Othello women arrested in Royal City shooting

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Othello council moves forward with Water System Plan creation

OTHELLO — With water concerns being a hot button issue in Othello and questions being about projected growth and water needs, the Othello City Council has taken a major step to address those concerns with the execution of a contract to create a Water System Plan.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Othello council moves forward with Water System Plan creation

OTHELLO — With water concerns being a hot button issue in Othello and questions being about projected growth and water needs, the Othello City Council has taken a major step to address those concerns with the execution of a contract to create a Water System Plan.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Othello School District budget reviewed at meeting

OTHELLO — The general fund budget for the Othello School District for the 2016-17 school year will be $48,552,376 for the 2016-17 school year. The general fund pays salaries and most district operations and maintenance costs.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Chris Hurst new Othello school superintendent

OTHELLO — Chris Hurst said it’s about giving back.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Sun Tribune selected as Othello's official newspaper

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council unanimously agreed Monday to select the weekly Sun Tribune as the city’s official newspaper of record.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Othello's Desert Oasis High School gets new principal

OTHELLO — Othello School District’s alternative learning site, Desert Oasis High School, will start the year with Vance Frost as its new principal.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Blaze near Mattawa chars 5,924 acres; evacuation order from weekend lifted

BEVERLY — A fire in south Grant County burned thousands of acres over the weekend and prompted the mobilization of state resources to help fight the blaze

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Othello's news coverage talk of meeting

OTHELLO — The future of news coverage in Othello became clearer at Monday’s city council meeting.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Dale Walker seeks second term on PUD commission

EPHRATA — Incumbent Dale Walker will run for a second term on the Grant County PUD commission.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Columbia River Water levels a balancing act between power and recreation

EPHRATA — Recreation expectations and the raising and lowering of water levels behind Wanapum and Priest Rapids dams a subject of a discussion at the regular meeting of the Grant County PUD commissioners on June 28..

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Grant PUD auditors to review safety reports

EPHRATA — The Grant County PUD’s auditors will be among the employees reviewing safety audits and reports.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Health District: West Nile present in Grant County

MOSES LAKE — A mosquito sample collected west of Moses Lake has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV).

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Refurbishment costs for Priest Rapids Dam may exceed $100 million

EPHRATA — The primary construction contract for upgrades and refurbishment to the generators and turbines at Priest Rapids Dam may exceed $100 million by the end of the 10-year project. That’s up from the current estimate for the contract of about $95 million.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Second Harvest helps 247 Mattawa area families

MATTAWA — Volunteers from Mattawa and throughout Grant County repackaged and distributed more than 9,000 pounds of food to needy families in the Mattawa area recently. It’s part of a series of monthly food distributions around the county, a partnership between Quincy-area data centers and 2nd Harvest, of Spokane.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Quincy students show off skills for Newhouse

QUINCY — Juan Zetina, a senior at Quincy High School, called it a roadblock. But to be honest it was more like his project ran into a ditch.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Wildland fire burns over 600 acres near Gorge

GEORGE — A camp fire-turned wild land fire burned more than 600 acres of brush and grass near the Gorge Amphitheatre on Sunday, May 29, causing officials to call for state mobilization.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Grant, Adams Counties add jobs

YAKIMA — Grant and Adams counties added jobs in 2015, but neither matched the statewide rate of employment growth, according to information from the Washington Employment Security Department.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Wahluke High School teacher charged with sexual misconduct, resigns

EPHRATA — A Wahluke High School instructor has allegedly admitted to having sexual encounters with a 17-year-old student and has been charged with sexual misconduct.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Othello to switch to LED streetlights

OTHELLO — The Othello City Council was recently awarded a $105,300 grant from the Washington State Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) to convert the city’s streetlights to LED lights.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Organic flour from Royal about to break into Korea

ROYAL CITY — Cascade Organic Flour (COF) of Royal City is about to break into international trade in the Korean market.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Men's softball league returnst o Othello's Lions Park this summer

OTHELLO — The return of a men’s softball league in Othello means the baseball fields at Lions Park are going to be seeing some extra traffic this summer.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Local food banks get a boost as part of CHS's Harvest for Hunger campaign

