Depression-era seniors recall tough times

MOSES LAKE - Moses Lake's Robert J. Ruff, 90, and Enid Clay, 87, both recall the tough times of the Great Depression.

Editor has his say with President Kennedy over lunch

Over the next few weeks this column will highlight the contact Columbia Basin Herald Editor Ned Thomas had with the White House and President John F. Kennedy in the early 1960s. Today we continue with Thomas' own account.

First annual Artists' Market scheduled for tomorrow

A member of the Moses Lake High School Great Class of 1965, Kris Chudomelka, has organized an artists' Market to take place tomorrow, Saturday, June 8.

Carrying on the Legacy

Lind, Washington may be small and sparsely populated, but one aspect of the town is undoubtedly unique and still looms large: The Kulm family history. The family history is so special to family member Judy Brown she wrote a book about it called “Kulms on Two Continents.”

March 21, 2016

Worker shortage concerns loom in immigrant-heavy meatpacking

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — When Martha Kebede’s adult sons immigrated from Ethiopia and reunited with her in South Dakota this year, they had few work opportunities.

Worker shortage concerns loom in immigrant-heavy meatpacking

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — When Martha Kebede’s adult sons immigrated from Ethiopia and reunited with her in South Dakota this year, they had few work opportunities.

Worker shortage concerns loom in immigrant-heavy meatpacking

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — When Martha Kebede’s adult sons immigrated from Ethiopia and reunited with her in South Dakota this year, they had few work opportunities.

Wrangling goats and winning ribbons

MOSES LAKE — The young people line up outside of the pen, wrangling the goats they have been raising all season and waiting for the judge to call them into the ring. Goat heads buck, feet fly into the air and one by one they trot into the enclosure, often pulling the goat by its leash and sometimes its tail to get them inside. The young agriculture enthusiasts wait for the judge to walk by and examine their goats.

The buck stops: Cowboys hanging on until rodeos start again

On the back of a bucking bronco,

The buck stops: Cowboys hanging on until rodeos start again

On the back of a bucking bronco,

The buck stops: Cowboys hanging on until rodeos start again

On the back of a bucking bronco,

Lots of opportunity in FFA, 4-H programs

MOSES LAKE — Medical Lake High School ag teacher and FFA advisor Jennie Wagner said some of the people in the Medical Lake HS FFA chapter will go on to careers in agriculture, and some of them won’t. All of them, however, have picked up important skills through FFA - something that’s also true of the young people in the 4-H clubs she used to lead. “I think people, a lot of times, think FFA is just all those kids (raising) animals, or they wear those blue jackets,” Wagner said. “But what it really does is, it allows them to try things out in a safe environment and have experiences they wouldn’t get (in other clubs). Because it covers so many avenues, from public speaking to learning parliamentary procedure, raising animals, evaluating livestock, just tons of stuff.” ...

Amazon's Catholics mull church future after pope's letter

Roman Catholic priests, deacons and bishops across the Amazon voiced surprise, resignation and reluctant acceptance of Pope Francis'

Amazon's Catholics mull church future after pope's letter

Roman Catholic priests, deacons and bishops across the Amazon voiced surprise, resignation and reluctant acceptance of Pope Francis'

Amazon continues to burn in 2020 despite promises to save it

NOVO PROGRESSO, Brazil (AP) — A year ago this month, the forest around the town of Novo Progresso erupted into flames — the first major blazes in the Brazilian Amazon's dry season that ultimately saw more than 100,000 fires and spurred global outrage against the government’s inability or unwillingness to protect the rainforest.

US cables: Colombia’s ex-president suspected of militia ties

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A high-level U.S. Department of Defense official strongly suspected that Colombia's then-President Álvaro Uribe – now under house arrest - had a history of dealings with violent paramilitaries, according to a newly declassified memo from his early years in office.

Quincy farmer lived a full life of service before being hit by the coronavirus

MOSES LAKE — Robert Hammond, a World War II veteran, a devotee of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a member of the Grant County community since 1955, died June 11 in Moses Lake at the Summer Wood Alzheimer’s Special Care Center.

'I've done a lot of things'

MOSES LAKE — Hank Buchmann suspects some people might think the most surprising thing about his father Ed is the fact he's still here.

Colockum elk winter range closures subject of Jan. 6 meeting

Fish and Wildlife staff will discuss Colockum elk herd research