Poundmaster Brown resigns in 1977

E-mail from Cheryl

U.S. Cattlemen's Association requesting update on the status of trade negotiations with China

The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association is requesting an update on the status of trade negotiations with China in relation to the exportation of U.S. beef from Secretary Tom Vilsack. USCA trade committee co-chair Chasmine Nelson issued the following statement:

U.S. Cattlemen support new Interior Secretary

The United States Cattlemen’s Association will lend its full support to President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Rep. Ryan Zinke to the position of Secretary of the Interior, according to USCA vice president Bert Paris.

Cattlemen's Association pushing hard to outline priorities

The United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) is pushing hard to outline U.S. cattle producers’ priorities for the upcoming year and years to come with letters to both current and incoming administrations.

Poultry and power tools

A few weeks ago I hinted that I had prepared my turkey a little differently. Like a lot of people, I've browsed the internet for various things, and had come across an unorthodox way of preparing a turkey that helped keep the breast from overcooking and allowed for maximum crispy skin.

Town Hall meeting to discuss beef checkoff bill today

MOSES LAKE — Senators Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, and Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, will be hosting town hall meeting today to reintroduce a bill to increase the beef checkoff in Washington state.

Great granddaughter of Oregon settlers next speaker for PAWS

OTHELLO — An Othello woman, whose great grandparents settled in Oregon after the Civil War, will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the Presbyterian Adult Women’s Society on Wednesday, Dec. 14.

Grant County Fairgrounds gets new director

MOSES LAKE — It’s a long way from the tobacco stands of Tennessee to the potato fields of Central Washington.

I've been walkin' on the railroad (part 2)

MILWAUKEE ROAD — The local people, wherever I went, were friendly and helpful, often doing me the best possible favor: an offer of bottled water.

Swine cooler

MOSES LAKE — It’s all for the pigs.

Maria Dunning

October 10, 1928 – November 3, 2016

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Moses Lake Police Department

Jury acquits leaders of Oregon standoff of federal charges

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The leaders of an armed group who seized a national wildlife refuge in rural Oregon were acquitted Thursday in the 41-day standoff that brought new attention to a long-running dispute over control of federal lands in the U.S. West.

State stops wolf kill for now

The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has stopped its hunt for the Profanity Peak wolf pack now that the grazing season on public lands in the Colville National Forest is over for the year.

kids, animals mix on farm day

MOSES LAKE — “Who knows what a honeybee is?”

September 15, 2016

4 Basin Simplot stores receive safety certification

MOSES LAKE — Compliance with environmental, health, and safety standards is as much a part of Simplot Grower Solutions as providing a quality product to America’s farmers and four Columbia Basin stores received certification for their efforts.

Nat Washington discusses homesteading

Grant County history E-mail from Cheryl

2016 Grant County hunting prospects

This is a multi-part series about the 2016 Washington hunting prospects.

Moses Lake man applies ultrasound to livestock

Bob Patacini receives Department of Agriculture award

MOSES LAKE — The interesting thing about technology is that its applications turn up in unexpected places – at least they’re unexpected to begin with. But really, in the end those applications aren't so surprising.