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No announcement on BFHD site, but reportedly a press conference was held. Not sure what the legal enforcement capabilities are for this yet.

the number of negative tests in Benton-Franklin County approaching 1,000.

Six people have now died from complications related to COVID-19.

Friday, March 13, the Kennewick School District released the following statement. We reprint it in it's entirety:

"Benton-Franklin Health District is not recommending school closures or cancellations of events for the general public...
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These Recipes are designed to fill you up and energize you all through the day. We have compiled a breakfast, lunch, dinner and two snacks -- and for your pick of desserts check out the recipe carousel at the bottom of the 21 Day Plant-Based Challenge homepage...

Find out why these won't work...but if modified, they will.

Washington State Department of Health launches new app.

Food is so good. It's a comfort for a lot of us, myself included. My husband only eats when he is hungry but I eat for so many more reasons. When I am hungry, sad, bored, happy, in a crowd, near a cow or while watching t.v. The list could get very long but as my weight-loss journey continues I …

Can beer and health work together?

Some west side legislators calling for statewide ban on plastic bags. There's already one in Seattle and some other cities.

SAD is Seasonal Affective Disorder, and it actually impacts more of us than we think.
According to a recent article in the Spokesman Review online, it isn't just some goofy idea brought up here from transplanted Californians who can't handle Northwest cold and temps...

Throw out that romaine lettuce for Thanksgiving, The CDC is urging that consumers check all of their lettuce or toss it out.