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  • Highlighting local charitable organizations and not-for-profit agencies that are serving the residents and communities around the Tri-Cities and Yakima areas.  These organizations and agencies are actively involved in the community and helping to educate the community.

  • Get answers to your health questions from DR. OZ and other leading doctors, hospitals, associations, authors, and people just like you.

  • Your resource for all the information and news involving your health and the community.  Be healthy, stay healthy!

  • KNDO and KNDU honors the Best and Brightest students from around the Yakima Valley and Columbia Basin.
    KNDO and KNDU honors the Best and Brightest students from around the Yakima Valley and Columbia Basin.

  • Nominate your  academic all-star. It could be your child, neighbor, student or friend who exceeds in education and in high school sports.
    Nominate your  academic all-star. It could be your child, neighbor, student or friend who exceeds in education and in sports.

  • KNDO, KNDU & The Red Cross partner to honor Real Heroes.  They are real people in our community and all of them have doing heroic acts that have helped others.

    Inside: Watch Videos of their stories

  • Each Month KNDU and Kadlec Health System award a lucky teacher $500 for a classroom makeover.
    Each Month KNDU and Kadlec Health System award a lucky teacher $500 for a classroom makeover.

  • Concerned citizens working with the efforts of law enforcement to catch fugitives and solve crimes.  Callers to Crime Stoppers do not have to reveal their identity.

  • The Journal of Business is your local connection to the Tri-Cities business community. Click here to find more on local businesses.
    The Journal of Business is your local connection to the Tri-Cities business community. Click here to find more on local businesses.

  • As a bilingual newspaper, we realize that our readers come from many different backgrounds. Click Here if you want to learn more about the local Hispanic Culture.
    As a bilingual newspaper, we realize that our readers come from many different backgrounds. Click Here if you want to learn more about the local Hispanic Culture.

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  • Success by 6

  • Thursday, November 29 2012 7:19 PM EST2012-11-30 00:19:12 GMT
    Michael Anderson Elementary on the Fairchild Air Force Base took the Challenge- so did Windsor Elementary in the Cheney School District. Their mission -to collect books for the Success By 6 Book Bank.
    Michael Anderson Elementary on the Fairchild Air Force Base took the Challenge- so did Windsor Elementary in the Cheney School District. Their mission -to collect books for the Success By 6 Book Bank.

  • Tuesday, August 7 2012 7:48 PM EDT2012-08-07 23:48:39 GMT
    Got a Pre-schooler? Pick up the Kindergarten Readiness Calendar at any local library! Getting ready for Kindergarten starts long before your child sets foot in their Kindergarten classroom! That's
    Got a Pre-schooler? Pick up the Kindergarten Readiness Calendar at any local library! Getting ready for Kindergarten starts long before your child sets foot in their Kindergarten classroom!

  • Wednesday, August 10 2011 12:26 PM EDT2011-08-10 16:26:51 GMT
    They say kids don't come with an instruction manual, yet parents, especially new parents are bombarded with all kinds of advice from friends and family. There are books and websites offering endless lists, tips and tricks for parenting.  Jill Johnson, Communications Specialist for Family Resources at Community-Minded Enterprises and Success by 6 Board Member says you can teach your children with simple, everyday activities.

  • Wednesday, February 9 2011 2:08 PM EST2011-02-09 19:08:57 GMT
    Want your Preschooler to Love Learning? Let them play! Gwendolyn Haley, Spokane County Library District Youth Services Manager, and Success By 6 Board Member, says playtime is the most important part of a preschooler's day.

  • Tuesday, March 13 2012 5:59 PM EDT2012-03-13 21:59:50 GMT
    Our Success By 6 Pediatrician, Dr. Mary Kay Wagner, host of our "Your Baby" series discusses the finer points of living with a 2 month old baby.

  • Tuesday, March 13 2012 6:19 PM EDT2012-03-13 22:19:00 GMT
    Our Success By 6 Pediatrician, Dr. Mary Kay Wagner, gives parents an idea of what they can expect of their 4 month old baby.

  • Tuesday, March 13 2012 6:46 PM EDT2012-03-13 22:46:36 GMT
    Our Success By 6 Pediatrician, Dr. Mary Kay Wagner, says child proofing the house is a priority in a house with a six month old baby.

  • Thursday, July 21 2011 4:31 PM EDT2011-07-21 20:31:53 GMT
    What book is just right for your new reader? Mary Ellen Braks, a Youth Services Manager with  the Spokane County Library District says it's an exciting time when your child is starting to learn how to read.

  • Local Community Connection

  • A collection of news, health information, fashion tips and more all in one place and for women of all ages.
    A collection of news, health information, fashion tips and more - all in one place and for women of all ages.

  • United Way Success By 6® is the nation's largest network of early childhood coalitions, focused on improving school readiness through community change.
    Success By 6® is focused on improving school-readiness through community change.

  • KHQMD - presented by Rockwood Clinic and Deaconess Medical Center - Your Health, Right Now
    KHQMD - presented by Rockwood Clinic and Deaconess Medical Center - Your Health, Right Now