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PHOTOS: 'Sponge Bob' campers acting out
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (224+ words) Sunnyside Sun A shortened version of "Sponge Bob the Musical" was performed on the last day of Sunnyside High School's drama camp, June 18. High school students and graduates served as camp councilors to the more than 100 youth " grades kindergarten through…...
Why anti-sunscreen content is going viral on Tik Tok
1+ week, 1+ day ago (373+ words) The protective lotion is promoted in many popular videos on the social media platform, but some content contains serious health inaccuracies, say researchers. And very few mention its cancer-preventing properties, according to the findings published in the journal PLOS Digital…...
Sunnyside schools expand summer meal program with new mobile sites
1+ week, 2+ day ago (370+ words) The Sunnyside School District is expanding its Summer Food Service Program this year by adding new mobile meal sites aimed at reaching children across the community during summer break. In addition to continuing meal service at the Sunnyside Pool and…...
Horrific hit-and-run leaves man unable to remember his name
1+ week, 4+ day ago (901+ words) Mike Stubbs was left with life-changing injuries after a horror hit-and-run during a lunchtime jog. (Irwin Mitchell via SWNS) A superfit dad of two was left with life-changing injuries and was unable to remember his name after a horrific hit-and-run....
Mom's kidney stones turn out to be terminal cancer
1+ week, 4+ day ago (654+ words) A mom whose terminal cancer was misdiagnosed as kidney stones is now fighting to see her daughter walk down the aisle. Sharon Irvine first sought medical help after experiencing crippling pain in her lower back " but was told that the…...
Community gathers for Memorial Day ceremony
1+ mon, 9+ hour ago (492+ words) More than 1, 900 flags were placed at gravesites on May 23, 2026, at Lower Valley Memorial Gardens in Sunnyside, Wash. ahead of the holiday weekend, along with 80 additional flags at the Outlook Cemetery. Flags lined the rows of graves Monday morning at Lower…...
Wearable patch offers 24/7 monitoring for high-risk pregnancies
1+ mon, 9+ hour ago (669+ words) A new wearable ultrasound patch could provide continuous monitoring of the fetus and umbilical cord during pregnancy. (Geonho (Tom) Park via SWNS) A new wearable "baby bump" monitor can provide round-the-clock care in high-risk pregnancies. The soft, ultrasound patch continuously…...
Mother's Day train rides planned at Northern Pacific Railroad Museum
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (150+ words) Sunnyside Sun TOPPENISH " The Northern Pacific Railroad Museum will celebrate National Train Day on Saturday, May 9, with a special Mother's Day event in Toppenish. The event runs from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. at the Northern Pacific Railroad Museum, featuring caboose rides and museum…...
Americans average 50 hours of screen time every week
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (577+ words) More than one in five Americans haven't visited the optometrist in at least a year (22%) and another 15% "can't remember" the last time they did so, according to new research. A survey of 2, 000 U. S. adults looked at how respondents understand the importance…...
Vaccine gaps fuel Bangladesh's deadly measles crisis
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (534+ words) Children diagnosed with measles receive treatment inside a paediatric ward at the Bangladesh Shishu hospital in Dhaka Rocking her baby to soothe his searing pain and gasping breaths, 18-year-old Rubia Akhtar Brishti recounts how her son nearly died in Bangladesh's…...