Columbia Basin Herald District Manager Eric Hagquist and his wife Tiffany Hagquist prepare papers for delivery at 2 a.m. Aug. 27. This process includes placing sticks and bundling papers to be distributed to customers.
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September 4, 2026 3:45 a.m.
Before sunrise, the Columbia Basin Herald's carriers are already at work
On National Newspaper Carrier Day, ride along with our local CBH carriers
MOSES LAKE — At 3 a.m., most of Moses Lake is quiet. Streetlights cast pools of light onto empty roads. Businesses are dark. The only traffic comes from the occasional semi-truck, an early-morning commuter or a deer wandering near the edge of town.