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Woman pleads guilty to threatening patrons at business with knife
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake woman was sentenced Tuesday for threatening customers at a Moses Lake business with a knife during an incident in Moses Lake in August.
Man pleads guilty to third-degree assault — domestic violence
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man was sentenced to jail after he pleaded guilty to a domestic violence charge Tuesday.
American Legion to host candidates forum
EPHRATA — The American Legion Art Semro Post 28 will be sponsoring a candidate forum Oct. 23, according to an announcement from the post.
Maverick girls soccer aims for postseason push
MOSES LAKE — Strong performances on defense, along with a tight-knit team bond, have allowed the Moses Lake girls soccer team to get off to a 6-2-1 start to th…
Regional college sports schedule for Oct. 11-17
MOSES LAKE — Check out this week’s college sports schedule, complete with cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and volleyball events for Big Bend, Cen…
Wallet thief pleads guilty to four counts of theft
EPHRATA — A Moses Lake woman was sentenced this week for stealing a wallet and charging hundreds of dollars on the victim’s credit card. Carmela Ramirez, 34, pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree theft…
Post-secondary training, education key to filling jobs in future, report says
OLYMPIA — Washington’s economy will need a lot of workers in the next decade, and both business and government will have to figure out ways to train them, acco…
Law enforcement logs for Oct. 4, 2024
Ephrata PD, Grant Co. Jail, MLPD
Public invited to discuss Stratford Road traffic
MOSES LAKE — Residents of Moses Lake and drivers using state Route 17 are being invited to a series of meetings to discuss future transportation options in the…
Machinists union head says Boeing can afford to meet demands to end strike
(The Center Square) – Nearly a month after 33,000 Boeing machinists went on strike, the president of the local union thinks the aerospace company can afford to…
PDC fines Let's Go Washington $20K for campaign finance violations
(The Center Square) – Political action committee Let’s Go Washington, the organization behind several initiatives on the November ballot, was fined $20,000 – h…
Ephrata school district welcomes new staff, teachers
EPHRATA – The Ephrata School District hired 15 new teaching staff members this year as well as 13 classified staff. During the Sept. 23 Ephrata SD meeting the …
Boeing withdraws contract proposal
MOSES LAKE – After two days of mediated negotiation, Boeing withdrew its Sept. 23 offer to IAM 751 union Tuesday. The offer was released to the media and accor…
‘Leapin’ lizards!’
SOAP LAKE — It’s the hard knock life at the Masquers Theater starting Oct. 18, as “Annie” takes the stage. The beloved musical set in Depression-era New Y…
CBH’s Bivona named WA Sportswriter of the year
MOSES LAKE — Columbia Basin Herald sports reporter Ian Bivona was caught completely flat-footed when he found out he’d won the Washington Newspaper Publishers …