This year's honorees range from a pair of Franklin County wheat farmers to a retired congressman. 

Washington's lieutenant governor will visit the Tri-Cities on Dec. 19 to talk about his Project for Civic Health and "Common Ground for Common Good" report.

A longtime Kennewick Irrigation District engineer has been tapped to fill the vacant at-large seat on the Kennewick City Council.

The Montana-based company building a multimillion indoor greenhouse in Pasco has named a new CEO as part of a cost-saving restructuring plan. The changes won't affect plans to open the Pasco greenhouse at 950 S. Elm Ave. It is on track to begin seeding plants in early January.

Pasco's public works director is stepping down.

Employer groups in Washington state recently filed a lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s new water quality standards for Washington state. The suit alleges the EPA’s standards are “so stringent that compliance cannot even be measured, much less achieved.”

A Southridge High School senior is helping to arrange student testimony to promote a proposed state bill that would require financial education before graduating from high school.