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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…
Basin basketball players compete in WIBCA all-star game
BELLEVUE – High school basketball season came to a close earlier this month, but four Basin basketball players had the opportunity to play one more game over t…
Non-surgeons try out surgical robot at Samaritan demonstration
MOSES LAKE — The brightly colored little cones were a little bigger than chocolate kisses. Under magnification from the demonstration da Vinci surgical robot, …
Washington STEM program brings professionals to Wahluke Junior High
MATTAWA – Several professionals from the Hanford Nuclear Site visited Wahluke Junior High’s eighth-grade science class March 15 as part of the Washington State…
Moses Lake High School drama, speech competitors bring home state awards
MOSES LAKE — Students in the Moses Lake High School speech and drama clubs brought home medals and awards from state competition earlier this month.
Adams County broadband project on-track
RITZVILLE — According to Adams County Public Works Director Todd O’Brien, the county’s broadband project – which will bring a high-speed internet fiber optic n…
Othello to hold 26th Annual Othello Spring Clean-Up Days
OTHELLO – The city of Othello will be holding the 26th Annual Spring Clean-Up Days from April 1 to April 6, according to a Thursday announcement from the city.
Low interest loans available to cherry growers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sweet cherry growers in Washington will be eligible for up to $500,000 in federal emergency loans following a formal disaster declaration fo…
FRESH NEWS: Largemouth, walleye and trout waking up at Potholes
The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1,043.3 feet, dropping 0.3 feet this past week. We are 3.2 feet below full pool. We have had a warm week o…
Othello Sandhill Crane Festival this weekend
OTHELLO — Birds, lectures, birds, tours, birds, geology, birds, activities, birds and all things birding await birdwatchers at the 2024 Othello Sandhill Crane …
Patricia Whitefoot influenced generations of Indigenous students
WHITE SWAN - At home in White Swan, Washington, on the reservation of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Patricia Whitefoot has evidence t…
Property crimes such as vandalism may qualify as hate crimes in WA
OLYMPIA – Some property crimes now can be classed as hate crimes if they are racially motivated or if they target other marginalized communities. Sen. Andy …
Work underway on some county roads, scheduled for others
EPHRATA — Drivers who frequently travel on Road 9 Northwest between Dodson Road and State Route 283 already know it, but drivers who don’t might want to find a…
Building trust in police a key goal, Lovick says
OLYMPIA – Sen. John Lovick describes himself as a Black man with brown skin who wore a blue uniform for a combined 37 years as a former state trooper and Snoho…
Moses Lake man arrested after fleeing on motorcycle
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man was arrested Thursday following a short pursuit near Moses Lake, according to a statement from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.
Quincy baseball wins two for two against Wahluke
QUINCY — The Quincy Jackrabbits baseball team took a doubleheader from the Wahluke Warriors Saturday, in a match of what both coaches said are young teams with…