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Gesa scholarship applications open
RICHLAND — Gesa Credit Union is accepting applications for its scholarship program through the end of February, ac…
STUDIO BASIN: Samaritan Hospital cost, boil water advisory and upcoming fall sports
MOSES LAKE – On this week's episode of the Studio Basin podcast, Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer and Sports Reporter Ian Bivona discuss last week's headlines,…
MLI donation will pay for new GCSO K-9
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office brought some of its coolest vehicles and all but one of its K-9s to Moses Lake Industries Thursday at lunchtime …
BBCC proposes Tech Hub for Grant, Adams
OTHELLO – The Adams County Board of Commissioners met in Othello Wednesday and heard a presentation from the Othello School District and Big Bend Community Col…
Cost reduced for new Samaritan hospital construction
MOSES LAKE — The construction of a new Samaritan Hospital will cost about $2.1 million less than first projected. Construction will begin sooner than originall…
The lies advertisers tell you
“Why, all advertising is exaggerated. Nobody believes it”, said Coca-Cola's attorney, which inspired Coke’s Sam C. Dobbs to create a group of businesses to monitor each other’s advertising and was the beginning of …
Japanese beetle found near Pasco; more could be hiding
PASCO — A Japanese beetle was confirmed in Pasco in July, according to a statement from the Washington State Department of Agriculture. A Franklin County Ho…
Employment Security Department releases July unemployment rates
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Employment Security Department announced Tuesday county unemployment rates and employment data for July 2023 are now available o…
New grant to help grain farmers find low falling numbers sooner
PULLMAN - Washington State University will develop a new test that could save wheat growers millions of dollars thanks to a grant from the Foundation for Food …
Walls set to start going up this month at Group14
MOSES LAKE — Construction is underway on a new facility in Moses Lake to produce silicon materials that will, its owners say, contribute to making substantial …
Othello company fined for environmental violations
SEATTLE – The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that Multistar Industries Inc. of Othello will pay $850,000 for violations of environmental laws. The violations relate to Multistar’s storage of a h…
A plan to buy
EPHRATA – The housing inventory in the Columbia Basin is tight, but preparing ahead of time can make the process of buying one of the homes that is available a…
Nursing education grant available
OLYMPIA — The state of Washington will offer scholarships for qualifying applicants considering nursing careers...
Cooling livestock
EPHRATA – The sign at the SubWay in Ephrata read 105 degrees Wednesday afternoon, and temperatures throughout the area have been high all week, including on th…
Stevens Hay Farms take Hay King title
MOSES LAKE — Award-winning hay is a matter of hitting the weather window. Bill Stevens of Stevens Hay Farms said the weather has to be dry enough for freshl…
Distilled ribbon cutting
Moses Lake Distillery cut the ribbon Thursday on its new location at 121 W. Third Ave., inside Love & Lumber in downtown Moses Lake. Moses Lake Distillery offe…