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.

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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.

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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.

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High school names Top 10 from class of 2016

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake High School officials have announced the top 10 students of the school’s class of 2016.

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Clarity is key: Port responds to questions about Mitsubishi project

MOSES LAKE — It takes a village to create fruitful and sustainable economic development success in a community.

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Port responds to questions about Mitsubishi project

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Royal mobile home park will repay tenants for illegal utility charges

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'Setting the stage'Architects provide feedback on school facility proposals

MOSES LAKE — The picture surrounding each facility proposal commissioned by the Moses Lake School District Board of Directors earlier this year became substantially more clear Thursday evening.

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Men's softball league returns to Othello

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

Wake-up call

MOSES LAKE — A young person was crossing the street and texting on her phone. An impaired driver swerved to miss the pedestrian, but was too late — he struck and killed her with his car. In the process of swerving, the drunk driver also struck an oncoming car, leading …

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Local youth group hosting luau to fundraise for Poland pilgrimage

MOSES LAKE — A group of 17 kids from Our Lady of Fatima (OLF) Catholic Church’s youth group in Moses Lake are fundraising for a trip this summer in which they will travel to Poland to participate in World Youth Day (WYD), a worldwide encounter with Pope Francis that occurs …

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Samaritan, Confluence officials answer affiliation questions

MOSES LAKE — About 15 community members attended an open forum Tuesday evening at Samaritan Hospital to learn more about and provide feedback on the organization’s proposed affiliation with Wenatchee-based Confluence Health.

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MLHS assistant principal placed on leave for investigation of student complaint

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake High School (MLHS) Assistant Principal James Yonko was recently placed on paid administrative leave for an investigation into a complaint made by a student. District officials did not comment on the nature of the student’s complaint.

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Public invited to Samaritan forum tonight for affiliation update

MOSES LAKE — Samaritan Healthcare is hosting an open community forum tonight to provide information and gather public feedback on the organization’s potential affiliation with Confluence Health.

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Judicial candidates clash on campaign ethics claims

MOSES LAKE — The judicial race for the Grant County Superior Court bench seat currently occupied by Judge David Estudillo is heating up, as candidates clashed this week on an issue involving claims of misleading statements and an opinion issued by the Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee.

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Othello switching 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.

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Othello will ban retail pot within city

OTHELLO — The City Council voted Monday to draft an ordinance banning the production, processing and retail sale of marijuana in the City of Othello.

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One step closer: Samaritan approves structure of potential Confluence affiliation

MOSES LAKE — Samaritan Healthcare and Confluence Health took a substantive step forward in the process of forming an affiliated health care organization in Moses Lake Tuesday.

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Port takes step forward on railroad project

MOSES LAKE — The Port of Moses Lake Commission approved a $2 million contract with HDR, Inc., for engineering support services for the Northern Columbia Basin Railroad (NCBR) project Monday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Swing time

MOSES LAKE — Local businessman and swing dance aficionado Ty Ballinger says one reason swing dancing is great for everyone is “you don’t have to worry about your feet.”

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Volunteers turn out to clean Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — For the 16th consecutive year, volunteers gathered in droves for Vision 2020’s annual citywide cleanup.

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Quincy Council OKs additional $75K for Heritage Barn

QUINCY — The Quincy City Council agreed Tuesday to donate an additional $75,000 to the Quincy Valley Historical Society and Museum’s (QVHSM) Heritage Barn project, in addition to the city’s original $100,000 contribution.

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BBCC's Mohrbacher named president of Centralia College

CENTRALIA — Robert “Bob” Mohrbacher, Big Bend Community College’s (BBCC) vice president of instruction and student services, was recently named the next president of Centralia College.

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.

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Greeting Granco

MOSES LAKE — The excitement for the opening of Granco Federal Credit Union’s (GFCU) Moses Lake branch was not shared only by the store’s employees.

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BBCC partners with local agencies for substance abuse education

MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College (BBCC) will host its 10th annual Community Partnership Against Substance Abuse event May 19 in the college’s Masto Conference Center.

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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

Samaritan, Confluence affiliation talks still ongoing

MOSES LAKE — Samaritan Healthcare and Confluence Health announced intentions to form an affiliated organization about one year ago. There is still a lot of work to be done, but the vision is getting closer to being realized.

