CHERYL SCHWEIZER
Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer is a journalist with more than 30 years of experience serving small communities in the Pacific Northwest. She began her post-high-school education at Treasure Valley Community College and enerned her journalism degree at Oregon State University. After working for multiple publications, she has settled down at the Columbia Basin Herald and has been a staple of the newsroom for more than a decade. Schweizer’s dedication to her communities and profession has earned her the nickname “The Baroness of Bylines.” She covers a variety of beats including health, business and various municipalities.
Recent Stories
Vantage Bridge work slows I-90 travel
Travelers encouraged to utilize alternate routes while construction continues
VANTAGE — Washington Department of Transportation officials are recommending that drivers look for routes across the state that avoid the Vantage Bridge on interstate 90 on weekends through the end of the construction season in late October. The first weekend of work on the bridge resulted in major traffic delays Friday night.
Syringe program part of larger drug mitigation effort
MOSES LAKE — The complexities that substance abuse leaves in its wake present a challenge to public health organizations as well as individuals and families. Grant County Health District officials work to address the challenge with a program designed to reduce the effects, not only on substance users and the people around them, but also on everybody else.
Jacks fall to Selah in season opener
QUINCY — The return of Quincy Jackrabbits football to the Central Washington Athletic Conference got off to a rocky start with a 59-0 loss to Selah in the season opener Friday at the Quincy High School stadium. “Really rocky,” said Quincy head Coach Russ Elliott. “I don’t think we’ve looked that bad – I can’t remember looking that bad.”
Vernita Bridge resurfacing completed as construction season slows
MATTAWA — An ongoing project to resurface sections of state Route 24 reached the Vernita Bridge yesterday. The bridge was part of a regionwide chip-seal project and was resurfaced Wednesday and Thursday.
Quincy girls soccer brings experience to new league
QUINCY — The Quincy Jackrabbits girls soccer team will take the field with a mix of experience and younger players and a roster of about 50 girls – oh yeah, and they’re going to be competing in a whole new league.
Grant PUD still accepting input on proposed rates
EPHRATA — Grant County Public Utility District customers will have chances to comment on proposed changes to the policy for setting rates at PUD commission meetings in September and October. A revised rate-setting policy proposal is scheduled to be submitted to commissioners in November.
Grant Health ‘listening session’ scheduled for Ephrata
EPHRATA — Ephrata and Soap Lake residents are being invited to tell the Grant County Health District what they think are important health-related challenges in the county during a “listening session” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Ephrata City Hall, 121 Alder St. SW.
Music, dancing horses, prayer part of Wahluke return
MATTAWA — The first day of the 2024-25 school year at the Wahluke School District started with an ecumenical prayer, many elementary students in new buildings and dancing horses outside Wahluke Junior High.
Bid awarded for Ritzville fiber buildout
RITZVILLE — Installation of fiber optic cable within the Ritzville and Lind city limits will start sometime this fall and should be finished by spring 2025. Adams County Commissioners awarded a $2.97 million contract to Zero Db Communicatons of Spokane for the first phase of the broadband project.
Othello pool fix to be a multiyear project
OTHELLO — Reopening the Othello Municipal Pool likely will be a multiyear project, according to the chair of a city task force looking into alternatives for repair or replacement.