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Basic American Foods evaluating aftermath of fire
MOSES LAKE – Basic American Foods continues to assess the situation caused by a fire at their facility just south of Moses Lake on State Route 17. “BAF is currently assessing the damage to the portion of the facility and working with the local authorities to determine the root cause of the fire. BAF’s priority is and always will be to provide a safe work environment and produce quality products for a fair value to our customers,” said BAF Chief People Officer Peter Vitarisi via an email to the Columbia Basin Herald...
MLPD releases annual report
MOSES LAKE — Calls to the Moses Lake Police Department in 2022 increased by 6.3% over 2021, according to the department’s annual report, released Thursday.
Soap Lake standoff ends without incident
SOAP LAKE — A felony suspect is in custody after a standoff with police in Soap Lake Friday afternoon. The suspect, who had a felony warrant, fled on foot from a Soap Lake Police officer and ran into a residence in the 300 block of Road 20 Northwest, said Kyle Foreman, public information officer for the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. He stayed in the house for at least two hours, Foreman said, while the SLPD called for assistance from the sheriff’s office. Because the residence was close to Soap Lake schools, the schools were put on modified lockdown during the standoff. “He didn’t want to come out for a long time, and then we were able to coax him out of the house,” Foreman said. The suspect was taken into custody without incident, Foreman said. Neither the suspect’s name nor what his warrant was for was available Friday. Joel Martin can be reached at [email protected]
Soap Lake and public dumping
Dear Editor, Recently I was driving out Road A in Soap Lake to see a piece of property I was interested in buying. When I got to the gate and got out to open it I noticed a huge mess going up into the field. Big piles of rusty wires and cables sticking out of the ground, big chunks of asphalt and cement, car parts, truck parts piled, mounds of dirt...
Two arrested in Adams County drive-by shooting cases
OTHELLO — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office and Othello Police Department arrested two Othello men late last week in connection with two recent drive-by shootings. Jean Carlos Avila, 18, was arrested by the OPD, and Carlos Cerna Jr., 19, was arrested March 18 by the ACSO with the help of the Moses Lake Tactical Response Team, according to an ACSO release. The arrests stemmed from the report of a drive-by shooting on March 12 inside the Othello city limits, the release said. Othello Police Chief Phil Schenck said no one was injured in that incident. The circumstances of the shooting resembled a similar incident in ACSO jurisdiction Feb. 15, said Adams County Sheriff Dale Wagner...
Search leads to catalytic converter seizure
KENNEWICK — Hundreds of catalytic converters were seized from a Kennewick business a day after the search of a Moses Lake business and home by officers with the Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. Law enforcement officers served a search warrant at PDX Scrap Metal Wednesday afternoon, according to a GCSO press release. They seized 533 catalytic converters, the press release said, as well as raw materials from catalytic converter cores and equipment used to extract precious metals from catalytic converters.
Port of Warden to receive $2.5M to improve land
WARDEN — The Port of Warden will receive around $2.5 million in federal highway funding to help improve access to the port’s industrial land on the southwest side of the city, according to a port press release...
Torres pest management bill signed into law
OLYMPIA — A pair of bills authored by Sen. Nikki Torres, R-Pasco, and currently making their way through the state legislature, will change how Washington state regulates and oversees the regulation of pesticides and other crop protection products, according to a press release from Torres’ office...
Youth photo contest deadline Aug. 11
MOSES LAKE — Entries must be submitted by Aug. 11 for a photography show featuring children and their pets - or maybe just animals that they like. The “Fuzzy Friends in Focus” show will be on display from Aug. 25 through Oct. 6 at the Moses Lake Museum & Art Center, 401 S. Balsam St. The contest is open to young people from two to 18 years of age. Entry is free...
Wildfire season winds down
MOSES LAKE — Most of the wildfires that flared up in Washington this summer are out, according to information from the National Interagency Fire Center...
Grant County deputy prosecutor joins U.S. Attorney’s Office
SPOKANE — Grant County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Carlee Bittle has been named a special assistant U.S. attorney for Eastern Washington, according to an announcement from Grant County Prosecutor Kevin McCrae and U.S. Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref...
Exhibitors sought for NCESD college and career expos
WENATCHEE — Businesses in Grant, Okanogan, Douglas and Chelan counties are being encouraged to exhibit at a series of college and career fairs planned for the four counties in October and November...
Samaritan board approves bond issuance
MOSES LAKE — Samaritan Healthcare commissioners approved the issuance of about $136.48 million in revenue bonds to pay for the construction of the new Samaritan Hospital Wednesday. “Wow,” said board chair Katherine Christian after the board voted to issue the bonds, and after the meeting she said it had been a long process...
Multiple fires over the weekend in Grant County
EPHRATA — Firefighters from Grant County Fire District 13 responded to several wildfires over the last week, according to a statement from the fire district...
Public invited to comment on EPA herbicide policy
MOSES LAKE – The Agricultural Retailer’s Association announced Wednesday it is encouraging public comment on a proposed Endangered Species Act herbicide strategy draft from the Environmental Protection Agency to bring the EPA's pesticide program into compliance with the ESA. Comments are due no later than Oct. 22.
Simulated shooter drill coming to Confluence
MOSES LAKE — Confluence Health and Samaritan Healthcare will conduct a joint full-scale active shooter exercise in Moses Lake on Saturday, according to a statement from the two companies. The exercise will focus on a simulated active shooter threat at the Confluence Health clinic in Moses Lake, the statement said. Local first responders, including Moses Lake fire, police, and EMS departments, will all participate in the exercise and respond to the incident. The exercise will also involve a simulated mass casualty incident in which “patients” – volunteers playing a part – will first be taken to Samaritan Hospital to be stabilized and, if needed, transported to other regional hospitals including Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee. Confluence Health will also activate its Hospital Incident Command System for the exercise to help manage the fictional incident in Moses Lake as well as coordinating with CWH to receive patients as part of their MCI plan. The exercise seeks to allow healthcare workers, first responders, and others involved in such real-life incidents to have an opportunity to practice, discover areas to improve and to better prepare to provide the best service and response possible should the need ever arise, the statement said.
Motorcyclist sent to hospital after being struck by car
MOSES LAKE — A motorcyclist was sent to the hospital Thursday morning after being hit by a car in the Mae Valley area, according to a Grant County Sheriff’s Office release. GCSO alerted the public to the accident via social media and asked that the public stay clear of the area until the accident was cleared if possible...
Washington students invited to National Civics Bee
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Young people in Washington will have a chance to show off their knowledge of government on a national stage this year, according to a statement from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation...
EWU’s Martin earns Offensive Player of the Week
CHENEY – After leading Eastern Washington women's soccer to a 2-0 record, Gillian Martin is the Big Sky offensive Player of the Week as announced by the conference Wednesday. This is Martin's first career Player of the Week honor. Martin recorded two goals this past week that pushed Eastern to the top of the table in the Big Sky...
Fish & Wildlife plans prescribed burns for Eastern Washington
SPOKANE- Annual prescribed fires on lands managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife in eastern Washington are scheduled to start in October as conditions allow, according to a department press release. “These areas slated for prescribed fire in eastern Washington include only portions of wildlife areas, leaving thousands more acres available for public access,” said Matt Eberlein, Prescribed Fire Manager at WDFW, in the release. “In the long-term, the work will preserve ecosystems and continue to provide access to public lands.”