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WA COLLEGE SPORTS SCHEDULE: Oct. 8-15, 2026
MOSES LAKE — In the college world, the second half of the season is underway for some while others are preparing f…
Cellarbration draws full house
MOSES LAKE — Final totals won’t be available for a few days, but the annual Cellarbration fundraiser was so successful organizers had to add more seating.
Fundraiser celebrates area veterans
EPHRATA — It was an emotional night for a group of veterans and their families as they gathered on Saturday to raise money to help other aging veterans visit t…
Teen shot in shoulder near Othello
OTHELLO — A 14-year-old boy was arrested over the weekend in connection with a Saturday night shooting that left another teen with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the shoulder.
Othello mulls new rules for new lawns
OTHELLO — If you buy a brand-new house in Othello, remember, you have a year to put in a front yard.
Odessa water project receives federal funding
OTHELLO — The Bureau of Reclamation has granted $750,000 for the design of a pumping plant and pipeline delivery system for the Odessa Groundwater Replacement Program.
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.