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Sand Scorpions host annual egg hunt and poker run
MOSES LAKE — The Sand Scorpions ORV group brought the community out for an afternoon in the Sand Dunes for their a…
Othello school levy passing in preliminary results
OTHELLO — Othello School District voters are approving a three-year educational programs and operations levy by a wide margin in preliminary results from a spe…
New blood alcohol limit law clears WA Senate committee
OLYMPIA - Ashley Bonus said she began her fight against impaired driving after her sister, Stacy Gammons-Ankerfelt, died in an accident in 2012. Now, she wants…
MLCA/CCS boys, girls look to take home league titles
MOSES LAKE – Berths to the 2023 state basketball tournament are on the line for both the Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School’s boys and girl…
Basin sports schedule Feb. 15-21
COLUMBIA BASIN — It’s state championship time here in the Basin, with both the 2023 Mat Classic and boys state swim and dive being hosted on the west side. Alo…
New nickname?
OLYMPIA - Washington State might have an official nickname if a bill that passed a Senate committee becomes law, but it's not really “new.” You’ve seen it o…
Book club kits available from NCW Libraries
WENATCHEE — Book clubs in the NCW Libraries system looking to mix it up, or a group looking to start a new book club, can take advantage of additional “Book Cl…
Ecology fines Coulee City ranch for wetlands damage
COULEE CITY — The Washington State Department of Ecology has fined a Coulee City-area rancher nearly $268,000 for illegally damaging about two-dozen alkali wet…
USDA adds $850 million in conservation funding
NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making an additional $850 million in funding available to farmers and forest owners nationwide this year to help adopt and implement conservation programs, accord…
New watermaster selected for ECBID Othello district
OTHELLO — Kyle Carlson has been selected as the Othello watermaster for the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District. Carlson will replace current watermaster Rod Barker, who is retiring March 31. “I’d like to than…
Moses Lake to host water seminar
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Municipal Services Director Kirk Holmes will be speaking on the subject of water at the Moses Lake Museum and Art Center on Thursday, M…
CWU Recognized for Fulbright achievement
ELLENSBURG – Central Washington University has been named a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Top Producing institution for the 2022-23 school year, according to …
Grant Co. to lengthen two rural canal bridges
EPHRATA — Grant County is looking to extend a pair of wooden bridges over the East Low Canal this year, allowing the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District to…
ACSO personnel recognized for outstanding service
RITZVILLE — Deputies and staff at the Adams County Sheriff’s Office recognized their fellow employees for outstanding effort in 2022 at the ACSO awards dinner …
Warnick introduces state cactus bill in response to students' request
OLYMPIA - Washington’s nickname, “the Evergreen State,” doesn’t only apply to the green of the pine trees but also applies to the green of the shrub-steppe tha…
Newhouse named wine caucus co-chair
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Yakima, was named co-chair of the Congressional Wine Caucus in the 118th Congress, a job he will share with Rep. Mike T…