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Happy Thanksgiving from the Columbia Basin Herald
Happy Thanksgiving from the Columbia Basin Herald
Ephrata receives $6M for sewer treatment upgrades
EPHRATA — The Wahington Public Works Board has awarded funding for ongoing sewer system upgrades in Ephrata. The board awarded $6.05 million to pay for pa…
Quincy legends added to Wall of Fame
QUINCY — Athletic legends at Quincy High School were recognized with inclusion on the QHS Wall of Fame during an induction ceremony Sept. 6. Devin Howe, W…
Filing period open for two Quincy irrigation district positions
QUINCY — The filing period is open for two positions on the Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District board of directors.
Driver hits, damages Papa’s Casino, Ten Pin
MOSES LAKE – Owners of Papa’s Casino are still assessing the damage after a truck ran into the side of the building Wednesday morning.
FIRE REPORT: Two fires contained Wednesday
MOSES LAKE – The various fires listed below are active Washington. The largest fire reported is the Retreat Fire at 45,601 acres and the smallest is the Blewet…
‘Biggest littlest parade’
HARTLINE — One of Grant County’s smallest communities will turn out Saturday for Hartline Community Days. This is the 43rd year Hartline has had the celebr…
QHS joins UW Huskies at Band Day
QUINCY — Fifty members of the Quincy High School band had a chance to show their stuff Saturday at a University of Washington football game. The occasion w…
Ephrata PD seeks candy donations
EPHRATA – The Ephrata Police Department is asking for candy donations for their Halloween Trunk or Treat event. Last year the event was funded by a Walmart gra…
EHS staff and students address school climate for upcoming year
EPHRATA – Amid the chaos of new school clothes, backpacks and pencil shavings, students are prepared to succeed this year. While Ephrata High School’s new prin…
Royal City's Callahan Mfg. celebrates 55 years
ROYAL CITY – Walking into Callahan Manufacturing in Royal City, the first things a patron sees are loads of parts for tractors and other machinery. The second,…
Grant Co. considers fair safety
MOSES LAKE – The Grant County Commissioners recently convened a meeting with Jim McKiernan from the Grant County Fair and Moses Lake Police Department and Gran…
Celebrating heritage
MOSES LAKE — The UMANI Festival will fill the streets of Moses Lake with music and color Sept. 28.
Design work begins on Adams County bridge project
RITZVILLE — Construction will start in fall 2025 on the first of six bridges that will be rebuilt to accommodate widening the East Low Canal. Adams County …
NFIB: 'Some rays of hope in Washington' even as small biz optimism remains low
(The Center Square) – The National Federation of Independent Business’ latest monthly Small Business Economic Trends, or SBET, report – informally known as the…
Bird knocks out power in S. Moses Lake Monday
MOSES LAKE – More than 900 customers lost power Monday in South Moses Lake due to a bird that damaged substation equipment, according to a Grant County Public …