Columbia Basin Hospital Chief Executive Office Rosalinda Kibby said the hospital needs to work on getting more information about an upcoming bond election to voters. Communication and low voter turnout are believed to be contributing factors to the bond’s failure during the primary.
August 27, 2025
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$30M hospital bond to run again in general election
EPHRATA – The Columbia Basin Hospital Board has decided to run its $30 million bond measure on the general ballot in November after it failed in the primary election. Chief Executive Officer Rosalinda Kibby during the Aug. 26 meeting said the district needed to work on getting more information out to voters. She explained that the primary didn’t even get enough voters for the bond package to pass. They needed 2,600 voters, but only 2,277 people voted in Ephrata, according to the Grant County Auditor results.