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Hiring event connects job seekers with jobs
MOSES LAKE — At least one person came away very happy from the Fall Hiring Event and Resource Fair at WorkSource …
Night of 1,000 Stars honors traffic cops
MOSES LAKE — Law enforcement officers from around Grant and Adams counties recognized their colleagues who work the traffic details Friday night at the annual …
Health District, Ecology, MLIRD to talk water quality
MOSES LAKE — State and local officials will be meeting this Wednesday, Dec. 19, to begin talks on what to do about blue-green algae blooms on Moses Lake.
Tons of toys for Basin kids
MOSES LAKE — The crew at the Moses Lake Food Bank has it down by now. And to be honest, it really takes a system to get the mountain of toys donated by the com…
MLHS band premieres composition about Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — It’s not often a new piece of music get its world debut right here in Moses Lake.
Moses Lake woman to serve over 2 years in prison for carjacking
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake woman who stole a woman’s car in August and later crashed the vehicle at a high-traffic intersection will be spending over two years …
When the news comes to the newspaper
MOSES LAKE - Police were called to the Columbia Basin Herald on Thursday after a Herald employee reported witnessing a male in a vehicle in the parking lot att…
Opportunities still available for toy donations
MOSES LAKE — With Christmas less than two weeks away, people still have opportunities to donate toys to underprivileged families.
Flu season arrives in Grant County
MOSES LAKE — Flu season is now upon us, and the Grant County Health District is urging everyone six months and older to get a flu shot.
Moses Lake man to serve at least 8 years for child molestation
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man will be serving a minimum of 98 months, a little over eight years, in prison after he previously pleaded guilty in a child molestation case.
Workforce education building coming along
MOSES LAKE — The new workforce education building on the Big Bend Community College campus should be open for classes by winter and spring quarter 2020.
Man accused of supplying drugs to inmate who died
EPHRATA — Charges have been filed against a Moses Lake man who is believed to have supplied drugs to an inmate at the Grant County Jail, The inmate later died …
Othello man hurt in collision near Connell
CONNELL — A man from Othello was injured in a collision north of Connell Wednesday morning.
PUD scam making the rounds again
EPHRATA — A classic scam is making its way around again, targeting Grant County PUD customers.
Sandwiches made with love
MOSES LAKE — “Many hands make light the work.”
Accident west of Othello leaves 1 dead
OTHELLO — A late Monday accident west of Othello left one man dead, according to the Washington State Patrol.