Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 9th of October.
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🎭 Culture
Howie Miller will open for Howie Mandel at Legends Casino Hotel Event Center in Toppenish this Saturday, Oct.
10, with the show starting at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. for an 18+ event.
Native writer, director and comedian Joey Clift will speak at Yakima Valley College this Wednesday, Oct.
14 at 11 a.m. on the Grandview campus — and at 1:30 p.m. on the Yakima campus. Central Washington University plans an Indigenous Peoples’ Day art market on Monday, Oct. 12 in Ellensburg.
🎓 Education
Yakima Valley College will host Yak Family Night events on Oct.
15 in Grandview and Oct. 22 at its Yakima campus to connect students and families with campus resources. The college, holding its fourth event this year, will offer workshops on financial literacy, legal rights (and) career services.
🌲 Environment
Yakima Basin water managers said this October all water right holders will receive 100% of their normal supply to finish the irrigation season despite a fourth year of drought, and some tributary restrictions remain.
Officials are now reviewing hydrologic data to plan winter reservoir management & future water operations.
🏥 Health
A Sunnyside family received a free new heating and cooling system from the Lennox (Feel the Love) program to ease worries while their 11-year-old son continues leukemia treatment at Seattle Children's Hospital.
Campbell and Company installed the unit so the family can focus on his recovery through next April.
Today, Washington State confirmed two dairy farms in Yakima County as having the first cases of avian flu in cattle, prompting quarantines and increased biosecurity measures.
Veterinarians are treating infected animals while health officials monitor exposed people as the risk to the public remains low.
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