Daily editionTuesday, April 1st, 2025
Good morning, Kennewick.
The Daily Kennewick Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 1st of April.
Community
A semi-truck loaded with 24 palettes of shelf stable foods will be delivered to Pasco's Seventh-Day Adventist Food Bank on April 3 by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to help feed 1,400 families.
The donation includes items from peanut butter and salsa to dish soap and flour + food is available every Wednesday at 7 a.m.
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Culture
Jake Owen is scheduled to perform at the Benton Franklin Fair and Rodeo on August 19th—tickets go on sale Friday, April 4 at 8:00 a.m. with reserved seating costing $30 to $60.
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Environment
Today, the Yakima river — running higher near Benton City — is being monitored by officials and is not expected to flood; residents are advised to avoid river banks because fast-moving water and erosion may pose risks.
Local emergency alerts will provide updates if conditions change.
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Government
The U.S. Department of Energy Hanford Field Office and the Washington State Department of Ecology have scheduled a virtual meeting on April 30 at 5:30 p.m. to outline plans for a waste processing facility at the Central Waste Complex—processing contact-handled transuranic waste for shipment to New Mexico or onsite disposal. A formal comment period will follow during the permit modification process—community input is not part of the meeting.
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Ballots for the Finley School District No. 53 special election will be mailed tomorrow, April 2, and voters must have their signed ballots postmarked or received by Election Day, April 22.
Voters who need to register may do so in person until 8:00 p.m. on Election Day at the Benton County Election Center in Kennewick or the Prosser Courthouse while drop boxes remain open 24/7 until 8:00 p.m.
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The Benton County Auditor’s Office announced that ballots for the Finley School District Special Election will be mailed on April 2 and must be returned by Election Day, April 22.
Voters who are not registered can register in person at the Benton County Election Center in Kennewick or at the Prosser Courthouse until 8 p.m. on Election Day.
FOX 41 YakimaRead more
Health
A new study found that less deep and REM sleep were linked to smaller brain volumes in areas known to change early in Alzheimer’s disease — researchers analyzed sleep data from 270 people and MRI scans taken 13 to 17 years later.
The findings suggest that good sleep may help protect brain health and could lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
FOX 41 YakimaRead more
Kennewick Events
Mini Golf FUNdraiser
Saturday, May 31st, 2025 · Kick-off summer with one of our community's most spirited events and the most FUN you'll have in FUNdraising. Supporting the Children's Reading Foundation, join us for 18 holes of fun, prizes, awards, and more! (21 and over)