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Amazing: Time-Lapsed Northern Lights Moses Lake Video
Amazing: Time-Lapsed Northern Lights Moses Lake Video. My friend's Facebook page feeds are loaded with gorgeous Northern Lights videos and photos but I can't seem to get a good photo for myself. I'm one of those folks who can't seem to get any good shots in the Tri-Cities but a...
Search for Missing Potholes Fisherman Now a Recovery Mission
The Grant County Sheriff's Office has resumed the search for a fisherman who was last seen near the Potholes Reservoir (O'Sullivan Lake) October 3rd., except now it's a recovery mission. GCSO has notified relatives it is a recovery mission. When authorities consider a missing person who was on or near...
Moses Lake man missing at O'Sullivan Reservoir
Oct. 9—MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Sheriff's Office and Grant County Fire District No. 5 began looking for a 54-year-old Moses Lake man Oct. 6, according to a GCSO release. Richard Smith left to go fishing Oct. 3 at O'Sullivan Reservoir in Grant County. His girlfriend has not heard from him since. Smith is 5 feet 9 inches tall, 180 pounds, hazel eyes and bald with a white goatee. Smith's ...
Food bank needs change with seasons
Oct. 10—MOSES LAKE — With the arrival of October and the holiday season dead ahead, Moses Lake Food Bank Operations Manager Peny Archer said the needs of its customers are changing with the seasons and donations are always welcome. Food is distributed to those who need it and as temperatures drop people start looking for soup and stew, chili and pasta. The food bank was bustling Wednesday ...
GALLERY: '90s makes a comeback at Grant Co. Fairgrounds
Oct. 9—MOSES LAKE — Crowds of people decorated in colored flannels cheered as guitars were shredded and smashed, music blared and drinks sloshed at the third annual '90s Flannel Fest. The festival started Friday with Parabola, a Tool tribute band; Jar of Flies, an Alice in Chains tribute band; and Red Not Chili Peppers, a Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute band. "It went extremely well as it ...
Grant Health urges COVID-19 vigilance
Oct. 9—EPHRATA — As we transition from the summer wave of COVID-19 into the colder months, the Grant County Health District (GCHD) is reminding residents that COVID-19 is not a seasonal disease. Unlike flu viruses that tend to spike during specific seasons, COVID-19 can cause waves of community spread throughout the entire year. As of early September, Grant County has reported the highest ...
Grant commission candidates discuss issues
Oct. 9—MOSES LAKE — Grant County Commission candidates Amador Castro and Kevin Burgess both described themselves as hard workers and said they would be committed to doing the job during a Moses Lake candidate forum Monday. The forum was sponsored by the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce, the Columbia Basin Herald and KWIQ Radio. The sponsors submitted the questions, and the forum used a format ...
Ephrata school district welcomes new staff, teachers
Oct. 10—EPHRATA — The Ephrata School District hired 15 new teaching staff members this year as well as 13 classified staff. During the Sept. 23 ESD meeting, the superintendent and school board had a special meeting before the regular board meeting to introduce and welcome new employees. The new non-teaching staff members include: Ephrata High School Store Manager and Freshman Class Advisor ...
Basin sports schedule Oct. 9-15
Oct. 9—MOSES LAKE — Check out this week's sports schedule for high school athletics across the Columbia Basin, including cross country, football, girls soccer, girls swimming and diving, slowpitch softball and volleyball events. Wednesday, Oct. 9 Moses Lake swim and dive at Eastmont — 4 p.m. Warden girls soccer vs Cle Elum-Roslyn — 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 ACH volleyball at Chesterton — 6 p.m. ...
It’s Finally Here! The 2024 Children’s Miracle Network Radiothon Starts Friday 10/11
We've been looking forward to this event all year long, our annual Townsquare Media Children's Miracle Network Radiothon!. Families all over Central Washington have been affected by the efforts of generous community donations from local small businesses and people like YOU!. We thank you so much for giving part of...
MLSD holds second community forum on finances
Oct. 9—MOSES LAKE — Interim Superintendent Carol Lewis convened the second of four community meetings with 19 attendees at Endeavor Middle School to discuss financial miscalculations that have plagued the Moses Lake School District. The district had a budget shortfall as a result of multiple factors including accounting errors, levy failures and lack of oversight of former Finance office ...
'They deserve for us not to give up'
Oct. 9—MOSES LAKE — The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Columbia Basin raised about $250,000 on Saturday night at its annual banquet and auction, and the money will go straight to the kids who need it, said club Director Kim Pope. "When they come to our club, what do we do?" Pope asked the crowd. "Well, one of the main things we do is feed them." In a survey of women who were incarcerated, Pope ...
Columbia Basin Herald staff earn statewide recognition
Oct. 9—OLYMPIA — The Columbia Basin Herald received several recognitions for coverage of Grant and Adams Counties on Sunday at the Washinton Newspaper Publishers Association's awards banquet. This was the 137th time the awards were held and the staff at the paper earned more than 20 awards for excellence in advertising and journalism. Our congratulations go out to our colleagues across the ...
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