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Forecast shows drier summer for 2026
MOSES LAKE — The Spokane Ag Show at the beginning of February opened with a 2026 weather report from Dr. Art Dougl…
40 Under 40: Kevin Moran
Kevin Moran is a Community Development Officer at STCU in the Tri-Cities area, where he’s worked for nearly six years now. He also serves on the board of direc…
40 Under 40: Ian Bivona
For the last two years, the Columbia Basin Herald and Basin Business Journal have benefited greatly from the addition of Ian Bivona to our team. Covering 11…
40 Under 40: Eric Salgado
Eric Salgado is working to make a difference, and nominator Nestor Heredia says he’s done that for her. Heredia began working with Salgado through Just Right C…
40 Under 40: Luis Jimenez
Luis Jimenez has been a deputy with the Grant County Sheriff’s Office for years and is working with his third K-9 officer, K-9 Uno, as a dog handler for GCSO. …
40 Under 40: Jacob Barth
If you go to enough auctions in the Columbia Basin, chances are you’ll end up hearing one of the auctioneers from Chuck Yarbro Auctioneers rattling off prices.…
Export market causing reduced hay prices, despite high quality
MOSES LAKE — The quality of Washington hay is pretty good in 2024, but the price – well, not so much. Mark Anderson, president and CEO of Anderson Hay and G…
40 Under 40: Alma Farias
Addiction is a hard thing to face, but it’s a lot easier when the right people are standing beside you and guiding you toward recovery. If you’re in Grant Coun…
40 Under 40: Melody Anguiano
Desert Rose started as a flower and gift shop, then grew to a boutique and eventually a cafe, all the work of owner Melody Anguiano. Anguiano bought her bu…
40 Under 40: Diego Tovar 8/2
Diego Tovar, 34, owns and operates Essence Construction LLC in Quincy, Washington and has a solid reputation for quality and timeliness, says nominator Stacie Dietch-Becker. “His quality of work, transparency i…
40 Under 40: Tiffany Fondren
Tiffany Fondren’s official title at Big Bend Community College is Communications Coordinator but the variety of talents she brings to the college is broader th…