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Updated 1 hour, 41 minutes ago

Greater love hath no man...

KELLOGG, Idaho –– There is a hill on the southeast side of Kellogg – at the top of that hill is Greenwood Cemetr...

Updated 13 hours, 16 minutes ago
Basin Business Journal looking for 40 standouts under 40

COLUMBIA BASIN — The squeaky wheel may get the grease, but sometimes the other wheels are working just as hard without making noise. That’s true in the busin...

Updated 4 days, 22 hours ago
WA building code update implementation delayed

OLYMPIA — The Washington Building Code Council voted this week to delay the implementation of the state’s 2021 building code to Oct. 29 as the council considers possible revisions for portions of the code, accord...

Updated 1 week ago
City seeks port help for water cleanup funds

MOSES LAKE — The city of Moses Lake is looking for assistance from the Port of Moses Lake to lobby for state and federal funding to help deal with the chemic...

Updated 1 week ago
CWU receives $130m for new construction, salaries, expanded programs

ELLENSBURG — Central Washington University has secured roughly $130 million over the next two years to begin construction on two major university projects as...

Updated 1 week, 4 days ago
WSDOT ends 511 traffic info service

OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Transportation announced on Thursday that it is shutting the statewide automated 511 traffic information phone number, citing declining call volumes, the cost of maint...

Updated 1 week, 4 days ago
Western Caucus releases 2023 Farm Bill priorities

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The 100-member Congressional Western Caucus has released its proposed priorities for the upcoming farm bill currently being considered by ...

Updated 1 week, 4 days ago
Farming forecast

OLYMPIA — Warmer weather and lots of sunshine in mid-May prompted a lot of farmers in the Columbia Basin to get out into the field and plant, according to a ...

Updated 1 week, 6 days ago
Cantwell, Newhouse urge USDA push for Japan potato access

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Maria Cantwell and Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Yakima, along with 33 other members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to do more to help...

Updated 1 week, 6 days ago
Moses Lake says ‘forever chemicals’ found in 4 city wells

MOSES LAKE — The City of Moses Lake has stopped pumping water from three of its municipal drinking water wells following the discovery of per- and polyfluoro...

Updated 1 week, 6 days ago
Washington lawmakers pass, Inslee signs Blake fix

OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed into law a bill that keeps illegal drugs illegal but focuses state and local efforts and resources on treatment a...

Updated 2 weeks ago
Drivers urged to plan ahead for Memorial Day travel

OLYMPIA — Washington Department of Transportation officials are suggesting that drivers plan ahead if they are thinking about traveling for Memorial Day weekend. “Memorial Day weekend is often the unofficial s...

Updated 2 weeks ago
E. Nelson Road light being replaced

MOSES LAKE — Drivers can expect flaggers controlling traffic at the intersection of State Route 17 and East Nelson Road Wednesday or Thursday. Washington Sta...

Updated 2 weeks ago
MLIRD funding bill signed

OLYMPIA – A bill sponsored by state Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, and supported in the house by Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, and intended to establish fun...

Updated 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Timeline TBD

QUINCY — Washington Department of Transportation officials are not sure yet what the revised timeline will be on the construction of a roundabout at State Ro...