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Forging success
Seth Miner goes from couch hopping to running successful welding company
MOSES LAKE – Seth Miner, owner of Miner Services LLC, has transformed his life from humble beginnings into a thriving welding business. With nearly a decade of experience in the welding industry, Miner said he has achieved success, overcoming numerous obstacles along the way.
Basin Football Roundup: Moses Lake, Royal post shutouts
MOSES LAKE – With the playoffs just a few weeks away, several local teams remain in contention to win their respective league titles this season.
Newhouse visits Okanagan Specialty Fruits
MOSES LAKE – Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) visited Okanagan Specialty Fruits Friday for a tour, roundtable conversation and cider tasting. Newhouse is running for reelection against fellow Republican Jerrod Sessler.
College football: WSU mounts late comeback
MOSES LAKE – Regional college football teams went 2-1 last week, with Washington State and Central Washington both claiming victories while Eastern Washington fell on the road in a rivalry matchup against Idaho.
Licensing requirements added to Othello home business ordinance
OTHELLO — Home-based businesses will be required to obtain a license under the provisions of a revised ordinance considered Monday by the Othello City Council.
Grant PUD considering new rate class for agriculture
EPHRATA — The Grant County Public Utility District is researching a new rate class for agriculture uses other than irrigation. If it’s approved by PUD commissioners, the “agriculture service” rate would go into effect in April 2025. Julio Aguirre, PUD program manager of rates and pricing, said it would give ag customers another option that might lower their costs. “Our intent is to have a specific rate that is dedicated to this activity,” Aguirre said. “It’s really to be able to isolate the (rate) class, understand their usage, their behavior, and be able to offer a rate that is more favorable for that activity.”
Grant and Adams Co. voting stats
COLUMBIA BASIN – The 2024 voter ballots are due a week from today. “If you don’t vote, your voice absolutely will not be heard,” Grant County Republican Chairman Andrew Koeppen said to the Columbia Basin Herald in a previous interview. “If you vote, if we can get 100% of the people out to vote, then your voice will be heard, and that’s why I’m encouraging everybody to vote.” As of Friday, there were 49,588 registered voters in Grant County with 5,542 of those voters having already turned in their ballot, according to the Secretary of State. This equates to around 11.18% of ballots returned. Of those ballots, 10.94% have been accepted with 116 of them being challenged.
WDFW holds regular commission meeting
ELLENSBURG — The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission convened for its regular meeting from October 24-26, 2024, to discuss various wildlife management policies, according to a press release from the Department of Fish and Wildlife.