Local News
Need more information regarding today's local news? Here, we'll keep you up to date on everything happening in the Columbia Basin today.
Eagles’ Ewing and Ortega on to districts
SOAP LAKE — The Soap Lake Eagles competed in their 1B league tournament over the weekend to decide which players w…
Ephrata names new police chief
EPHRATA — If Kurt Adkinson passes the background check, he will very likely become Ephrata’s next police chief.
Candidate for state's highest court visits Moses Lake
Dave Larson, candidate for the Washington state Supreme Court, stopped through Moses Lake last week on a 32-stop tour of Central and Eastern Washington.
Moses Lake City Council recommends against trick-or-treating this Halloween
Responding to advice from county, state and federal health officials, Moses Lake city officials are recommending that locals not participate in door-to-door trick-or-treating this Halloween due to the pandemic, May…
Ancient Lakes Elementary gymnasium's roof blown off by windstorm
Metal roofing was blown clear from the top of the gymnasium of Ancient Lakes Elementary Tuesday afternoon in the midst of a windstorm sweeping across Central a…
Local judicial race colored by years of contention between incumbent and prosecutor’s office
The race for the seat on the Grant County Superior Court between Judge John D. Knodell and Deputy Prosecutor Kevin McCrae is another chapter in a years-long co…
Small, dedicated team of volunteers lights up the night in honor of fight against cancer
A handful of volunteers, some from as far as Wenatchee, braved brisk winds Saturday night and lit luminaria to honor those who have battled cancer.
Adams County Sheriff's endorsements may have broken electioneering laws
Adams County Sheriff Dale Wagner may have violated state electioneering laws by using the department’s official social media page to endorse two candidates for…
Herald wins slate of awards for coverage, design and advertising
The Columbia Basin Herald took home 25 awards at the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association’s 2020 Better Newspaper Contest, including the top General Excellence award for the paper’s circulation size category…
Chamber hosts candidates in online forum
Candidates running for local public offices gathered online Monday night for a forum sponsored by the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce.
Irrigation district issues new end-of-season dates
The Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District announced revised final dates for its 2020 irrigation season Monday.
Three more COVID-19 deaths, including woman in her 30s
Three Grant County residents infected with the coronavirus have died, including a woman in her 30s with no underlying health conditions.
MLSD sets Nov. 2 as time for high school students to receive some in-class instruction
If all goes according to plan, the in-class portion of "blended" instruction at Moses Lake High School will resume on Nov. 2.
Local organizations benefit from Rotary Club COVID-19 grants
Three Moses Lake organizations have received funds through the Rotary Club of Moses Lake for COVID-19-related needs.
Four-legged confidant to help local children survivors talk through their trauma
Valor, a calm and cuddly two-year-old yellow lab, is in the last leg of a lifetime of training and whose will soon simply be to sit with the children entering …
New high school estimated to cost $65 million
The Moses Lake School District’s new high school, informally known as Real World Academy, is expected to cost the district around $65 million to build.