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Christmas Confetti
MOSES LAKE — Confetti is a medium sized, mixed breed (38% adorable, 22% snuggly, 40% love bug – 100% awesome) pup …
CWU students travel to Ireland to teach inner-city girls physical literacy
ELLENSBURG – Opportunities for physical activity can be hard to come by for people who live outside the U.S. As a group of CWU students discovered over the sum…
Veggie tech: Kennewick conference highlights advances in agriculture
KENNEWICK — Veggies have gotten very high-tech, based on presentations by the exhibitors at the 2023 Pacific Northwest Vegetable Association conference and tra…
Washington fire marshal urges safety on Thankgiving
OLMPIA – Thanksgiving makes the kitchen a gathering place for the family and the focal point of any home during the holiday season. The Washington State Fire M…
SLPD officers to become baristas for Tip A Cop 2023
SOAP LAKE — The Soap Lake Police Department will be serving coffee in a good cause at the Busy Bean coffee stand Dec. 5. Proceeds from the “Tip A Cop” fundrais…
Family photos
More photos from those found in storage at the Columbia Basin Herald. If any reader knows whom we should return these photographs, please email us their contac…
Far-reaching influence
OTHELLO — Adams County Pet Rescue has a far-reaching influence, according to Seattle business owner Staci Molzahn. Molzahn co-owns two restaurants, a catering …
The fuzzy faces of GCAO
MOSES LAKE – Both the city of Moses Lake and Grant County have agreed to fund up to $1 million each for a new animal shelter for Grant County Animal Outreach. …
Ten decades: Centenarian Eleanor Sorter recalls life and times
MOSES LAKE — Eleanor Sorter is a tough chick. She had to be when her husband Norman passed away from heart problems. Norman Sorter was working on a project…
Cold incoming: Prepping homes for the Columbia Basin’s cold winters
MOSES LAKE — In case anyone hasn’t noticed, it’s getting chilly out there. Even though the National Weather Service is predicting a fairly mild winter for the …
Ephrata turns out to honor veterans
EPHRATA — There was a pretty good turnout Saturday for the annual Veterans Day Parade in Ephrata, organizers said. “We probably had about 100 people in the pa…
Dinner to spotlight, raise funds for McKay Healthcare
SOAP LAKE — A dinner to raise money for McKay Healthcare and Rehabilitation, to thank people for their support of McKay and to showcase McKay’s services is sch…
A calling followed: Kersey leaves Moses Lake port to head up Group14 plant
MOSES LAKE — Don Kersey said that, for him, the manufacturing sector holds an irresistible appeal. Kersey is the new manager of the Group14 Technologies facili…
A piece of the past ...
While organizing some old boxes of files, Columbia Basin Herald staff came across this and several other photos in a loose stack. If you are able to identify t…
Healthy waters
SOAP LAKE – Melinda Henry, the general manager of the Soap Lake Natural Spa and Resort, said that the resort is the last business in town able to pipe water fr…
Tree lighting kicks off holiday season in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — The holiday season began Friday in Moses Lake, with the annual Downtown Moses Lake Tree Lighting ceremony at Sinkiuse Square.