Good morning, Kennewick.

An internationally known pianist raised in the Tri‑Cities returned Friday, Oct. 30 to play the Salvation Army's Harmonies of Hope benefit at Central United Protestant Church, 1124 Stevens Dr. in Richland, with student tickets $15, general $20, and VIP $50.

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Hanford High received $31,000 from T-Mobile's Friday Night 5G Lights contest after Tri-Cities cast 77,000 votes; the school fell short of the West Region top prize but says the funds will support Hanford athletics and asks the community to vote next round for Lakeside High.

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Numerica and Springfield-based SELCO announced this week they will merge, creating a credit union with more than 40 locations, about $8 billion in assets + 325,000 members, with operations under Numerica but using SELCO's charter and Oregon HQ; the deal still needs regulatory approval and a Numerica member vote.

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Benton County has installed an All Persons marker at the one-acre Horse Heaven Cemetery, which researchers and ground-penetrating radar show contains about 23–25 graves dating to 1893 roughly 10 miles south of Benton City; the county park is open 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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WSDOT has opened all lanes on the I-90 Vantage Bridge after crews replaced 508 of 612 concrete deck panels, so travel will be smoother through this fall and winter; construction is paused now and will restart in March 2027.

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WSDOT has opened all lanes on the Interstate 90 Vantage Bridge for fall and winter after crews replaced 508 of 612 deck panels (about 83% complete) and finished an east-side drainage structure, and work will pause until it resumes in March 2027.

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