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Huskies suffer loss in district tournament
OTHELLO — The Othello Huskies (19-4) suffered a 5-1 loss at home to the Ellensburg Bulldogs in the semifinals of t…
Quincy teachers use video, one-upmanship to keep kids active
QUINCY — It turns out flipping a bottle half-filled with water so that it lands upright really isn’t that easy.
Royal City voters approve fire district merger; Soap Lake voters mixed
EPHRATA — Voters in and around Royal City overwhelmingly approved merging the area’s two fire districts, while Soap Lake School District voters approved the di…
Construction allowed to resume, but restrictions may be burdensome
GRANT COUNTY — Construction has been allowed to resume for projects already underway, Gov. Jay Inslee announced April 24, so long as workers follow stringent s…
School districts take part in honoring senior class with Be the Light campaign
EPHRATA — Ephrata head baseball coach Jason Laugen waved as cars passed by Johnson-O’Brien Stadium on Friday night, illuminated in honor of the 2020 senior cla…
Unable to party, loved ones throw parade in honor of 90th birthday
MOSES LAKE — She raised six children with the help of her oldest son, always juggling several jobs at a time, in a home with wall-to-wall beds. She was the pre…
Contracts awarded for fairgrounds improvements
MOSES LAKE — Work is getting underway at the Grant County Fairgrounds, with contracts awarded for three projects at the property’s south end.
Some construction activities allowed to resume
OLYMPIA — Some construction activities will be allowed to restart under conditions of a revised order issued by Gov. Jay Inslee on April 24. Inslee said during…
With small businesses hurt by pandemic closures, Columbia Basin Herald offers grant program
It isn’t easy for a small business to serve customers and pay the bills even in a strong economy. But now small businesses across the Columbia Basin are hammer…
Around a hundred gather in Moses Lake to protest ban
MOSES LAKE — Around 100 people from across the region gathered under overcast skies at Blue Heron Park Saturday morning to protest Washington state’s ban on fi…
Moses Lake FFA plant sale sells out quickly
MOSES LAKE — The plant sale sponsored by the Moses Lake High School FFA chapter April 24 was successful. It sold out in five and a half hours.
America’s tiniest rabbit is hopping back home
GRANT COUNTY — If, while hiking through certain stretches of sagebrush in northern Grant County, one were to see a silent flash of brown in the underbrush, it …
Moses Lake Parks and Rec hosting gnome scavenger hunt this week
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Parks and Recreation Department will be launching a new initiative to try and encourage, and remind, residents they can still visit…
High school graduation requirements can be waived on individual basis
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School Board on Thursday approved the district’s request to be able to waive high school graduation requirements on a student-by-st…
Moses Lake senior Dax Lindgren swaps commitment to Big Bend
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake senior Dax Lindgren said he’s just tried to stay positive and make the best of an abnormal situation. Lindgren’s senior baseball season…
Frontier Middle School principal wrapping up four decades in education
MOSES LAKE — Frontier Middle School Principal Greg Kittrell said it would take a book to highlight everything he’d want to mention from his long career, as ret…