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BASIN SPORTS SCHEDULE: March 30 – April 6, 2026

COLUMBIA BASIN — Students head into spring break this week, but spring sports continue to pick up as local athlete…

Updated 2 years, 9 months ago
NRCS chief tours Columbia Basin Project

MOSES LAKE — Terry Cosby, chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service, had some words of encouragement Monday morning f…

Updated 2 years, 9 months ago
Parks district vote could be coming up in Quincy

QUINCY — Residents of Quincy, George and some rural areas around Quincy may be voting on a proposal to create a new regional parks district. Quincy Administrat…

Updated 2 years, 9 months ago
News Bites for June 13, 2023

SOAP LAKE — Two fire districts were brought in for a rescue at Lake Lenore Caves Sunday, according to a statement from Grant County Fire District 7.

Updated 2 years, 9 months ago
CBAA sponsors music at farmers market, demo derby

MOSES LAKE — It’s not all that difficult, actually, to find local musicians who want to play live music, according to Shawn Cardwell, executive director of Col…

Updated 2 years, 9 months ago
Caps and gowns

COLUMBIA BASIN – Graduations continued over the weekend with students walking stages across the Columbia Basin the last few days. Below are some photo highligh…

Updated 2 years, 9 months ago
Written in Stone

MOSES LAKE — The encouragement, the remembrances, the sentiments won’t be visible, but they’re there. “‘No one fights alone.’ God.” ...

Updated 2 years, 9 months ago
Airshow roaring over town on Father’s Day Weekend

MOSES LAKE — This year’s Moses Lake Airshow is going to be a little louder than the previous three airshows. Largely because the number of jet acts, everyth…

Updated 2 years, 9 months ago
News Bites for June 12, 2023

EPHRATA — An Ephrata man reported as missing Wednesday was found safe and sound Thursday, according to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office...

Updated 2 years, 9 months ago
Sage-N-Sun '23

EPHRATA — With an overcast sky and temperatures in the mid-60s, there wasn’t much sun on Saturday for Ephrata’s annual Sage-N-Sun festival. But that didn’t …

Updated 2 years, 9 months ago
MLHS's Byers signs to hit the Spokane CC court

MOSES LAKE – Jayson Byers, a six-foot-seven post for the Mavericks, signed to play college basketball at Spokane Community College on Wednesday to continue his…

Updated 2 years, 9 months ago
Memories, pride at MLHS PALS graduation

MOSES LAKE — Six students in the PALS club (the Life Skills class) at Moses Lake High School were recognized for their accomplishments with a special graduatio…

Updated 2 years, 9 months ago
MLPD investigating Grape Drive shooting

MOSES LAKE — Two Moses Lake men were arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting Wednesday evening, June 7, at the intersection of Grape Drive and Ted Yao Way, according to a press release from the Moses Lake P…

Updated 2 years, 9 months ago
STUDIO BASIN: Adkinsons and the week in sports

On this week’s Basin Studio podcast, Senior Reporter Charles H. Featherstone talks with outgoing Ephrata Interim city administrator, former Ephrata police chie…

Updated 2 years, 9 months ago
UW tour to pass through Basin

The University of Washington is hitting the road again...

Updated 2 years, 9 months ago
BBCC celebrates 2023 Outstanding Student Award winners

MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College has released its list of 2023 Outstanding Student Award winners, according to an announcement from the college. BBCC fa…