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Mavs erupt for 24 runs behind three homers by Mya Martinez
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Mavericks (16-3) defeated the Wenatchee Panthers 24-4 Thursday behind a three home run…
Inslee announces new high-risk worker protections
OLYMPIA — If feasible, employers must make alternative work accommodations for high-risk workers that request them, Gov. Jay Inslee announced in a proclamation Monday.
Police: Woman uses pepper spray, runs
MOSES LAKE — A female suspect reportedly pepper-sprayed Walmart loss prevention staff and Moses Lake police officers Saturday night, according to police logs.
Port of Moses Lake mulls relief for tenants
MOSES LAKE — The Port of Moses Lake is considering allowing tenant companies to postpone paying rent for the next three months as a way of helping some of the worst affected get through the COVID-19 crisis.
Flowers cover cross to add color for Easter
MOSES LAKE — It was eerily quiet in Moses Lake on Sunday morning. On the most important festival day of the western Christian calendar, churches across the Bas…
Writer, outdoors enthusiast Dennis Clay passes away
MOSES LAKE — Dennis Clay, a longtime contributor to the Columbia Basin Herald, passed away on Thursday, April 9, at the age of 72.
Semi rolls two miles east of Moses Lake Monday morning
MOSES LAKE - A semi hauling a flat bed trailer loaded with metal roofing is blocking a lane of traffic on Westbound Interstate 90 at milepost 181, roughly two …
Pioneer Way sidewalk replacement could begin soon
MOSES LAKE — Construction could start this month on a project to replace sidewalks on a portion of South Pioneer Way.
State to lose billions in revenue from COVID-19 closures
MOSE LAKE — A presentation last week by the Republican leaders in the state legislature forecast a $3 billion to $6 billion fall in tax revenue because of business closures related to COVID-19, according to Sen. Ju…
Will seniors graduate with waivers? Will there be a ceremony?
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District is seeking the ability to waive graduation for individual students “on a case-by-case basis.”
Coronavirus: 120 confirmed cases, virus shows early signs of slowing
120 cases countywide, three in Quincy area, two in Mattawa area and one in Moses Lake.
Even in a crisis, feeding the most vulnerable
MOSES LAKE — Inside an otherwise empty Moses Lake Senior Center on a warm Thursday morning in April, three women portion out beef stroganoff, peas, dinner roll…
Judge rules Hansen need not pay some MLIRD taxes
EPHRATA — A Grant County Superior Court has ruled that Mick Hansen, who has waged a six-year legal fight against the Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation D…
Multi-vehicle crash closes I-90 eastbound
RITZVILLE — A multi-vehicle collision closed the eastbound lanes of Interstate 90 Saturday afternoon.
Adams County: Seven new COVID-19 cases, all in Othello
ADAMS COUNTY - After two days of no new reported cases, seven more Adams County residents have tested positive for the novel coronavirus as of Saturday evening, according to county officials.
Coronavirus: 114 confirmed cases, twenty percent in Mattawa area
Four new cases reported, half of which in the Mattawa area, while tests are increasingly less likely to come back positive.