Good morning, Yakima.

Bosma Orchards, a fourth-generation family operation, will close its Granger-area orchard on Nov.

30, displacing at least 90 workers after lease negotiations with the landowner failed (5281 E. Zillah Drive).

A recent Homebase analysis ranks Washington the 12th-best state for shopping small and reports more than 201,700 small businesses, with Oregon at No. 10; Central Washington and the Yakima Valley show strong support for independent restaurants, comic shops, and specialty stores.

Johnson’s Orchard will close on Oct.

31 as owners Eric and Jill Johnson retire, ending a 122-year family-run operation that has offered apples, Asian pears, cherries, plums and squash to the Yakima Valley since 1904; the Little Bake Shop at 68th Avenue and Tieton Drive will remain open.

Washington workers will see paycheck deductions rise to a 1.2% Paid Family and Medical Leave premium on Jan.

1, 2027, up from 1.13% in 2026, with employees covering about 70.7% of the premium as the state cites rising program use and costs.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture says a Benton County dairy herd has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza after infections were confirmed weeks earlier in Yakima County; the herd is quarantined, veterinarians are treating sick cows, and officials warn against consuming or feeding pets unpasteurized dairy (raw milk or cheese).