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BASIN SPORTS SCHEDULE: Dec. 22-29, 2025
COLUMBIA BASIN — Local athletes head into winter break and begin to slow competition, but will still be working ha…
Report: WA drops in safest state rankings due to high crime, dearth of cops
(The Center Square) – Washington state ranks No. 18 in WalletHub’s “Safest States in America” report, down six places from last year’s report.
MLSD considers trust, past and future funding
MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake School District Board of Directors and MLSD administration have begun discussing the process of putting forth a levy proposal to vo…
Ballots arriving for Nov. elections
EPHRATA – Ballots for the 2024 General Election have begun arriving in mailboxes across Washington with several major races for voters to mark their preference…
Tigers celebrate Homecoming
EPHRATA – Throughout Homecoming Week, assemblies were hosted each morning in the main gym of the Ephrata High School campus for staff members and students to c…
Mavericks dominate in 40-0 win over Eastmont
MOSES LAKE – From the opening kickoff to the final whistle, Moses Lake dominated in Friday night’s shutout win over Eastmont, snapping a two-game loss streak t…
Weather for the week of Oct. 21, 2024
Weather for the week of Oct. 21, 2024
Warriors swept by Valley Christian
COULEE CITY – After a closely contested first set between Almira/Coulee-Hartline and Valley Christian, the Panthers went on to defeat the Warriors 3-0 on Thurs…
Mavs defeat West Valley 3-1
MOSES LAKE – Thursday night’s 3-1 win over West Valley (Yakima) didn’t just move Moses Lake into third place of the Columbia Basin Big 9 standings – the Maveri…
Moses Lake wins Big 9 slowpitch title
Moses Lake freshman Mya Martinez claps as she rounds second base after hitting a home run in the bottom of the second inning of Saturday’s Columbia Basin Big 9…
Parents arrested for child endangerment, possession of controlled substance
MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake Police Department Street Crimes Unit received a search warrant for a residence on West Ridge Road in Moses Lake, Oct. 17. The investigation was in regard to a narcotics investigation int…
Moses Lake man sentenced in child rape case
MOSES LAKE – Dale Bruce Lewis, Moses Lake, 63, was found guilty in August of a second-degree rape of a child. Lewis was sentenced Wednesday to 95 months to life in prison.
Two programs to assist with clean energy projects
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Commerce announced two new programs Oct. 17 that will connect Washington entities with federal clean energy and climate funding opportunities, according to a release fro…
Quincy, Moses Lake traffic light maintenance this week
MOSES LAKE — Drivers should plan for some lane closures and flagger-controlled traffic this week at intersections in Moses Lake and Quincy. Contractors for the…
STUDIO BASIN: Elections, Boeing labor dispute and Basin football
MOSES LAKE – On this episode of the STUDIO BASIN podcast, Managing Editor R. Hans Miller discusses recent news regarding elections at the state and local level…
Meeting in the middle
MOSES LAKE — A new housing development in progress on the south side of Moses Lake could expand the housing options in town. “You guys need entry-level…