Coulee City chiropractor’s license suspended

COULEE CITY — A Coulee City man’s chiropractic license has been suspended following his arrest on suspicion of child rape and unlawful imprisonment...

NRCS chief tours Columbia Basin Project

MOSES LAKE — Terry Cosby, chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service, had some words of encouragement Monday morning for local officials looking to get more funding to replace well water with Columbia River irrigation water in the eastern portions of the Columbia Basin Project. “We’re here to help,” Cosby said.

Parks district vote could be coming up in Quincy

QUINCY — Residents of Quincy, George and some rural areas around Quincy may be voting on a proposal to create a new regional parks district. Quincy Administrator Pat Haley said money raised through the district would help pay for the proposed indoor sports facility, called the Q-Plex, along with a new Quincy Aquatic Center and help pay for their operation.

Play ball!

Teams from across the state compete at Pete Doumit Memorial Tournament

MOSES LAKE – Hosted by the Moses Lake Youth Baseball Association, the third annual Pete Doumit Memorial Tournament took to the diamonds of Larson Playfield from Friday through Sunday, crowning four winners over the four different age divisions. The 10U Whatcom Prep, the 11U Lake Stevens Riptide, the 12U Ellensburg All-Stars and the 13U Tri-Cities Spartans all left with tournament titles.

News Bites for June 13, 2023

SOAP LAKE — Two fire districts were brought in for a rescue at Lake Lenore Caves Sunday, according to a statement from Grant County Fire District 7.

Frank Winkler

It is with great honor we share that our dear and kind Frank Winkler, 60, of Soap Lake, Washington passed away on March 19, 2023. Frank was raised by his mother and father Anne and Ben Winkler in the Tri-Cities. They later moved to Soap Lake and made it their forever home. He enjoyed eating with his friends and spending time at the senior centers of Soap Lake and Ephrata. He had great love for music, as well as playing the organ and piano. We recognize that he made a positive impact on everyone’s lives that knew him, including ours, with grace and appreciation. He had great a great love for his mom, our grandma Anne; they were two peas in a pod.

Sage-N-Sun '23

Not much sunshine but a lot of fun at Ephrata festival

EPHRATA — With an overcast sky and temperatures in the mid-60s, there wasn’t much sun on Saturday for Ephrata’s annual Sage-N-Sun festival. But that didn’t bother participants or spectators one bit. “It’s a good day today. It’s a wonderful day,” said James Burton, a long-time Ephrata resident who rode a little electric scooter alongside this year’s parade down Basin Street. “It’s nice to have Sage n’ Sun with nice weather.” ...

STUDIO BASIN: Adkinsons and the week in sports

On this week’s Basin Studio podcast, Senior Reporter Charles H. Featherstone talks with outgoing Ephrata Interim city administrator, former Ephrata police chief and 25-year veteran of the Washington State Patrol Kurt Adkinson about his time in the WSP and what he learned as a police officer...

UW tour to pass through Basin

The University of Washington is hitting the road again...

Thomasene Gail Lybbert

Even in the last three years, as she had done the previous seven decades, despite COVID (or perhaps because of it), Thomasene made new friends. After moving into a new home in Richland, Washington, she did not sit and wait and hope someone would come knock on her door – she went out and met everyone. Growing up, Thomasene overcame childhood illnesses that interrupted many things in her early life. Despite some of these disadvantages Thomasene enjoyed many childhood and teenage activities. She played the flute in the high school band and enjoyed performing at the high school football games. She enjoyed church dance festivals and danced in the All-Church dance festival in Salt Lake City. Thomasene graduated from Moses Lake High School in 1968. She then attended Brigham Young University.

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George development eases the housing strain a little

GEORGE — The new housing in George is almost finished. “We had a 27-lot subdivision,” said Drew Scott, owner of CAD Homes LLC, which is building the houses. “We started last year and it's all sold out now. It went quick.” ...

Legals for June, 9 2023

2023 Chief for a Day

Grant County youth honored by emergency responders.

EPHRATA — There were some very excited kids in uniform Thursday afternoon outside the Grant County Courthouse. “This is Chief Jesus Flores from the Royal City Police Department,” said Rey Rodriguez, who serves as Royal City’s police chief on all the other days. “He’s a second grader, attends Red Rock Elementary. He likes to color, and his favorite color is blue. And its favorite character is Spider-Man because he likes to save the day.” ...

Ephrata to spend $135K for emergency well repairs

EPHRATA — The city of Ephrata is going to spend around $135,000 on emergency repairs to one of its wells. According to Interim City Administrator Kurt Adkinson, the city needs to do emergency repairs work on Well 9, which serves the southwest portion of the city and provides some water to the reservoirs that ensure adequate water pressure in Ephrata...

Viola Meyer Eden

Viola Meyer Eden was born Sept. 24, 1932, to Pete and Emma (Alberts) Meyer, the first of five children, near Davis, South Dakota. Having attended Middleton Township District No. 23, a one-room school, for the first eight years, she graduated from Hurley High School in 1950. Viola attended Northwestern Jr. College in Orange City, Iowa, earning a teaching certificate for rural schools in SD. After teaching for three years, she attended Black Hills Teachers College in Spearfish, South Dakota, before transferring to Seattle Pacific University (then Seattle Pacific College) from which she graduated in 1956 with a BA in education. She taught in Glenora, Spangle, Lind, Rockford and Freeman, Washington schools from 1956 to 1982.

Letter from the Editor: Sad but fond farewell

The Columbia Basin will be losing a valued friend this month. After more than 116 years, the Grant County Journal will print its last issue at the end of June. The closure was announced in the Journal’s June 1 edition. The staff at the Columbia Basin Herald is saddened by the loss of another local newspaper, especially one so close to home. We’ve been happy to have a good relationship with the staff at the Journal and deeply respect and appreciate the service they’ve provided to the region for so long...

News Bites for June 8, 2023

EPHRATA – The Grant County Sheriff’s Office will be closed today from noon to 3 p.m. for staff to participate in the Chief for a Day event. The event, as stated in yesterday’s news bites, honors Grant Co. youths impacted by long-term or life-threatening medical conditions...

Section of Quincy pool opening may be delayed

QUINCY — One section of the Quincy Aquatic Center may open late this summer, or may not open at all. Parks and Recreation Director Russ Harrington said mandatory revisions to the original pool, called the lap pool, may keep it dry for at least part of the summer. “Whenever you go to do something new to your pool, you have to come up to that (current) standard,” Harrington said Wednesday...

News Bites for June 7, 2023

EPHRATA — Some special kids will get a chance to wear the chief’s hat Thursday...

Lane changes

Mattawa approves speed limit update, no-parking zones.

MATTAWA — Speed limits will be lowered to 25 miles per hour on Road 24 SW from the roundabout at State Route 281 to Pat-Chee Drive, and no parking will be allowed on sections of Boundary Road and Riverview Avenue. Mattawa City Council members approved the changes after extensive discussion at the regular meeting June 1...