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Flapper follies
OTHELLO — The play opening Thursday at Othello High School promises to be the bee’s knees. Perhaps even the cat’s …
Grant will allow Boys & Girls Club to expand services
A $142,685 grant will give the Boys & Girls Clubs of The Columbia Basin the opportunity to help kids and their families working through some of the challenges …
North Carolina Court of Appeals gets new leader
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Judge Donna Stroud will be the next leader of the North Carolina Court of Appeals with her appointment as chief judge by outgoing Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley.
The European Union's top officials have formally signed the post-Brexit trade deal with the United Kingdom.
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's top officials have formally signed the post-Brexit trade deal with the United Kingdom.
EU officials formally sign post-Brexit trade deal with UK
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top officials on Wednesday formally signed the long fought-over post-Brexit trade deal with the United Kingdom.
The Latest: Germany reports more than 1,000 deaths in a day
BERLIN — German authorities have reported more than 1,000 coronavirus-related deaths in one day for the first time since the pandemic began.
Life Flight crew's job never the same twice
When there’s an emergency, a fast response can make all the difference.
Rev. Klockers: In the midst of the signs of the times there comes a calling
Matthew 16:1-3 from the New Revised Standard Version says: “The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test Jesus they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.…
Port of Mattawa parcels annexed into city of Mattawa
The Mattawa City Council approved the annexation of three parcels of land, with city utilities, in the Wahluke Industrial Park in the Port of Mattawa.
Mattawa City Council discusses finances at year's last city council meeting
Among several money-related items on the Mattawa City Council agenda on Thursday, Dec. 17, the largest was an amendment to the 2020 budget.
Othello woman injured in car accident
Kelsey Williams, 24, was driving east on State Route 240 at the Richland city limits Dec. 25 when her car was hit by a car driven by Selina Gilbert, 20, of West Richland.
Othello School Board looks to increase student involvement
Student involvement with the Othello School Board would be expanded under a proposal discussed by board members at the regular meeting Dec. 16.
Wahluke students scheduled to start returning to campus Jan. 5
If everything goes according to plan, Wahluke School District students in the primary grades will return for some in-person instruction beginning Jan. 5.
After year of repairs, Mattawa sewer plant soon to be back up and running
Repairs should be completed early next year on the wastewater treatment facility in Mattawa, badly damaged in an early-morning fire Jan. 9.
Grant County expenses lower than expected through November
Reductions in expenses, and some help from federal coronavirus relief funds, meant Grant County reached the end of November with more cash in its current expense fund than in the same period in 2019.
Winter storm headed to Basin
The National Weather Service on Tuesday issued a winter weather advisory for most of eastern and central Washington, as well as the Idaho Panhandle from 1 a.m. Wednesday to 4 a.m. Thursday.