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Sip & Stroll to offer greater variety of sips
MOSES LAKE — Sip & Stroll, the Downtown Moses Lake’s annual celebration of wine and local business, is expanding i…
Elections set for tree fruit, pear committees
WENATCHEE — Cherry growers will be selecting representatives to the Washington Fruit Commission during the annual Stone Fruit Day in Wenatchee Jan. 16. Pear growers will elect representatives to the Processed Pear …
Bond talk at Othello meeting
OTHELLO — School overcrowding, school construction funding and what happens if Othello keeps growing were among the subjects discussed at a community forum spo…
Takata lays off employees
MOSES LAKE — The community is buzzing with rumors following reports that Takata has laid off a number of employees at its Randolph Road plant. Estimates are ra…
Technical training grant to benefit central Washington
WENATCHEE — North central Washington, including Grant and Adams counties, will receive a grant to improve science and technology education and training. The $855,000 grant is part of the statewide “Career Connect W…
Keeping it in the family Fourth generation beekeeper keeps the hives thriving
MOSES LAKE — With winter now upon us and temperatures dipping into the mid- to low 20s, the honey bees at Grigg Apiaries, Inc. have been tucked away for the se…
Grant County counselor's practice credential reinstated
OLYMPIA — A Grant County counselor has had his practice credential reinstated with conditions. Aaron Glenn’s permission to practice had been suspended in 2013.
Horticulture information meetings set for Wenatchee, Yakima
WENATCHEE — Advance registration is open for an annual program of continuing education classes for cherry growers in Yakima. Four days of presentations for cherry, apple, pear and stone fruit growers is scheduled f…
Elections planned for cherry committee
YAKIMA — Representatives will be selected for the Washington Cherry Marketing Committee at annual grower meetings in Yakima and Wenatchee in January.
Apricot committee elections set for January
YAKIMA — Apricot growers and processors will vote for members of the state's apricot marketing committee in meetings in Yakima and Wenatchee next month.
Raffle results in donation to warming center
MOSES LAKE — A charitable raffle resulted in a $630 donation to the Grant County Homeless Task Force for its warming center.
Homegrown goodness Red Door, Cow Creek are so much more than places to eat
MOSES LAKE & RITZVILLE — It turns out we in the Columbia Basin play host to two of the state’s more interesting attractions.
Local businesses bone up on new sick leave rules
MOSES LAKE — The critical message coming out of this week’s business seminar on implementing the upcoming changes to paid sick leave requirements under Initiat…
New CBHA building state-of-the-art
When Columbia Basin Health Association was established back in 1972, its mission was to provide equal access to quality health care to all persons in the Othel…
ML council OKs funds for tourism promotion
MOSES LAKE — Per the recommendation of a committee, the Moses Lake City Council voted to direct thousands of dollars of funds for tourism promotion in 2018 during Tuesday night’s council meeting.
Grant County PUD approves 2018 budget
EPHRATA — The budget for the Grant County PUD was set at $274.27 million for 2018, an increase of about $10.5 million from the preliminary budget presented in October. Utility district commissioners approved the bu…