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Royal students headed to National History Day contest
ROYAL CITY — Six students will represent Royal schools at the National History Day competition in Washington D.C. next month. The six were among 33 students who participated in the state competition held in Kirkland on April 27, said Royal Middle School social studies teacher Emily Ovenell, who coordinated the students’ entries. The students who placed in the top two at state were eligible for nationals, she said.
Hundreds attend Mattawa Children’s Day celebration
MATTAWA — Hundreds of residents in and around Mattawa headed to Hund Memorial Park Saturday to celebrate El día de los niños/El día de los libros, also known as Day of the Children and Day of the Book. Mattawa Mayor Maria Celaya reflected on the event,...
Grant County Sheriff's Office searching for information on rape case, suspect known to frequent Yakima
GRANT CO., Wash. -- Grant County Sheriff's Office is searching for more information on 41-year-old Isidro Cruz-Amaro, of Mattawa and believe there are more victims that haven't come forward. It is also known Cruz-Amaro frequents the Yakima area.
Chip sealing underway near Othello, Royal City next
ROYAL CITY — Road crews will start chip-sealing on a 30-mile section of State Route 26 in the Royal City area beginning in mid-May. Crews are scheduled to finish chip-sealing on a section of SR 26 near Othello later this week. Additional chip seal work is scheduled for U.S....
Softball Game Preview: Moses Lake Hits the Road
The Moses Lake Mavericks will head out on the road to square off against the Othello Huskies at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches. Moses Lake took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their...
Innovia Foundation Celebrates Community at Othello Cinco de Mayo
Spokane, Wash. –Looking to provide more events celebrating Hispanic culture in Othello, a grassroots group of residents joined together to form a local Hispanic Committee and take the lead on the city’s first Cinco de Mayo celebration taking place Saturday, May 4 at Lions Park. Free and open...
Basin sports schedule May 1-7
COLUMBIA BASIN — Check out this week’s sports schedule, featuring local baseball, golf, soccer, softball, tennis and track and field events. This schedule will be updated at columbiabasinherald.com as teams progress through their respective district tournament brackets. Wednesday, May 1. Othello boys, girls tennis vs East Valley (Yakima)...
Owners of Mattawa Fitness Club have big plans
MATTAWA — Ulises Sanchez and Hector Guerrero said their business started as one of those casual conversations, a couple of friends kicking around possibilities. “It started as an idea,” Guerrero said. “We’re both gym people; we go to the gym all the time. And everybody has that conversation, ‘Oh, we should just do a gym one day.’ And one thing led to another.”
Public comment on new Hanford radioactive waste agreement opens May 30
RICHLAND, Wash. -- The Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy and the Washington State Department of Ecology came to an agreement on cleaning up the radioactive and chemical waste at the Hanford Site.
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