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Wildcats’ Sims named conference player of the week
ELLENSBURG — Central Washington University junior women's basketball forward Capri Sims was named the Great Northw…
News bites for Aug. 29, 2023
EPHRATA — With school about to resume, it’s important for residents to know the rules of the road regarding school buses, according to a statement from the Gra…
Ribbon cutting for new Almira school Thursday
ALMIRA — The new Almira Elementary School and Almira-Coulee/Hartline Middle School will be the center of attention at a ribbon-cutting and open house scheduled…
Radio-controlled aircraft show could be part of Moses Lake Airshow 2024
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Airshow may add a separate event for radio-controlled aircraft in 2024. That’s one possibility discussed by Port of Moses Lake comm…
Local sports schedule Aug. 29 - Sept. 5
COLUMBIA BASIN – Local high school sports begin games this week, with all 11 football teams kicking off their respective seasons on Friday and Saturday.
Back to the gridiron
COLUMBIA BASIN — Football season in the Columbia Basin begins on Friday, and the Columbia Basin Herald is bringing full preview coverage of the upcoming season…
GCFD 7 gets firefighting grant; small fires dot SW WA Cascades
SOAP LAKE — Grant County Fire District 7, based in Soap Lake, announced Friday it had been awarded a $590,400 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agenc…
Welcome back message from MLSD Superintendent Monty Sabin
Dear MLSD Families, I am excited to welcome you all back to the start of another school year. It is an exciting time to see and feel the energy generated by…
Warden High institutes Work Based Learning program
WARDEN – The Warden School Board approved the credit offerings for a new state mandated Work Based Learning program, to be instituted at the Warden High School…
Weather for Monday, Aug. 28, 2023
Weather for Monday, Aug. 28, 2023
News Bites for Aug. 28, 2023
SOAP LAKE – With the help of the Soap Lake Police Department, Grant County Sheriff’s Department found a man who had become separated from his companions on a hike near the Lake Lenore Caves Tuesday. Sheriff’s deput…
Ephrata baseball coach Jason Laugen steps down
EPHRATA – Long-time Ephrata baseball head coach Jason Laugen is stepping down from the position, the Ephrata School District announced on Friday.
Car show, parade, tournaments part of Warden Community Days
WARDEN — A community dinner, a parade, a beanbag tournament and a show full of cool cars are among the events scheduled for Community Days, scheduled for Labor…
Four Basin football teams meet at Quincy jamboree
QUINCY – Varsity and junior varsity squads from Ephrata, Moses Lake, Quincy and Royal gathered at the Quincy High School football field on Friday, competing in…
MLSD board approves 2023-24 budget
MOSES LAKE — The general fund budget for the Moses Lake School District will be $152.47 million for the 2023-24 school year. Moses Lake School Board members pa…
CUTTING THE RIBBON: No Filter Med Spa
MOSES LAKE - A local family has opened No Filter Med Spa at 2900 West Broadway, Suite B in Moses lake. The business celebrated their opening and membership wit…