Daily editionThursday, October 30th, 2025
Good morning, Kennewick.
The Daily Kennewick Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 30th of October.
Community
Colby Enebrad joined the Wake Up NonStop Local team as co-anchor with Laynie Erickson — he is excited to reconnect with family and friends.
A Washington native from Bonney Lake, he returned from Bend after three and a half years as a reporter — eager to bring his love of storytelling and local community involvement to the region.
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Business
Washington Winegrowers Association, Washington State Wine Commission and Washington Wine Institute have asked all winegrowers to fill out the 2025 Grape Report, which will collect acreage data by grape variety and AVA — the data will be kept confidential and used to help the industry plan future production.
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Economy
AAA reported that lower oil prices pushed Northwest gas prices down this week — Washington gas dropped seven cents to 4.34 dollars a gallon, Oregon slid eight cents to below 4 dollars, and Idaho recorded the lowest at 3.39 dollars while diesel prices fell only two to three cents per gallon.
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Government
Drivers in Kennewick face overnight road closures today from midnight until 9 a.m. on Southbound North Columbia Center Boulevard at West Okanogan Place and westbound West Grandridge Boulevard at North Colorado Street—the city advises using North Colorado Street as the detour in its overlay project to improve road conditions.
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Lifestyle
This Halloween, pet owners are told to set up a quiet retreat for their pets because trick-or-treating sounds can upset them.
They should keep candy out of reach (to avoid poisoning) and use flameless candles on jack-o-lanterns (to prevent fire risks).
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Real Estate
The Kennewick Housing Authority started construction on Bubble on Gum—a low-income housing development on a 3.7 acre lot at East 13th Avenue and South Gum Street—that will house 58 families with incomes under 50% of the local median.
The project, which began in 2023, is set to be completed by October 2026.
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