Local News
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Soap Lake City Council approves new consultant despite mayor's objections
SOAP LAKE — The Soap Lake City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a contract for municipal consulting …
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.
Basin sports schedule Mar. 8-14
COLUMBIA BASIN – Spring sports season has arrived here in the Basin, with many schools beginning competition as soon as Friday...
ADUs dominate Mattawa council housing discussion
MATTAWA — The possibility of “accessory dwelling units,” and how to enforce regulations on construction and development, was the subject of a lengthy conversat…
Bill would make WA clergy mandatory reporters of abuse
OLYMPIA — A bill currently making its way through the Washington State Legislature would require clergy to report child abuse, neglect or sexual abuse to the a…
GALLERY: Othello heads to 2B girls basketball tournament
YAKIMA — The Othello Huskies girls basketball team brought home a sixth-place trophy from the 2023 WIAA 2B state tournament, winning two games at state and los…
Moses Lake Chamber cuts another ribbon - its own
Cameron Whittle, past chair of the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce, cuts the ribbon with chamber Executive Director Debbie Doran-Martinez, Marketing Director Lo…