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Moses Lake Leos recognized for service

MOSES LAKE — Youth doesn’t have to be a barrier to making a difference in the world.

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Port receives nearly $1M WSDOT grant for rail project

MOSES LAKE — The Port of Moses Lake officially accepted a $990,000 grant offer from the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Monday for engineering and right-of-way purchase for all three segments of its Northern Columbia Basin Railroad (NCBR) Project.

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Facility discussions continue at school district open forum

MOSES LAKE — Facility options and bond discussions again highlighted the topics of conversation at the Moses Lake School District’s (MLSD) fifth community forum of the school year Thursday at Peninsula Elementary.

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CB Tech celebrates JWG program launch

MOSES LAKE — A group of students and local dignitaries gathered at Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center (CB Tech) Friday to witness the initiation and induction ceremony for the center’s Jobs for Washington’s Graduates (JWG) program.

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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.

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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

Port adds 2 consultants for business development, marketing

MOSES LAKE — The Port of Moses Lake recently acquired the services of two independent contractors, one who is stationed in Japan, to help with business development and marketing efforts.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

MLSD chooses Spokane firm for pre-bond services

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District has enlisted Spokane-based NAC Architecture for pre-bond planning and support services to help the district explore in depth its three bond package proposals.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Local Vietnam War-era veterans recognized

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) thanked area veterans of the Vietnam War era for their service to the United States with a recent ceremony at Pillar Rock Grill.

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Fairfield Inn & Suites breaks ground in Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — Visitors in Moses Lake will soon have a new hotel option for their overnight stays.

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New Hope, BBCC offer free showing of 'The Hunting Ground'

MOSES LAKE — In support of Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April, Grant County’s New Hope Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Crime Victim Services is co-sponsoring a showing of the award-winning film “The Hunting Ground” with Big Bend Community College (BBCC) Student Clubs.

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Big Bend Job and Career fair April 21

MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College’s 23rd annual Job and Career Fair will feature more than 50 exhibitors at the college’s Advanced Technologies Education Center (ATEC) on April 21.

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EPA finds asbestos in partially-demolished Soap Lake school

MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Health District (GCHD) reported Tuesday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found materials containing asbestos at a partially demolished, unoccupied school in Soap Lake.

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Quincy supports Heritage Barn project with $100,000 appropriation

QUINCY — Quincy city councilmembers agreed Tuesday to contribute a total of $115,000 to support the proposed construction of the Quincy Valley Historical Society and Museum (QVHSM) Heritage Barn.

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Digital marketing expert speaks to local business leaders

MOSES LAKE — Local dignitaries, business people and economic development leaders from Grant and Adams counties gathered Tuesday to learn more about digital marketing and online strategies for connecting with customers.

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MLSD's McKay going to North Central ESD

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District’s (MLSD) current executive director of teaching and learning, Linda McKay, was recently hired as the North Central Educational Service District’s (ESD) new assistant superintendent of teaching and learning. She will be leaving her post in the MLSD in July.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Othello newborn fighting for life at Seattle Children's Hospital

OTHELLO — An Othello family’s newborn child is fighting for his life at Seattle Children’s Hospital, so friends and family are chipping in to help out.

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BBCC to open new medical simulation lab

MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College (BBCC) is hosting a grand opening April 7 for its new medical simulation lab that will provide lifelike training for health care students and professionals.

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ML students learn engineering concepts

MOSES LAKE — A group of Garden Heights students formed small boats out of foil Tuesday night and were captivated to see how many pennies they could pile on their creations before they sank to the bottom of a plastic bucket filled with water.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Health District cautions safety with baby poultry

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, 7 MONTHS AGO

Peninsula students stand with Team Michael

MOSES LAKE — A sea of red shirts flooded the playground at Peninsula Elementary Friday afternoon, as students and staff sent a message of support to a peer who is hospitalized in Seattle.

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Frontier hosts EWU for college information presentations

MOSES LAKE — Representatives from Eastern Washington University (EWU) paid a visit to Frontier Middle School to talk to middle school students of migrant families across the Moses Lake School District Wednesday about being prepared for college.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Realistic artificial cadaver in use at Big Bend

MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College has acquired a teaching tool that is even better than a human cadaver.

