Columbia Basin Herald

December 16, 2014 5 a.m.

Will Grant County's growth spurt continue?

For the past quarter century, Grant County's population numbers have been on a tear. This pace might be obvious to those who have lived here over these years but will probably surprise newcomers and other Washingtonians. The most recent headcount, taken in April of this year, estimated that nearly 93,000 residents live within the borders of the state's fourth largest county by land mass. As this very first indicator on the Grant County Trends Website illustrates (found at www.grantcountytrends.ewu.edu/graph.cfm?id=1), that count stood at slightly over 52,500 in 1989. (Click on People category to find it.)

October 16, 2013 6 a.m.

Small towns are never sleepy for long

I thought life was going to be easier when I started to serve the communities of Royal City, Mattawa and Desert Aire and everything in between in October of 2010 with a new newspaper.

August 6, 2018 3 a.m.

Picking on cherries Growers caught in international trade war

ROYAL SLOPE — Cherry season 2018 is winding down; it looks like a big crop and a good quality crop – but while that’s important it’s not the most important thing about cherries right now.

November 16, 2016 midnight

Input sought for Othello branding plan

OTHELLO — The Greater Othello Chamber of Commerce and the City of Othello are combining efforts in an attempt to develop a concept termed community branding.

July 3, 2016 6 a.m.

CommUnity Day taking shape

CommUnity Day

MATTAWA — From the attendance and the diligence at a meeting of the Mattawa Area Chamber of Commerce last week at the CBHA building, one could take away that this year’s Mattawa CommUnity Day will be improved over last year.

July 3, 2018 3 a.m.

Grant County landfill stops taking paper to recycle

Moses Lake — The Grant County landfill is no longer taking newspapers or mixed paper for recycling.

August 5, 2016 6 a.m.

Grant County ranked fourth statewide in investment study

MOSES LAKE — Grant County is a great place to live and raise a family. It’s also rapidly becoming one of the top places in the state of Washington to invest, according to a study produced by a financial technology company SmartAsset.

October 14, 2016 1 a.m.

Port, EDC among state delegates at Japan aerospace event

Washington state has developed into a leading global hub for the aerospace industry and a seven-person delegation with the Washington State Department of Commerce is in Tokyo to convince the world of that fact today at the Japan International Aerospace Exhibition.

January 28, 2016 5 a.m.

Legislation would save state money on workers comp

Workers comp

OLYMPIA – Rep. Matt Manweller, R-Ellensburg, recently proposed three bills aimed at saving money on workers’ compensation in the state of Washington. Manweller said Washington state’s workers’ compensation is the most expensive in the country. As an example, the average rate of pensions in Washington is 2,000 times higher than the national average, he said. The provisions in the bill are based on a study done by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC).

February 25, 2016 5 a.m.

Othello chamber honors local luminaries

Othello honors

Othello — About 270 members of the Othello community turned out for the Othello Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet recently. Besides dinner, the evening featured a silent auction and awards for Othello’s teachers, business, civil servant(s) and citizen of the year.