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BASIN SPORTS SCHEDULE: Dec. 22-29, 2025
COLUMBIA BASIN — Local athletes head into winter break and begin to slow competition, but will still be working ha…
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 …
Mavs stay unbeaten in league, sweep West Valley
MOSES LAKE – The Mavericks celebrated senior day by sweeping the West Valley (Yakima) Rams on Tuesday afternoon, winning by scores of 18-5 and 18-3 in the doub…
Food bank needs change with seasons
MOSES LAKE — With the arrival of October and the holiday season dead ahead, Moses Lake Food Bank Operations Manager Peny Archer said the needs of its customers…
Two arrested for possession of narcotics
MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake Police Department Street Crimes Unit obtained a search warrant for a residence on Road H for narcotics trafficking Wednesday after …
MLSD, SLSD out Friday
MOSES LAKE – Moses Lake School District and Soap Lake School District will not have school Friday to give teachers a professional learning day.
Grant PUD budget reviewed at public hearing
EPHRATA — After all expenses are paid the Grant County Public Utility District is projected to end 2025 at about $192.25 million in the black. The proposed 202…