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Early feedback on bond proposals heard at MLSD forum

MOSES LAKE — The process of developing a bond package to float to Moses Lake School District (MLSD) voters next February is ramping up, as a handful of citizens provided feedback to the School Board on its three proposals at the district’s open forum Thursday.

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School Board recognizes Light of Larson

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District’s (MLSD) open community forum Thursday at Endeavor Middle School started a little differently than the previous three forums this school year.

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Othello selects contractor for skate park construction

OTHELLO — It has been a long time coming for Othello city officials who have been working toward the construction of Othello’s own skate park, and the city came one step closer to that reality Monday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

REC Silicon could restart production in June

MOSES LAKE — REC Silicon is projecting it will have Moses Lake operations back up and running at full capacity in June, according to company officials.

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Job Corps pharmacy training program excels

MOSES LAKE — In the lab room at Moses Lake Professional Pharmacy, Shawn Needham smiled fondly at a framed photo of a newborn baby.

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MLSD starts process of developing bond package for 2017

MOSES LAKE — With a prospective bond election date of Feb. 7, 2017, the Moses Lake School District (MLSD) is on the clock for building a bond package to present to district voters.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Wallace announces candidacy for judge seat

EPHRATA — Ephrata-based attorney Nick Wallace announced his candidacy to fill the Superior Court bench position formerly held by Judge Evan Sperline yesterday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Estudillo campaigning to retain Superior Court bench seat

EPHRATA — Grant County Superior Court Judge David Estudillo announced Sunday that he has the support of all nine Washington State Supreme Court justices in his campaign to retain his seat on the bench.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Republican gubernatorial candidate visits Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — Generating family-wage jobs and improving education statewide are Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Bryant’s pillars for moving the state into “our next frontier,” as he explained at Pillar Rock Grill in Moses Lake Saturday evening.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Samaritan set to launch cardiac rehab program

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

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Quincy Pita Pit opening Feb. 26

QUINCY — Two Quincy residents have teamed up with Pita Pit to establish the national chain’s 600th store location in Quincy.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Moses Lake seniors receive suspected financial scam letter

MOSES LAKE — A collection of seniors in Moses Lake reported receiving letters early this week that are suspected of being a financial scam.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Quincy schools' $108 million bond passing

EPHRATA — The Quincy School District’s (QSD) proposed $108 million bond measure aimed at constructing a new high school and improving existing schools is passing with just over 63 percent approval.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Staff to don red clothing, offer heart health screenings

OTHELLO — Staff at Columbia Basin Health Association (CBHA) will don red clothing Thursday, Feb. 4 as a symbol of their efforts geared toward the prevention of heart disease.

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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

MLHS Key Club's reach stretches locally, internationally

MOSES LAKE — The impact of a recent Moses Lake High School (MLHS) Key Club service project reached from Moses Lake to the Philippines.

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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

Moses Lake Medical Team prepares for Nicaragua mission

MOSES LAKE — Just weeks away from its departure for Nicaragua, the Moses Lake Medical Team gathered Friday evening with about 120 community members for a fundraiser banquet at Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center (CB Tech) to help fuel its upcoming mission trip.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Travel troubles at Snoqualmie

SNOQUALMIE PASS — East-west travel troubles in Washington have ramped back up at I-90’s Snoqualmie Pass thanks to the nearly 40 inches of new snow that has fallen at the pass in the last week.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 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

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

Mitsubishi Regional Jet takes first trip to the sky

MOSES LAKE — Earlier this week, a collection of Port of Moses Lake employees watched a live video stream of the first test flight of Mitsubishi’s first regional jet, for which Moses Lake is set to be the testing location.

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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.

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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.

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New police dogs for sheriff

EPHRATA — The Grant County Sheriff’s two new deputy K9s have been named, thanks to area children in the Boys and Girls Club of the Columbia Basin, in Moses Lake, and Red Rock Elementary School, in Royal City.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH 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.

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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

Free music festival in Ephrata expected to draw thousands

EPHRATA - The 2015 Basin Summer Sounds Festival is this weekend in Ephrata, where music fans will take in performances from a host of talented bands and musicians of multiple genres.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Woman sentenced for theft from Saddle Mountain Wireless

EPHRATA - A Mattawa woman was sentenced to three months in jail and owes financial restitution to victims for reportedly stealing more than $150,000 while working as the billing manager for Saddle Mountain Wireless, an internet service provider.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO