Maintaining a strong, vibrant agricultural industry and legacy farming are among the topics to be discussed at the REAL AG Convention and Trade Show in Pasco.
Pesticide recertification classes are planned Jan. 9.
The two-day conference starts at 9 a.m. Jan. 8-9 at TRAC in Pasco, off Interstate 182 at Road 68.
Admission is $5 at the door. The cost for the Ag Issues luncheon on Jan. 8 is $20.
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Franklin County Commissioners are scheduled to have a public hearing today on the proposed incorporation of the Riverview area.
Riverview also is known as the "doughnut hole" and is a piece of Franklin County surrounded by Pasco.
Pasco annexed part of the area effective Jan. 1, reducing the population below the threshold to allow the area to incorporate.
A Franklin County jury found a 31-year-old Tri-City man guilty Friday of beating and raping a Pasco woman in 2011.
Jonathan Keenan Gordon is set to be sentenced Jan. 29 and faces 17 to 23 years in prison. The Indeterminate Sentence Review Board will set his actual release date.
The victim told Franklin County sheriff's deputies that Gordon and another man took her to a Pasco apartment, where Gordon raped her while the second man held her down, according to court documents. Charges against the second man were dismissed.
The Pasco School Board has scheduled public information sessions for those who want to learn more about a $46.8 million bond initiative on the Feb. 12 ballot. Sessions are:
-- 6 p.m. Tuesdayat Emerson, Angelou and Markham Elementary Schools.
-- 6 p.m. Wednesdayat the C.L. Booth Building.
The schedule for upcoming AARP Driver Safety classes has been released.
The first class will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 16-17 at the Richland Community Center, 500 Amon Park Drive. To enroll, call 942-7529.
The second class will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 17-18 at the Kennewick Senior Center, 500 S. Auburn St. To enroll, call 585-4303.
The Tri City Toastmasters are offering a free leadership workshop from 6:30 to 8 a.m. Jan. 25 at McDonald's, 2202 W. Court St., Pasco.
Guests will learn about parliamentary procedure, "experience the flavor of a typical Toastmasters meeting" and gain practical leadership skills, according to a news release. The Toastmasters are a nonprofit organization focused on public speaking and leadership.
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