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US Supreme Court orders another look at how WA political maps are drawn
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for another redrawing of Washington state’s political maps. On t…
MLSD denies reports of rosaries being taken from students
MOSES LAKE – Moses Lake School District staff deny claims that students have had rosaries taken from them at Frontier Middle School after a student who attende…
Working connections
MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College will play matchmaker between businesses and the people they’re looking for at the BBCC Job Fair April 17. This is t…
Weather for the week of March 31, 2025
Weather for the week of March 31, 2025
Columbia Basin Events for April 2025
COLUMBIA BASIN — Spring has sprung in the Basin and it’s time to check out the flowers in Othello and Quincy, art in Coulee City, businesses in Ephrata and job…
GCSO warns of assessor impersonation scam
MOSES LAKE – The Grant County Sheriff’s Office wants to warn the public of a subject impersonating Grant County deputy assessors.
Second of three suspects arrested in Moses Lake drive-by case
BEAVERTON, Ore. - The Moses Lake Police Department announced the arrest of Mathew Valdez, 18, or Moses Lake in Beaverton, Oregon with the assistance of the Was…
Adopt Diva, a demure and mindful cutie
MOSES LAKE -- Diva is a torte point Siamese with very refined taste and around 4 years of worldly experiences. While other cats like to chase laser pointers an…
WA Legislature passes school safety bill
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Legislature has passed Senate Bill 5004, aimed at modernizing emergency response systems in K-12 schools, in a unanimous vote of…
Teacher for life
EPHRATA — An era will end this year at Ephrata schools, as Charlotte Throgmorton retires. Throgmorton, who is finishing her career as the assistant princip…
Tigers Boys best Grandview 4-1
EPHRATA – The Ephrata Tigers tennis team faced Grandview Tuesday afternoon with the boys winning 4-1. “It’s hard to complain when you have a 4-1 victory ov…
MLHS softball falls to Richland
MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake Mavericks softball team fell to Richland 3-8 Wednesday evening. “Overall, as a team, I think we have a lot to work on, but I th…
Homeownership in reach for Hispanic buyers
MOSES LAKE — The National Association of Realtors recently released its “2025 Snapshot of Race and Home Buying in America,” and the numbers tell several differ…
Basin events for March 28-April 5
COLUMBIA BASIN — This week’s goings-on in the Basin include a car wash, an off-season farmers market, fundraiser auctions, movies and more. Here are some sugge…
Wahluke boys and girls tennis fall to Connell
MATTAWA—Wahluke's tennis teams both lost to Connell. The girls went 1-4 on the day, and the boys went 0-3, with a lack of second and third doubles matches. …
Boys & Girls Club earns awards for nutrition education
MOSES LAKE — The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Columbia Basin have been recognized yet again. The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction recently …