Local News
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ACH falls into consolation bracket in state softball tournament
YAKIMA — The Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors fell 5-8 in the quarterfinal bracket to the Colton Wildcats during th…
151 file for public office
EPHRATA — Barring any last minute candidate withdrawals, the names of 151 people will be on the ballot in the August primary.
1 injured in collision
SOAP LAKE — A Moses Lake man was injured on Thursday after he reportedly rear-ended a vehicle south of Soap Lake.
Newspapers in Education golf tourney coming
MOSES LAKE — In this day and age where people are gathering their news information online through a cellphone or electronic device, the Columbia Basin Herald i…
Dent's small forest landowner bill signed into law
OLYMPIA — Small forest landowners will be getting a little bit more help in reducing wildfire risk when a bill sponsored by Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, goes i…
'Feed me, Seymour!'
WARDEN — The fateful meeting of a down-and-out flower shop employee and a homicidal plant will come to the Warden School stage when the Warden High School dram…
Mail carriers team up to stamp out hunger
MOSES LAKE — Mail carriers deliver packages, letters and (alas) bills to residents all over town. But this week they’ve been carrying something extra the other…
Manweller bill signed by governor
OLYMPIA — A bill sponsored by Rep. Matt Manweller, R-Ellensburg, clarifying some provisions under which EMTs qualify for the state pension system, and potentia…
Grant PUD to consider Reclamation contract
EPHRATA — Grant County PUD commissioners may vote next week on a new contract with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, one that will have an impact on Grant County irrigation districts and irrigation customers.
Quincy council passes water plan
QUINCY — The Quincy City Council unanimously approved on Tuesday a city-wide water plan designed to not only remove industrial wastewater from the city’s residential waste, but also treat that industrial wastewater…
ML man injured after axle, tire strike vehicle
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man received minor injuries Wednesday after a tire and axle broke loose from a semi-truck trailer on state Route 17 and struck his ve…
Quincy recognizes police sergeant
QUINCY — Quincy honored one of its police officers on Tuesday for a decade of service to the city.
Judge denies request to lower accused carjacker's bail
MOSES LAKE — The bail for a Moses Lake woman who allegedly pulled a gun on a car salesman during a test drive will remain set at $100,000.
Telling a story and making money with numbers
MOSES LAKE — Numbers tell a story.
Cellarbration
MOSES LAKE — The Big Bend Community College Foundation will sponsor its annual fundraising dinner, live auction and silent auction Saturday. The reception and …
57 file for public office
EPHRATA — Day 2 of filing week for the August primary passed with 57 people filing for public office.