Odessa

The Washington state Department of Health is recalling raw milk and cream due to possible E. coli contamination. The recall impacts Odessa based-Schoonover Farms. As of Thursday no illnesses have been reported to the company. The products at the center of the recall are retail raw whole milk and cream with best by dates of December 23rd through January 2nd ...

A survey recently conducted for the Columbia Basin Development League shows those in the northern portion of the Basin are concerned about the state of local water.  The survey questioned 255 people in the Tri-Cities, Moses Lake, Ephrata, Othello, Odessa and Ritzville in September. ...

Farming is typically a family affair, land, equipment and knowledge is handed down from one generation to the next.  But occasionally, new blood jumps into the industry.  Josh Steward, a dryland wheat farmer in the Harrington area is one of those first generation farmers.  He told...