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Candidates discuss rural priorities, budget concerns at forum
MOSES LAKE — Candidates in three races representing the 13th Legislative District and Washington’s 4th Congression…
An infectious smile
EPHRATA – The halls of Ephrata High and Middle schools have seemed a bit dimmer for the last week and a half. Jett Johnson, a sophomore at the high school and …
Ephrata School Board makes big changes during Feb. meeting
EPHRATA - The Ephrata School Board discussed many big plans and changes at its Feb. 26 meeting. Some changes included a long-time board member resigning, appro…
Othello receives $50K for road safety planning
OTHELLO – Monday evening’s regular Othello City Council meeting saw the approval of a contract with SCJ Alliance Planners to update the city’s Local Road Safet…
House burns twice in same night in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A residence in southeast Moses Lake burned twice Tuesday, according to a statement from the Moses Lake Fire Department.
Moses Lake Council hears downtown parking frustrations
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake City Council got an earful at its regular meeting Tuesday night, as owners and employees of downtown businesses expressed their fee…
MLFD firefighter sworn in at council meeting
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Fire Department welcomed its newest firefighter, Gary Lebacken, Tuesday with a swearing-in at the Moses Lake City Council meeting. …
Ephrata HS tags Burck for varsity tennis
EPHRATA – The Ephrata School District is pleased announced that Courtney Burck has been named the new head coach of Ephrata High School’s varsity boys tennis p…
Royal ends season at 1A state tournament
YAKIMA — A bad day rebounding and shots that wouldn’t quite fall ended the Royal High School boys basketball season with a 55-40 loss to Riverside (Chattaroy) …
FRESH NEWS: Ice is mostly gone on Potholes, but wind keeps anglers away
The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1,043.75 feet, coming up 0.25 feet this past week. We are 2.75 feet below full pool. Surface temps are 36-38 d…
Cougars open state tournament with win over Davenport
SPOKANE — The No. 2 seed Cougars snapped a two-game skid with Wednesday’s Round of 12 win over No. 10 Davenport, defeating the Gorillas 64-49 in the 2B Girls S…
‘Shadow of the Erdtree’ DLC for ‘Elden Ring’ release date set
TOKYO – Bandai Namco and FromSoftware have announced a June 21 release date for the long-anticipated “Shadow of the Erdtree” downloadable content for the “Elde…
Basin sports schedule Feb. 28-March 5
COLUMBIA BASIN – Royal, Warden, Almira/Coulee-Hartline and MLCA/CCS all hit the court this week for state basketball play.
'It was like a dream come true'
TACOMA – Being a two-time state placer, along with previous wrestling experience against some of the other top wrestlers in her bracket, Warden senior Jada Her…
Moses Lake High School play premieres March 1
MOSES LAKE — The curtain rises March 1 at the Moses Lake High School theater on a tale of a teenager facing challenges within and without. The MLHS production …
Newhouse visits Moses Lake egg facility, discusses fed budget
MOSES LAKE — Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., was in town Tuesday for a ribbon-cutting at Willamette Egg Farms’ expanding Moses Lake facility and to chat with commu…