MOSES LAKE — Community Services of Moses Lake (Moses Lake Food Bank) got a huge boost to the funding of their many different endeavors on Tuesday as they were presented a $19,786 check courtesy of CHS Connell Grain and CHS Sun Basin.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Coachman to refund tenants $53,000

ROYAL CITY — A mobile home park in Royal City allegedly double-charged its tenants for utilities for more than a year and will repay tenants a total of $53,000 as a part of a settlement reached in a resulting class action lawsuit.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

PUD still working on steelhead growth

EPHRATA – The Grant County PUD is still working on reaching fish passage survival targets for steelhead, a goal that’s part of the PUD’s license.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Delayed sentencing for man found guilty of murder

EPHRATA — The sentencing for a Desert Aire man who was found guilty of murdering a Yakima woman has been delayed.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

2 new, 5 upgraded substations on PUD construction schedule

EPHRATA — Grant County PUD will be building two new substations and upgrading five more by the end of 2017. Construction will cost a maximum of $23.9 million.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Crescent Bar changes prompt conversation

WANAPUM DAM — The design of a new building for businesses on Crescent Bar Island brought an overflow crowd to the regular meeting of the Grant County commissioners April 26.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Moses Lake shooting suspect claims self-defense

EPHRATA — Court records indicate a Moses Lake man allegedly shot and killed a Ephrata man because he was breaking into his home.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

WSU research focuses on effective irrigation techniques

PULLMAN — Washington State University researchers are seeking new ways to increase efficiency of water use in agriculture.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Newspapers in Education Golf Tournament looking for sponsors

MOSES LAKE — Golfers will tell you it’s a lot easier to read the newspaper than it is to read a putt, but the Columbia Basin Herald is providing a format to do both at the Newspapers in Education Golf Tournament June 16 at the Moses Lake Golf Club.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Candidate for Governor Bill Bryant visits Wanapum Dam

WANAPUM — Bill Bryant said he thinks he can win the race for governor as a Republican in a predominantly Democratic state – if the voters, especially in eastern and central Washington, participate in the process.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Learn the Fandango, dance at Royal library

ROYAL CITY — The North Central Regional Library is sponsoring a series of lectures in the Columbia Basin in May.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Salmonella warning chicks, ducklings carry disease

MOSES LAKE — Spring is in full swing, and the Grant County Health District (GCHD) is cautioning residents to reduce the risk of salmonella exposure by being careful around ducklings, chicks and other live poultry.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Quincy approves street closures for Dru Gimlin tournament

QUINCY — The annual Dru Gimlin three-on-three basketball tournament will hit the streets of downtown Quincy for the 13th year on June 4.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Desert Aire man found guilty of 2012 murder

EPHRATA — After a three-week trial and about a day and a half of deliberations a Grant County jury has found a Desert Aire man guilty of murdering a woman he was in a relationship with in 2012.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Samaritan set to launch cardiac rehab program

MOSES LAKE – Thanks in part to a $105,000 donation from the Samaritan Healthcare Foundation, Samaritan hospital is gearing up to launch a new cardiac rehabilitation program this spring.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Sabey Data Centers steps up to help with improvements

QUINCY — The tiles on the wall honor veterans dating all the way back to the Civil War. It seems only right that the local service groups will get a little help from one of the largest data center companies in town in maintaining the Veterans Memorial Park in Quincy.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Royal City man charged for illegal pot grow

ROYAL CITY — A Royal City man was charged in Grant County Superior Court after an illegal marijuana growing operation was found on his property outside of Royal City two weeks ago.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Murder trial begins for Desert Aire man accused of killing Yakima woman

EPHRATA — A Grant County jury heard opening statements Friday afternoon in the case of a Grant County man who is accused of killing a Yakima woman in 2012.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

American agriculture keeping pace with changing times

QUINCY — Steve Gardner pulled an elongated case from the bed of his pickup to the tailgate slick as anything a guy can haul around in the back of truck.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Boeing tests newest plane in Basin skies

MOSES LAKE — Boeing’s newest commercial airliner, the 737-MAX, arrived at the Port of Moses Lake recently for testing and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

No adverse impacts after fuel spill near Quincy

QUINCY — There were no “adverse environmental impacts” after a fuel tanker overturned on state Route 28 on March 6 and almost 2,000 gallons of gasoline was spilled into a roadside ditch, according to state regulators.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Transgender bathroom bill fails in State Senate

