ARTICLES BY COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD

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Manweller pushes for rural tax breaks

OLYMPIA - Boeing may have got a tax break, but now a local legislator wants to encourage businesses in rural areas too.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

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Dream Act approved by House

OLYMPIA - The Dream Act was passed in a rare first-day vote in the state House of Representatives Monday, but local legislators remain divided over it.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

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Warnick looks forward to continuing work on education, water, budget

MOSES LAKE - The state legislature may not be in session, but Rep. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, is keeping busy preparing for the upcoming issues.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

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Conviction of Royal City man upheld

SPOKANE – The Washington State Court of Appeals upheld a 2012 conviction of a Royal City man involved in a string of gang-related crimes in Grant County.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

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New loan program for farmers, ranchers

EPHRATA – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency is making it easier for farmers and ranchers to secure funding for start-up costs or operating expenses.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

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Ellensburg brothers charged, sought in Mattawa assault

MATTAWA — Law enforcement is looking for two brothers and an unknown male in connection with an assault that occurred in Mattawa in August.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

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Royal City man charged with unlawful firearm possession

ROYAL CITY - Royal City resident Joel R. Havens, 53, faces charges in Grant Superior Court for allegedly carrying a loaded gun in his vehicle without a concealed pistol license.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

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Early morning Standoff in Moses Lake neighborhood

MOSES LAKE — Grant County sheriff's officials swung into action early Monday morning after a suspect barricaded himself into a Moses Lake home on Lybbert Drive Northeast.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS AGO

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Ambulance fund remains solvent in 2011

MOSES LAKE - The Moses Lake Ambulance Fund stayed solvent coming out of 2011, although a positive cash balance declined in the first quarter of this year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

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Business After Hours

Emily Braunwart, of Grant County Economic Development Council visits with a group during a Business After Hours event at the Port of Quincy March 22.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

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Closure finally for Dan Toya's loved ones

MOSES LAKE - The uncertainty, worry and despair suffered by Dan Toya's friends and family over the past three months finally gave way to mourning last week.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

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Missing Moses Lake man's body found

MOSES LAKE - Dan Toya's body is likely the body found by the Grant County Sheriff's Office Monday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

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Sheriff Jones warns residents of scams

EPHRATA - If it looks or sounds too good to be true, Grant County Sheriff Tom Jones says it probably is and should be avoided.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

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Governor candidate McKenna visits Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE - Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna visited several Moses Lake locations while on a gubernatorial campaign stop.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

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House passes Holmquist Newbry's vehicle bill

OLYMPIA - The state House passed a bill clarifying farm workers don't need a commercial driver's license (CDL) when hauling agricultural products and equipment from farms to storage.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO