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Martinez announces candidacy for state House seat
MOSES LAKE — Former Moses Lake City Council member Deanna Martinez has announced her candidacy for the Washington …
Interstate 90 interchanges to be repaved
MOSES LAKE — Work is scheduled to start sometime in April on a Washington State Department of Transportation project to repave six traffic interchanges - on-ra…
MLPD fields record calls in 2022, keeping patrol officers busy
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Police Department responded to nearly 20,000 calls in 2022 — a record number, according to Chief Kevin Fuhr, and one that keeps the…
Tax help available at senior centers
MOSES LAKE — Taxes can be confusing at the best of times. The Moses Lake and Ephrata senior centers are teaming up with AARP to take some of the confusion out …
Moses Lake BMX gaining momentum
MOSES LAKE – Moses Lake BMX is located at 610 Yakima Avenue behind the new Larson Rec Center. There, riders of all ages can come and learn more about BMX bike …
Senior events calendar for April 2023
Retiring doesn’t mean you have to stop having fun. The Columbia Basin offers a wide variety of activities for seniors to get out an have a good time. Here is j…
Othello, Mattawa, Ritzville projects included in House, Senate capital budgets
MATTAWA — Projects in Mattawa, Othello and Ritzville could receive funding through the Washington Legislature’s biennial 2023-25 capital budget. Capital budget…
Red Cross to hold blood drive in Ephrata
EPHRATA — The American Red Cross will be in Ephrata on April 19 for a blood drive, according to a statement from the Knights of Columbus and the Young Ladies Institute of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Parish. The two o…
Plan details recommendations for adding more Mattawa housing
MATTAWA — An overflow crowd filled Mattawa City Hall March 30 for a discussion about updating the city’s housing policies and regulations. Mattawa City Council…
ML girls wrestling receives national honorable mention
MOSES LAKE — Wrestling season may be over, but the honors keep coming in for the Moses Lake girls wrestling team. The Mavericks received an honorable mentio…
Sila says silicon anode material now for sale
MOSES LAKE — While it will still be a few months before Sila Nanotechnologies begins doing serious work on its Moses Lake facility, the company announced Tuesd…
Avista files for 6% rate hike in Washington
SPOKANE — Avista has filed an application with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission to raise rates on residential and commercial electricity customers across the company’s service area effective J…
Group14 breaks ground on Wheeler Road factory
MOSES LAKE — Group14 Technologies, which aims to produce silicon anodes for rechargeable batteries, has bought nearly 44 acres in Moses Lake and has started co…
RECAP: Moses Lake, Warden baseball post double-digit wins
COLUMBIA BASIN – Nearly a month into the 2023 season, baseball teams from across the Basin put up some high-powered wins during the previous week of action. See below for an update on how local squads fared in last…
GALLERY: Basin boys soccer
COLUMBIA BASIN – Both Ephrata and Quincy earned wins on the field last week, with the Jacks taking down Cascade (Leavenworth) 3-1 on Thursday and the Tigers de…
Fair Committee member sought
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Fair Advisory Committee needs one more member...