OLYMPIA — The bill to repeal the transgender bathroom rule failed to pass in the Senate Wednesday. Senate Bill 6443 would have repealed WAC 162-32-060, a rule made by the Human Rights Commission (HRC) in 2015. The rule allows transgender people to enter the bathroom, or other gender-segregated facility, that …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Board president lays out issues

ROYAL CITY - Board members for the Royal Golf Course met with the public last week to discuss the course's financial woes and ways to secure its future.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Road blocks arise on Moses Lake air service

MOSES LAKE - Just more than a month away from the anticipated restoration of passenger service to Grant County International Airport, SeaPort Airlines has announced postponement of air service to Moses Lake, Port Angeles and Seattle.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Armed robberies in Warden, Mattawa appear linked

MATTAWA — Police believe armed robberies in Warden and Mattawa were done by the same two suspects.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Federal grant fuels STEM growth at Big Bend Community College

MOSES LAKE — The effects of a five-year, $4.4 million federal grant from the United States Department of Education are being felt at Big Bend Community College (BBCC).

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Royal robbery suspect arrested

MARLIN — Police arrested a man Thursday morning who reportedly led authorities on a high-speed chase a week ago and dumped his vehicle into Upper Goose Lake.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Herald welcomes Laura Guido as Olympia intern

MOSES LAKE — The Columbia Basin Herald has welcomed Washington State University (WSU) undergraduate Laura Guido into its midst to serve the Herald’s readers from Olympia.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

New canola agreement could help area farmers

WARDEN — Viterra announced a supply and marketing agreement with Pacific Coast Canola last week that could give the area’s canola farmers a boost. The agreement states that PCC will crush canola for Viterra at its plant in Warden.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Wireless extended to Priest Rapids area

PRIEST RAPIDS — The Grant County PUD has expanded its wireless broadband network with new towers at Priest Rapids Dam and the McConihe Flats area north of Moses Lake.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

After losing her family all she wants are Christmas Cards

MOSES LAKE — Safyre Terry, an 8-year-old New York girl, had one Christmas wish so powerful it moved hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, including some in the Columbia Basin, to make it come true.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Hit-and-run Man gets nine months for running over Beverly woman

EPHRATA — A Othello man has been sentenced in Grant County Superior Court to nine months for a hit-and-run incident that seriously injured a woman in Beverly last year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Habitat for Humanity's Festival of Trees to be celebrated on Saturday, December 12

MOSES LAKE — Habitat for Humanity of Greater Moses Lake’s Festival of Trees will be celebrated on Saturday, Dec. 12, according to local Habitat officials, but there is a change of venue.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Holding solid position the goal of Grant County potato growers

MOSES LAKE — Grant County potato growers are in a pretty sweet spot. The job for the future is finding ways to stay there, according to Chris Voigt, executive director of the Washington State Potato Commission.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Bail set for Royal man charged with murder

ROYAL CITY – Bail has been set at $1 million for a Royal City man who allegedly shot and killed a man and injured another in an incident at a Royal City business on Nov. 20.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Quincy Council tables $2,800 sign proposal

QUINCY — The Quincy City Council tabled a motion recently that was aimed at purchasing new face panels for the existing sign on the city’s new activity center.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

SeaPort's Cessna 208 ready for passenger service from Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — As temperatures continue to drop, people in and around the Basin have already begun looking forward to spring.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Wanapum Village being sold by Grant Co. PUD

WANAPUM DAM — The houses and office building owned by the Grant County PUD and known as Wanapum Village could go on sale, although there’s no time frame for a possible sale.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Wanapum Dam museum just months from opening

WANAPUM DAM — The sign on the door says the new hydro museum at Wanapum Dam is almost finished – but not quite.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Passenger service returning to Moses Lake next year

MOSES LAKE — For the first time since 2010, people will have the opportunity to fly out of Grant County International Airport through a new commercial air service.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO

City of Quincy adds sergeant position to police department

QUINCY — The Quincy City Council unanimously approved the upgrade of one police officer position to a sergeant position within the Quincy Police Department at its meeting of Dec. 20.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO

