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Basin road projects ongoing to the end of summer -- some into fall
QUINCY — Back-to-school sales, NFL preseason games, apple harvest dead ahead – it's still summer, but fall is appr…
Washington eyes changes to jaywalking regulations
OLYMPIA – There's a push to lighten up on jaywalking fines — a move that hits the headlines for its impact on both the homeless community and Black pedestrians.
No recounts for Grant Co. in Nov. general election
EPHRATA — While there were two races that might’ve qualified for an automatic recount after the November 2023 general election, in the end neither of them did.
Soap Lake girls, boys defeat Wolverines on senior night
SOAP LAKE — Both the Soap Lake boys and girls basketball teams picked up wins on their senior nights on Tuesday, with the girls winning 62-22 and the boys winn…
Curtain to rise on Masquers production of ‘Harvey’ next week
SOAP LAKE — The tale of a nice but eccentric fellow, his boon companion – a six-foot, three-inch invisible pink rabbit – and his scheming relatives comes to Ma…
NEWS BITES: Jan. 31, 2024
News Bites for January 31, 2024.
Othello Matters: Adams County Integrated Health Care Services, others, band together to help locals
OTHELLO – Adams County Integrated Health Care Services and several other health care and outreach agencies based in the Columbia Basin came together Thursday t…
Huskies win second straight CWAC title
OTHELLO — The Othello Huskies clinched their second straight Central Washington Athletic Conference title with last week’s win over Ephrata, defeating the Tige…
Senate bill proposes allowing doctors to keep names off prescription bottles
OLYMPIA – When she treated an out-of-state patient from Idaho with pulmonary hypertension. Dr. Jennifer Chin of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynec…
Adams Co. road projects moving forward
RITZVILLE – The Adams County Commissioner’s regular Jan. 23 meeting featured an update on several ongoing and future road projects in the county, as well as a …
Capital levy goes before Wahluke voters
MATTAWA — Wahluke School District voters will decide the fate of a four-year capital levy request in a special election Feb. 13. Ballots for the election were …
First Othello SkillSource hiring fair a success
OTHELLO — SkillSource put on its first job fair in Othello Friday at the organization’s Thieme Career Development Center. The event’s coordinator, SkillSource …
Events for February 2024
In February, love is in the air and spring is lurking somewhere around the corner. Here are a few things that are happening around the Basin this month.
Basin sports schedule Jan. 31-Feb. 6
COLUMBIA BASIN — Check out this week’s sports schedule, featuring local basketball, swim and dive and wrestling events. With district tournaments beginning lat…
Knights win ninth straight game, improve to 15-5
ROYAL CITY — After starting the year with a 2-3 record and coming off an appearance at the Pro Image Sports Holiday Classic in Boise, Idaho, the Royal Knights …
FRESH NEWS: Potholes Reservoir beginning to thaw
The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1,042.75 feet, coming up 0.7 feet this past week. We are 3.75 feet below full pool. While Potholes Reservo…