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Local anglers will have a few new offshore fishing spots soon, according to the states largest sport fishing group. Three new artificial reefs will be built in the Gulf of Mexico just offshore in Terrebonne and Lafourche by the Louisiana Coastal Conservation Association, which hopes to attract fish to the sites of former oil platforms. One will be at Bay Marchand Block 3, located just southeast of Port Fourchon in Lafourche. Made of recycled concrete structures near shore at a depth of 45 fee...

Kenny Chesney group helps install artificial reef in Florida FILE - In this June 23, 2018 file photo, Kenny Chesney performs during the Trip Around the Sun Tour in Phoenix. Chesney’s No Shoes Reefs organization is helping to have an artificial reef installed off of Florida’s Atlantic Coast. The organization and other marine groups donated and installed 13 reef balls on the ocean floor off of Delray Beach in Palm Beach County. (Photo by Rick Scuteri/Invision/AP, File) ...

Yakima City Council Looks To Change Property Maintenance Codes A news release from Yakima City Hall says the City Council will consider adopting the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) at the Council meeting on February 2nd.  In the interest of what they say is public health and safety, the City’s Codes Division is asking for the change to the IMPC including local amendments. Yakima County, Union Gap and Selah already use the IPMC which is described as: "The International Pr...