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BARING OUR SHELVES: There’s more than just books at the library
September has been all about reminding our community to sign up for (or renew) a library card during Library Card …
Community meal
OTHELLO – Several Othello organizations and businesses partnered Thursday evening to provide food-insecure individuals and families with a hot Thanksgiving mea…
Sonny’s is back: Landmark Washtucna tavern back in action
WASHTUCNA — Sonny’s Tavern and Grill is back. The long-established gathering place in Washtucna, which has struggled to keep going in recent years, reopened Oc…
More to offer
MOSES LAKE — Maybe it’s a drama or a comedy, maybe a musical, maybe a classical concert or a quartet, maybe a tribute band or a solo recital, maybe players sit…
Crafted heritage: Traditional handcrafts at center of bazaar at Wanapum Heritage Center
PRIEST RAPIDS DAM — Emilee Maurice unwound her string and laid the dried stalks of the tule reed in a neat row. “This will be a table mat,” she said, as sh…
A call to the past ...
MOSES LAKE – The photo above was found in our archives and depicts a Bell Telephone System employee handing a phone to a patient. The photo has few legible mar…
Business, organizations collaborate on Moses Lake toy drive
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake business and two organizations are joining together on a toy drive to benefit children six to 13 years of age.
Real estate experts discuss housing shortages at national conference
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Real estate industry experts joined the Nov. 12 2023 National Association of Realtors NXT: The Realtor Experience conference in Anaheim, Cali…
Tree of news
MOSES LAKE - The Columbia Basin Herald team is excited about the holidays and the Christmas tree is already up in the front office. We hope our readers are all…
Gesa Credit Union collects gift donations
MOSES LAKE — Gesa Credit Union will partner with local organizations to collect and distribute Christmas gifts through its annual Stock-the-Sock Holiday Drive,…
Small Business Saturday keeps shopping local
MOSES LAKE — With Thanksgiving in the rear-view mirror, Christmas shopping is looming large. Everybody knows about Black Friday, when big retailers are deluged…
Celebrating opportunities
MOSES LAKE — Dozens of people gathered in the Moses Lake City Council chamber Tuesday. Not for a boring meeting, but for a celebration of decades of public ser…
A Christmas Miracle on Main Street
OTHELLO — The Othello Holiday Committee will once again be hosting its annual Christmas Miracle on Main Street celebration outside of Othello City Hall all day…
Holiday cheer around the Basin
MOSES LAKE — Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus, right down just about every main drag in the Columbia Basin. Many local communities will hold holi…
Ephrata to light Christmas tree Friday
EPHRATA — The Ephrata Chamber of Commerce will kindle a new tradition Friday, with the first official Downtown Tree Lighting. “We decided we wanted to get t…
Port of Ephrata sells PBY aircraft from 'Always'
EPHRATA – The PBY-5A Catalina that has sat for some time at the Port of Ephrata will be finding a new home after it was auctioned off by port officials at the …