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4th District candidates talk affordability, ag and healthcare
RICHLAND — Rising costs, agricultural challenges and concerns about the future of rural healthcare dominated discu…
County announces partial reopening of landfill
EPHRATA — The Grant County landfill will reopen to some customers on Friday, April 17, commissioners announced. The landfill will only reopen during normal hours, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, to busin…
Social distancing complaints filed against three businesses
GRANT COUNTY — Complaints were filed against three businesses in Grant County over the weekend for alleged violation of the governor’s orders regarding essential businesses, according to the Grant County Sheriff’s …
Investigatory team issues initial report on suspect killed by Ritzville officer
RITZVILLE — In its first legally mandated weekly update, the Columbia Basin Investigative Team issued a statement regarding its investigation into the death of…
K9 Chief will not return to duty
MOSES LAKE - K9 Chief will not be returning to service, Moses Lake police chief Kevin Fuhr said at Tuesday’s city council meeting.
Third Samaritan employee tests positive for COVID-19
MOSES LAKE - A third Samaritan Healthcare employee has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the organization said in a statement Tuesday afternoon. The e…
Ephrata folks focus on making it through coronavirus emergency
EPHRATA — On a sunny, mild spring day recently, the guy checking sprinklers at the church on Ivy Street in Ephrata said it was the sort of day he would normall…
Coronavirus: Two new cases reported each in Grant, Adams counties
GRANT COUNTY — There are 122 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Grant County as of Monday evening, with one new case reported each in Moses Lake and t…
Inslee announces new high-risk worker protections
OLYMPIA — If feasible, employers must make alternative work accommodations for high-risk workers that request them, Gov. Jay Inslee announced in a proclamation Monday.
Police: Woman uses pepper spray, runs
MOSES LAKE — A female suspect reportedly pepper-sprayed Walmart loss prevention staff and Moses Lake police officers Saturday night, according to police logs.
Port of Moses Lake mulls relief for tenants
MOSES LAKE — The Port of Moses Lake is considering allowing tenant companies to postpone paying rent for the next three months as a way of helping some of the worst affected get through the COVID-19 crisis.
Flowers cover cross to add color for Easter
MOSES LAKE — It was eerily quiet in Moses Lake on Sunday morning. On the most important festival day of the western Christian calendar, churches across the Bas…
Writer, outdoors enthusiast Dennis Clay passes away
MOSES LAKE — Dennis Clay, a longtime contributor to the Columbia Basin Herald, passed away on Thursday, April 9, at the age of 72.
Semi rolls two miles east of Moses Lake Monday morning
MOSES LAKE - A semi hauling a flat bed trailer loaded with metal roofing is blocking a lane of traffic on Westbound Interstate 90 at milepost 181, roughly two …
Pioneer Way sidewalk replacement could begin soon
MOSES LAKE — Construction could start this month on a project to replace sidewalks on a portion of South Pioneer Way.
State to lose billions in revenue from COVID-19 closures
MOSE LAKE — A presentation last week by the Republican leaders in the state legislature forecast a $3 billion to $6 billion fall in tax revenue because of business closures related to COVID-19, according to Sen. Ju…