Othello roundabout construction rescheduled

OTHELLO — Construction of a roundabout at Cunningham Road and State Route 17 in Othello, originally scheduled for 2023, has been delayed to 2024 or 2025. Lauren Loebsack, North Central region communications manager for the Washington State Department of Transportation, wrote that the project is in the design phase in 2023. “We are working on 60% design this spring,” Loebsack wrote in response to an email from the Herald...

Quincy Valley Medical Center bonds issued

QUINCY — Property owners in Grant County Hospital District 2 will be paying a little less than first projected for the construction bonds to build the new Quincy Valley Medical Center. Property owners will be paying an estimated 39 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value, down nine cents from the original projection.

Task force on missing indigenous women proposed to continue

OLYMPIA — A state task force on missing indigenous women, created in 2021, will be extended at least two more years if a Senate-passed bill is approved by the House and governor. The bill, Senate Bill 5477, sponsored by Sen. Nikki Torres, R-Pasco, would implement recommendations identified in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People Task Force...

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WA Senate resolution to support Ukraine adopted

OLYMPIA – Friday the Washington State Senate adopted a resolution to show recognition and support for Ukrainian and Ukrainian Americans. “A year ago I spoke about how inspiring it was to see the Ukrainian nation stand up against a much larger enemy, nearly a David and Goliath situation, that's as true today as it was then,” said Senator John Braun (R-Centralia). “They’ve held the line and they’ve pushed back; I think we can all be inspired by this.” ...

Find the right approach to feline socialization

Whether they are a purring housecat or a prowling neighborhood cat, felines react differently to new experiences depending on how they were socialized. Owners can choose to increase their cat’s comfort level in new experiences but should first consider different socialization strategies...

Legals for February, 22 2023

Newhouses accept sign for father’s namesake

OLYMPIA - In anticipation for the destruction of the Irv Newhouse building early next month, Congressman Dan Newhouse and family were presented with the sign bearing his father’s name that used to hang on the building...

'Allison's Law' seeks to increase access to fentanyl test strips

OLYMPIA - Allisone McClanahan suffered from severe chronic pain and fibromyalgia. To ease her pain, the 26-year-old took a pain pill from a friend she thought contained oxycodone. Instead, she died of a drug overdose in 2021...

Dent, Warnick bills would create assessment process for MLIRD

OLYMPIA - A bill currently being considered by the Washington State Legislature would change the process for how the Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District collects assessments for rehabilitation operations. “(House Bill 1494) is specifically for Moses Lake,” said State Representative Tom Dent (R-Moses Lake), the primary sponsor of the bill...

Warden water system in need of TLC

City council reviews changes to 20-year water plan and infrastructure needs

WARDEN — While the city of Warden has more than enough water to meet projected needs for the next 20 years; however, the city still needs to make significant investments in its delivery system to make sure water can continue to get to residents. “You have the capacity you need for 20 years. You’re already there,” said Jamin Ankney, an engineer with Seattle-based consultancy Grey and Osborne, which is helping the city revise its comprehensive water plan. “From a capacity perspective, your water system is in really good shape."...

Legals for February, 15 2023

Raise a glass

Wine production increases while worldwide demand decreases

KENNEWICK — There’s more wine out there than there are people drinking it, according to Christian Miller, a wine marketing specialist and researcher with California-based Full Glass Research. “There’s a substantial deficit in consumption versus production, and all that wine has to go somewhere,” Miller told attendees on Thursday, the final day of WineVit, the annual conference sponsored by the Washington Wine Growers Association.

Legals for February, 13 2023

Spud sales volume down but values up in 2022

DENVER — While the overall volume of U.S. potato sales fell slightly in 2022 when compared with 2021, the value of those same sales rose 14.4% to $15.5 billion, according to data published by Colorado-based PotatoesUSA, a marketing organization of U.S. potato growers...

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Grant Transit to hold community input meetings

EPHRATA — Grant County Transit Authority will hold meetings in mid-February to get feedback from the community about their transit service in the county...