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Volunteers feel impact of Sandhill Crane Festival cancellation

OTHELLO — Planning for the 2020 Sandhill Crane Festival began in August 2019.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Preliminary plans for closure given to Othello School Board

OTHELLO — Othello School District officials haven’t announced yet how they plan to conduct school during an emergency shutdown ordered by Gov. Jay Inslee, but it won’t be online.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Othello Sandhill Crane Festival set for March 20-22

OTHELLO — Sandhill cranes, geographic history, lectures, activities for kids and birdwatching tours will be among the attractions at the 23rd annual Othello Sandhill Crane Festival, scheduled for March 20 through 22.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Unemployment up in Adams County in 2019

RITZVILLE — Unemployment in Adams County rose in 2019 after dropping in 2018.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Quincy Valley Allied Arts to present 'Mary Poppins'

QUINCY — Quincy Valley Allied Arts will raise the curtain on its most ambitious production to date later this week. “Mary Poppins” opens Feb. 20 in the new Quincy High School theater, at 403 Jackrabbit St. NE.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Othello district voters to consider replacement levy

OTHELLO — Othello School District voters will decide the fate of a three-year educational programs and maintenance levy in the special election Feb. 11.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Royal City power line subject of public meetings

ROYAL CITY — Residents of the Royal City area are being invited to two public hearings to give their opinions on the best route for an electrical transmission line to the new Red Rock substation. The hearings are sponsored by Grant County PUD and are scheduled for 4 to 7 …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Big Bend Community College names five candidates for president job

MOSES LAKE — Four women and one man will be interviewed for the job of Big Bend Community College president beginning next week. College officials announced the five finalists Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

'Sensory Storytime' to begin in spring

WENATCHEE — North Central Regional Library officials have announced a new Storytime series in Moses Lake designed for children on the autism spectrum. The new program is scheduled for implementation in spring 2020.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Othello School Board approves classified employee contract

OTHELLO — A motion to terminate an Othello School District classified employee died for lack of a second at the Monday meeting of the Othello School Board.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

'College in the High School' payment plan discussed

WARDEN — A proposal to help Warden High School students pay for College in the High School classes will be discussed by Warden School Board members at their Nov. 14 meeting.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

McCain Foods expansion celebrated with groundbreaking

OTHELLO — The ongoing project to expand a longtime Othello business was commemorated by McCain Foods owners, along with Othello and Adams County officials Tuesday morning. A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the site on Lee Road in Othello.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Warden kids get backpacks, hot dogs at 'Back 2 School'

WARDEN — As every kid knows, it’s that time of the year when (groan) they’re going back to school. The Warden Assembly of God made it a little more fun last week for grade school and middle school students by sending them back to class with new school supplies – …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

West Nile Virus found in Grant County

GRANT COUNTY — Residents are being urged to wear bug repellent and clean up potential mosquito breeding sites on their property after West Nile Virus was discovered in a mosquito trapped in Grant County.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Othello Relay for Life-Heart of the Basin coming Saturday

OTHELLO — The fight against cancer goes on this Saturday in Othello, one lap at a time.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

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