Thursday, December 18, 2025

ARTICLES BY DAVID A. COLE <BR>HERALD STAFF WRITER

County PUD ends NoaNet membership

PUD owns 14.7 percent of organization, leaving debt of $2.7 million
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Skunks culprit for stinky water in Soap Lake

SOAP LAKE — Soap Lake Mayor Wayne Hovde set the record straight last night for those who have complained about the foul-aroma water that has been flowing into residents' homes for the last week or so.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Dreams, reality and the difference between the two

When I was younger, like millions of other kids, I always wanted to be a player in the National Football League. I exhausted many years learning all about the players and how they eventually came to live the dream. I searched, too long I now realize, for paths that would …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

PUD increases pay for appointees

EPHRATA — On the heels of last week's approval of a three-year union contract and wage increases for non-union employees the Grant County Public Utility District, commissioners approved salary changes for commission appointees Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

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