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Updated 7 hours, 36 minutes ago

Children climb, dig and explore at MomCo Touch a Truck

MOSES LAKE — Fire trucks, excavators, police vehicles and even an aircraft became a playground for children at Mom…

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
High note

GEORGE — The air around George will be filled with a different sound this week, emanating from fiddles, banjos, mandolins and dobros. It will be high, it will …

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
Ephrata honors longtime resident and business owner

EPHRATA - The Ephrata City Council gave out the first ever Spirit of Ephrata Award at Wednesday night’s meeting to longtime resident and business owner Mike Sc…

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
Staying put

MOSES LAKE — It’s the nagging fear every homeowner has when economic times become hard: What if I can’t keep my home? That’s something quite a lot of people…

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
'A best friend who won't tell anyone your secrets'

RITZVILLE — Briger Peterson has a short and pithy description of what a horse is. “A best friend who won’t tell anyone your secrets,” the 14-year-old said, …

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
Bird lovers

MOSES LAKE — The hills are alive with the sound of chirping - and twitttering, and chittering, and cheeping and hooting. The Columbia Basin is filled with bird…

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
FCAD celebrates 41

QUINCY — A parade, antique tractors, a car show, a quilt show, a memorial for military veterans and games for children are among the events - but by no means a…

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
Local pet rescue to hold food, supply drive

SOAP LAKE - The Rock Bottom Rocker Pet Pantry will be holding their third annual fundraiser yard sale and animal supply drive from Sept. 16 to 18 in Soap Lake.…

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
Senior activities calendar for September 2022

Seniors around the Basin can get out of the house and have fun with friends by participating in the activities below.

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
Grant County Fair youth ag competition results

MOSES LAKE — While the week of the Grant County Fair means many things to many people, for lots of young people across Grant and Adams counties, fair time is a…

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
Meet the Herald part 1:

The Columbia Basin Herald is made up of local staff that work hard to keep the community informed on local issues and events. We value transparency and, with t…

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
Warden relaunches Community Days

WARDEN - Gary Olson, grand marshal of this year’s Warden Community​​​ Days parade, waves from the back of his 1964 Cadillac convertible — “The last year they m…

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
Pet Talk: Reptile emotions

When thinking of reptiles, the image that comes to the minds of most people can vary from a garter snake slithering through the grass to lizards of Jurassic pr…

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
Pet of the Week: Shika

Shika is a female, Border Collie-Pit mix. She is a lovely dog, plays well with other pups and when she was a puppy, she was around cats and children. She would…

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
'Far West' art show headed to Soap Lake

SOAP LAKE - Artist Mihail Kivachitsky will be returning to Soap Lake Sept. 2-5 to host another art show, this time featuring new pieces. “This is special,” …

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
Going fast in Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — There’s a lot happening in a little area by Highway 17 and Grape Drive, just a little north of the new roundabout. Houses are going up fast, and b…