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WEATHER: April 13-17
Monday: A 20% chance of rain in the morning. Otherwise mostly sunny, with a high near 68. West winds up to 14 mile…
Long haul
FIFE — Theron Wood stands in a fenced-in parking lot at the end of a narrow cul-de-sac not far from the Port of Tacoma. He’s watching a pair of forklift dr…
DSHS mobile services coming to Soap Lake
SOAP LAKE - The Department of Social and Health Services Mobile Community Services Office is making a stop in Soap Lake Tuesday. At the event, residents can apply for cash assistance, basic food assistance, medica…
Basin wrestling recap
Many local teams competed in wrestling tournaments in both Royal and Tri-Cities last week. See below for a recap of how teams fared in the two tournaments, and…
Mavs have mixed results in Vancouver tourney
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Spending part of the latter portion of their winter break in Vancouver, the Moses Lake Mavericks boys basketball team competed at the Clark …
Watering the high desert
OTHELLO — The city of Othello is instituting an irrigation water utility for new subdivisions built around Othello. The new utility will establish a separate w…
Solid ground?
A deer stands on the ice-covered waters of Banks Lake, near Coulee City, on New Year's Day. The lake is frozen enough for wildlife to cross and for fishing ent…
Jones and Gallaher recognized by Basin residents
SOAP LAKE - Jeffery Gallaher, left, was an officer for the Soap Lake police Department for several years before recently moving on to the Spokane County Sherif…
Woman injured in Othello-area shooting
OTHELLO — One woman was seriously injured in a shooting Friday night in the 2200 block of W. Ranier Road near Othello, according to a statement from the Adams …
Newhouse, Western Caucus blast Biden admin for new Clean Water Act rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Members of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Western Caucus are expressing shock and criticism at a recent change in federal rules defining…
Quincy city budget includes money for street revisions, indoor activity center
QUINCY— The city of Quincy will spend about $86 million in 2023. Quincy City Council members voted unanimously to approve the 2023 budget at the Dec. 20 counci…
EHS wrestling team to hold Jan. 8 fundraiser
EPHRATA - Ephrata High School wrestlers will be holding a fundraiser on Jan. 8 to raise money for the wrestling program. Wrestlers will be serving brunch alon…
Hearth and home
COLUMBIA BASIN — Winter is here and there are several things residents can do to lower their heating bill and keep themselves and their homes safe, all while s…
Othello’s Annalee Coronado reaches 1,000 career points
OTHELLO — Othello senior Annalee Coronado went to the free throw line late in the Huskies’ game with Warden with 999 points in her high school basketball caree…
Kindness is not forgotten
MOSES LAKE — An act of kindness by a child caught the attention of the Moses Lake Police Department this past week. “I asked her why she did it,” said Kathr…
Blanket statement
MOSES LAKE — Keri Perez said what started it all was the quilt made out of old jeans. “I grew up with a blanket my dad had – it was a huge jean blanket,” sh…