Mabton News

Wind and pedal power dominated a hearing this week on Yakima County's plans for road maintenance and construction next year.

Students who need extra help in math and reading might be able to receive free tutoring through Advantage Point Learning.

Bill Dickerson, center, sings while bandmates Steve Dickerson, left, and Larry Dickerson, right, play during the gospel jamboree at Mabton Brethren Church.

If the votes keep moving his way, Councilman Angel Reyna will be the next mayor of Mabton.

This editorial appears in the Nov. 3, 2009, Yakima Herald-Republic. Years ago, an early winter storm could doom the turnout on an election day.

A cattle drive -- the old-fashioned, horseback kind -- brought traffic to a halt in Bickleton on Friday afternoon.

An overabundant crop and poor economy causing beer drinkers to go on a budget have produced a bittersweet hop harvest.

The sick conviction of child rape has earned Steven Shawley a lifetime of registering as a sex offender, but he's not doing what he's supposed to.

GRANGER, Wash. -- A cell phone distracted a Mabton woman driving east on State Route 22 Friday night, causing her vehicle to veer off the road in a rollover and sending her to Toppenish Community Hospital, according to Washington State Patrol.

Today is the first National GEAR UP Day. It's also the 10th anniversary of the college-access program, which aims to make higher education a reality for low-income students in underserved communities throughout the country.

If milk prices improve, a dairy in Mabton is prepared to expand its operation over the opposition of neighbors, who say they are already suffering from flies, odor and other dairy-related environmental irritants.

Eastside Fire and Rescue Firefighters Rick Scriven and Michael Tjosvold conduct mop up operations at a fire in Dead Canyon, 13 miles south of Mabton.

Folders of school supplies were assembled by employees of Yakima Valley credit unions including Meg Spurgin, Veronica Robledo and Dave Ballinger Aug.

Howard Lyman, who promotes a vegan diet and warns of the dangers of corporate agriculture, is a former A) congressman B) producer for the "The Oprah Winfrey Show" C) cattle rancher D) slaughterhouse worker 11.

Aug. 22--YAKIMA, Wash. -- More than 250 firefighters were battling a series of fast-growing range fires late Friday night that blackened thousands of acres across Central Washington.

If there was ever a question about the shrinking popularity of Mabton's mayor, last night's primary answered it.

MABTON, Wash. -- Yakima County sheriff's detectives are investigating a home invasion robbery reported northeast of here early this morning.

Voters have tossed out Mayor Velva Herrera after her frequent clashes with fellow City Council members and a critical state audit saying she mismanaged public funds.

Westpark Christian Academy has fall openings for full-day kindergarten. It offers a small-school atmosphere and personal attention for 80 students, preschool through 12th grade.

A small city in the midst of political and financial turmoil awaits its next mayor.