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Advocates debate merits of repealing Washington’s new high-earner income tax
The fall election is a test of the new 9.9% state income tax on households that bring in more than $1 million a ye…
WSU joins national effort supporting Native American healthcare students
PULLMAN - Native American students pursuing careers in healthcare will have new opportunities for professional development and collaboration with peers and men…
Quincy PD swears in two new officers
QUINCY — Jesse King and Hector Avila were sworn in as Quincy Police Department officers and Officer Sal Mancini was recognized for 20 years with the department…
Gesa Credit Union collects gift donations
MOSES LAKE — Gesa Credit Union will partner with local organizations to collect and distribute Christmas gifts through its annual Stock-the-Sock Holiday Drive,…
Small Business Saturday keeps shopping local
MOSES LAKE — With Thanksgiving in the rear-view mirror, Christmas shopping is looming large. Everybody knows about Black Friday, when big retailers are deluged…
CBDL still pushing Columbia Basin Project forward
CASHMERE — Despite the completion of the Columbia Basin Project being potentially decades away, according to Columbia Basin Development League Executive Direct…
Lady Vikings lose first game of the season at the free throw line
MOSES LAKE – After having a number of preseason games canceled, the Lady Vikes Basketball Program finally got their opportunity to gauge where they were at, as…
Knights to host No. 12 Seton Catholic Saturday
ROYAL CITY – Coming off a 49-0 shutout of No. 9 seed Omak in the quarterfinals, the No. 1 Royal Knights are preparing for a 1A semifinal matchup against No. 12…
Celebrating opportunities
MOSES LAKE — Dozens of people gathered in the Moses Lake City Council chamber Tuesday. Not for a boring meeting, but for a celebration of decades of public ser…
A Christmas Miracle on Main Street
OTHELLO — The Othello Holiday Committee will once again be hosting its annual Christmas Miracle on Main Street celebration outside of Othello City Hall all day…
Holiday cheer around the Basin
MOSES LAKE — Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus, right down just about every main drag in the Columbia Basin. Many local communities will hold holi…
ECBID doing well, Odessa project flowing along
OTHELLO – The East Columbia Basin Irrigation District is finally at a point where it has been able to start to implementing infrastructure improvements to its …
Washington sports schedule Nov. 22-28
MOSES LAKE – Check out this week’s professional, collegiate and local sports happening over the next week across the state. The Columbia Basin Herald wishes ou…
Ephrata to light Christmas tree Friday
EPHRATA — The Ephrata Chamber of Commerce will kindle a new tradition Friday, with the first official Downtown Tree Lighting. “We decided we wanted to get t…
Port of Ephrata sells PBY aircraft from 'Always'
EPHRATA – The PBY-5A Catalina that has sat for some time at the Port of Ephrata will be finding a new home after it was auctioned off by port officials at the …
From the past
MOSES LAKE - The photo above was found in our archives among a box of loose photos. The back of the photo has no markings, but we would like to return the phot…