently owned by New Northwest Broadcasters.
Ingstad Radio Washington agreed to purchase — at a discount — more than $16 million in debt owed by Seattle-based New Northwest Broadcasters from a creditor, CIT Group, said Jim Ingstad, principal of Ingstad Radio Washington.
Ingstad runs Radio Fargo Moorhead, a group of six stations covering Fargo and nearby Moorhead, Minn.
Energy Northwest cancels first large-scale project on state's west side
Energy Northwest cancels first large-scale project on state's west side
Energy Northwest and four southwest Washington utilities have canceled the Radar Ridge wind power project, which had been proposed as the first major wind farm in Western Washington.
Energy Northwest of Richland announced the decision Wednesday at a board meeting in Portland. About
$4 million had been spent on the proposed project since 2007, about half of that from Energy Northwest.
New restrictions proposed for the project by U.S. Fish and Wildlife were unreasonable, said Jack Baker, Energy Northwest vice president for energy business services.
Russell W. Appleyard
Russell W. Appleyard
Russell W. Appleyard, 89, of Kennewick, died Oct. 4. in Kennewick.
He was born in Dunlo, Pa., and lived in the Tri-City area for 65 years.
He was a retired wall plasterer and cement mason.
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