Arc flash declared cause of Priest Rapids Dam explosion

DESERT AIRE — An arc flash triggered by the failure of a circuit breaker caused the explosion that injured six workers at Priest Rapids Dam, just south of here, on Oct. 8.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO

Quincy donations help horse riding therapy

QUINCY — A donation from the Microsoft data center in Quincy and donations from other Quincy businesses will help a Wenatchee-area nonprofit group continue to provide horse riding therapy to people with special needs in Grant, Chelan and Douglas counties.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO

Medical Lake company hired for improvements at Crescent Bar

EPHRATA — Grant County PUD commissioners awarded a $6.9 million contract on Oct.13 to the West Company of Medical Lake for recreation improvements along the Columbia River shoreline at Crescent Bar.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO

Beverly man pleads not guilty in drive-by shooting case

EPHRATA — A Beverly man has pleaded not guilty to allegations that he took part in a drive-by-shooting in Schawana in July.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Judge Estudillo sworn in at Superior Court

EPHRATA — Surrounded by family, friends, fellow judges, lawmakers, mayors and attorneys David Estudillo was officially sworn in as the 17th Superior Court Judge in Grant County’s history on Sept. 10.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Friends will raise money for Cody DeTrolio memorial with his steers

WARDEN – Friends of Cody DeTrolio, along with Cody's fellow FFA members, are looking to raise as much money as they can for a memorial scholarship.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

PUD doing better than expected with fiber

EPHRATA — The Grant County PUD is making more money from its fiber optic network than projected. But fewer people have signed up for its wireless service than anticipated.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

'People are your greatest resource' - PUD's retiring hydro manager

WANAPUM DAM — There were signs something was not quite right at Wanapum Dam on Feb. 27, 2014. An investigation was underway, but the hydro division employees were going about their regular business.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Royal man gets community service

EPHRATA - A Royal City man was ordered to complete 80 community service hours for selling a stolen motorcycle in Grant County Superior Court.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Royal's Marc Janett named Grant County Fair Hay King

MOSES LAKE - The Washington State Hay Growers Association named Royal City's Marc Janett the 2015 Grant County Fair Hay King on Wednesday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Costs going up at Priest Rapid Dam

WANAPUM DAM - Upgrading the turbines at Priest Rapids Dam will cost an additional $22,698,254. The new contract price for the entire turbine project will be $87,062,072.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Mitsubishi tours airport hangar

MOSES LAKE - The Port of Moses Lake hosted executives from Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation and members of the Japanese media for a tour of Grant County International Airport and the new hangar under construction.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Horses, steers shown at Grant County Fairgrounds

MOSES LAKE - More than 120 horses and steers were shown and judged in two different shows at the Grant County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 25.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

George evacuated during fire

GEORGE - Fire crews worked the night of July 20 and the next day to combat a fire near George that caused numerous residents to evacuate their homes and closed Interstate 90 until Tuesday morning.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Heat causes issues with local cherry crops

QUINCY - Every industry has its good news and bad news, and the good news for cherry growers is that fruit coming off the trees is of good quality.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Charges filed in fake home rental in Desert Aire

DESERT AIRE - A Desert Aire man pleaded not guilty recently in Superior Court to burglary and theft charges stemming from a strange rental of a home.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Sheriff seeks help finding David Santos

EPHRATA - The Grant County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding a fugitive who allegedly eluded a police chase with Moses Lake officers on July 4.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Old favorites, new shows set for Gorge concert season

GEORGE - With an array of new acts and returning favorites, the Gorge Amphitheater's 2015 lineup is billed to be one the most entertaining lineups to come to the venue in years.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

School safety measures proposed by Rep. Manweller

OLYMPIA - In the wake of recent school shootings in Washington, 13th District Rep. Matt Manweller of Ellensburg has introduced a bill in the House designed to prevent school violence by training students in what to look for on social media.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

One teen dies, one hurt in Washington crash

LIND, Wash. — An 18-year-old Kalispell woman died and a young Kalispell man was injured in a crash in Washington state on Sunday.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

State of the Basin

MOSES LAKE - 2010 has ended and 2011 is dawning before us. Despite being in the midst of a global economic downturn, Grant County saw considerable economic activity including the start of construction on two new data centers in Quincy and a new carbon fiber manufacturing facility in Moses Lake.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO