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Lind assault suspect arrested
LIND — A man sought in connection with a stabbing in Lind Sunday was arrested Tuesday in Spokane County, according…
Port of Mattawa moving forward with 2 grant projects
MATTAWA – The Port of Mattawa is moving forward with two grant-funded projects this year after the Grant County Treasurer increased the port’s warrant limitati…
Marijuana moratorium extension requested in Grant Co.
EPHRATA — Grant County development officials are recommending a six-month extension of the moratorium on new marijuana production facilities in the county. If …
Development at Othello Port intersection pushing forward - slowly
OTHELLO – Port of Othello Executive Director Chris Faix provided an update on the port’s progress in finding funding for a roundabout at the intersection of St…
June 2024 Senior Events
COLUMBIA BASIN – This month offers a variety of events for seniors and their families in the Columbia Basin, including live music, a farmers market and communi…
New law expands recreational fishing license requirements
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee has signed new legislation requiring Washington fishers to possess a recreational fishing license for freshwater smelt, crawfish, and…
WA Republicans protest court-ordered redistricting plan
(The Center Square) – Washington state Republicans gathered outside of the federal courthouse in downtown Seattle on Tuesday to protest a recent court-ordered …
Broncos celebrate Class of 2024
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville High School Class of 2024, school staff and community members met for this year’s commencement ceremony Saturday at Gilson Gym i…
Time for AC?
MOSES LAKE — All of a sudden, serious summer is supposed to show up, just in time for the weekend. Jeremy Wolf, meteorologist with the National Weather Ser…
Grant PUD meets most 2023 financial targets
EPHRATA — The Grant County PUD expects to finish the buildout of its fiber network in 2024, along with a project to upgrade some of its transmission, distribut…
News Bites for June 4, 2024
News Bites for June 4, 2024
WA Health Authority launches addiction program
OLYMPIA – According to a Monday release from the Washington State Health Care Authority, the organization is launching a program that expands access to medicat…
USDA wildfire plan issued
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland issued Monday a joint memo to federal agency leaders with wildfi…
Washington DNR accepting applications to turn properties into habitats
(The Center Square) - The Department of Natural Resources is asking Washingtonians to help protect endangered species by selling their property under a program…
Lawsuit challenging warning labels on WA initiatives in court this week
(The Center Square) - Backers of a lawsuit challenging Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s plan to put "warning labels" on initiatives to the ballot, wi…
Basin community calendar for June 2024
COLUMBIA BASIN — It’s June, school is almost out, summer is dead ahead and there will be lots of things to do in the Columbia Basin.