Yakima River Valley in southeastern portion of the state of Washington
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Yakima Valley Transportation Company a former bus and rail transportation company in the state of Washington
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He served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1985 to 1991 for District 15, encompassing the Yakima Valley and parts of Benton County, as a Democrat.
Knechtel died on August 20, 2009, in Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital, Washington, at the age of 69 of an apparent heart attack.