ART OF BARBERS
JOEL MARTIN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 months AGO
Joel Martin has been with the Columbia Basin Herald for more than 25 years in a variety of roles and is the most-tenured employee in the building. Martin is a married father of eight and enjoys spending time with his children and his wife, Christina. He is passionate about the paper’s mission of informing the people of the Columbia Basin because he knows it is important to record the history of the communities the publication serves. | February 28, 2025 1:40 AM
MOSES LAKE — Owners Jose and Marina Bernal, with their daughter, Sofia, cut the ribbon on their new barbershop, Art of Barbers, in Moses Lake, surrounded by staff members (from left): Marco Martinez, barber; Isaac Suarez, Santiago Suarez Collection; Giceramy Machacon; Franley Paniagua, barber; Ishrael Arriaga, hair stylist; Brianna Salazar-Martine, barber; Juan Aguilar, barber. Not pictured: Kevin Koker and Angel Diaz.
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Quincy bust reveals drug lab, guns, explosives
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MOSES LAKE — The western part of Grant County had the most active housing market in March, according to data from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service.