Local News
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MLPD requests assistance on identifying pickup which allegedly caused damage
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a Dodge Ram pickup allegedly involved …
RECAP: 2022-23 Basin basketball season
COLUMBIA BASIN – Of the 24 basketball teams in the Basin, five teams qualified for state competition and three ended up taking home hardware. With the 2022-202…
Early days
MOSES LAKE — Spring is finally here, or so we all hope, although last week’s weather may have shattered many people’s faith in the season. And spring means the…
Ready for a cold one
MOSES LAKE - William Stakelin and his wife Claudine, sons Connor and Dylan, and business partner Luke Kindred cut the ribbon on the Moses Lake Taproom at 530 W…
Boots and Bling set for Saturday
EPHRATA — The Soap Lake Parents for Kids Boots and Bling Auction will be held Saturday at the American Legion Art Semro Post 28, located at 276 8th Ave NW in E…
Pesticide Advisory Board bill passes WA House
OLYMPIA – Legislation that would create the Pesticide Advisory Board unanimously passed the state House of Representatives Tuesday...
Feds indict Ephrata man for child pornography
SPOKANE — An Ephtata man convicted last month of multiple charges of sexually abusing a minor has been charged by a federal grand jury with producing child por…
One arrested in Othello on outstanding warrants
OTHELLO — An Othello man was arrested March 7 on outstanding felony warrants after refusing to surrender for about 40 minutes...
Local aerospace developer, Stoke, gets historic launch site for testing
KENT — Reusable rocket engine maker Stoke Space Technologies announced late Tuesday that it has been assigned a launchpad at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Sta…
Green hired as chief of Quincy PD
QUINCY — Ryan Green was sworn in as the new Quincy Police Department Chief at the Quincy City Council meeting Tuesday. Green had been serving as the interim ch…
MLIRD funding bill faces glitch
MOSES LAKE — A bill sponsored by Sen. Judy Warnick (R-Moses Lake) and intended to fix the Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District’s current inability…
Stepping out into nature
MOSES LAKE — The Central Basin Audubon Society is looking for a few good volunteers. “You don’t have to be a teacher,” said Gayle Talbot, president of the l…
Moses Lake chamber officially opens new offices
MOSES LAKE — After a couple of years of wandering in the wilderness — well, working from home, actually — the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce finally has new of…
St Patrick’s Day dinner and Auction set for March 18
EPHRATA – Annual St Patrick’s Day Girls State and Boys State Dinner and Auction is coming up soon...
Othello Community Hospital announces births
OTHELLO – The births below were reported by the Othello Community Hospital. The Columbia Basin Herald congratulates the parents on their new arrivals.
Sun Tribune events calendar
The public events below are coming up in the southern portion of Grant County or in Adams County in the near future.