Radiation center to break ground Wednesday

MOSES LAKE — A groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the start of construction for a new cancer treatment facility is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Aug. 31 at the site, 913 E. Hill Ave.

The Radiation Oncology Treatment Center is a joint project of Confluence Health, the Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation and the Confluence Health Foundation. The project also received support from 13th District Representative Alex Ybarra and Senator Judy Warnick and 12th District Representative Mike Steele, according to a press release from Confluence Health

The center will provide radiation treatment for cancer patients, lessening the need to travel out of town, the press release said.