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MLHS Pals graduates class of 2026
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake High School hosted the 2026 graduation ceremony for the Pals Club Friday inside the high s…
Mental health workshop set for Monday
MOSES LAKE — A workshop with information about mental illness, and resources available to people dealing with it, is scheduled for 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the ATEC building at Big Bend Community College. The workshop…
Airspace closure hearing set for June 1
MOSES LAKE — The Port of Moses Lake will hold a public hearing on Friday, June 1, to consider a request from the Air Force to temporarily close Grant County airspace for training.
Grant County property taxes among most complex in state
MOSES LAKE — It makes sense that King County — home to roughly $2.2 million people and the state’s economic powerhouse — would also have a complex property tax structure.
4 years in prison for gas station robbery
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man who used a gun to rob a gas station that his wife works at in Moses Lake will be spending a little over four years in prison.
Day 4 of filing week on the books
The following candidates have filed to run for public office as of the Columbia Basin Herald’s press time on the fourth day of filing week.
Undercover deputies witness burglary in Ephrata
MOSES LAKE — An Ephrata man is lodged in the Grant County Jail after undercover deputies reportedly witnessed him steal items from the Ephrata Landfill, which led to the recovery of items stolen during burglaries i…
Elementary school change big topic in Othello board meeting
OTHELLO — The move to a kindergarten through eighth grade model for the Othello School District, scheduled to start in the 2018-19 school year, has started a lot of discussion, some of it at the Othello School Boar…
Judy Wilson announces bid for PUD commission
MOSES LAKE — Judy Wilson, Moses Lake, has announced her candidacy for the Grant County PUD board of commissioners. Wilson will challenge incumbent Terry Brewer…
Day 3 of filing week passes
The following candidates have filed to run for public as office as of the Columbia Basin Herald's press time on the third day of filing week.
Man arrested after spinning donuts near Warden
WARDEN — A decision to spin donuts on a freshly graded road near Warden led to a short pursuit and the arrest of a 22-year-old Warden man Tuesday morning.
Burglar gets 6 months for breaking into ML home
MOSES LAKE — A man who broke into a house in Moses Lake and fled after the homeowner came home will be spending six months in jail.
4 years in prison for Coulee City man who fired at neighbor
COULEE CITY — A man who fired several shots at his neighbor on Christmas Eve in 2016 in Coulee City will be spending four years in prison.
Man caught in stolen car receives prison time
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man who was arrested thanks to an off-duty Othello police officer will be spending over a year in prison.
Breaking ground Workforce education facility project gets underway
MOSES LAKE — Dirt flew and spirits were high as Big Bend Community College officials celebrated construction of the new workforce education center with a groun…
Filing week enters day 2
The following candidates have filed to run for public office as of the Columbia Basin Herald's press time on the second day of filing week.