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Moses Lake author encourages women to look beyond church culture norms
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake author’s book, “A Christian Woman Striving to Live Her Faith in a Man-Controlled World,”…
STUDIO BASIN: Council conundrums, fair fun and derby daring
MOSES LAKE – On this episode of the Studio Basin podcast, Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer and Sports Reporter Ian Bivona go over last week's headlines...
Ephrata School District suspends staff member
EPHRATA – In a brief statement, Ephrata School District Superintendent Tim Payne announced Friday that a district employee has been placed on administrative le…
Proper equestrians
MOSES LAKE – 4-H and the Grant County Youth Equine Program partnered to hold horse-riding-related events throughout the week at the Grant County Fair, includin…
A plan to buy
EPHRATA – The housing inventory in the Columbia Basin is tight, but preparing ahead of time can make the process of buying one of the homes that is available a…
News Bites for Aug. 18, 2023
MOSES LAKE - Moses Lake Police Department Interim Chief Cpt. Dave Sands issued a statement regarding a Sunday shooting in the 800 block of Loop Drive in Moses …
Police logs for Aug. 18, 2023
The reports below were provided by the sheriff’s office or police department indicated. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of …
‘Professional Zaniac’
MOSES LAKE — If ever there was a man who perhaps should consider switching to decaf, it’s Alex Zerbe. “Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen,” Zerbe boomed o…
Nursing education grant available
OLYMPIA — The state of Washington will offer scholarships for qualifying applicants considering nursing careers...
Soap Lake City Council swears in new member
SOAP LAKE – The Soap Lake City Council voted unanimously to approve Fred Slipper to fill the vacant position No. 2 on the council during Wednesday’s regular me…
Demo derby rolls into Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE – The two-night Agri-Service Demolition Derby wrapped up on Wednesday night, with nearly 200 drivers hitting the track inside the Rodeo Arena at the…
Smokey skies prompt health warning
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Health District has issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for all areas of the county. Wildfires in Washington and British Columb…
BBCC's TRiO Upward Bound celebrates Summer Academy graduates
MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College’s TRiO Upward Bound program celebrated the end of its annual six-week Summer Academy with an awards banquet on campus F…
Development League calls for award nominations from members
CASHMERE – The Columbia Basin Development League announced in a press release that they are calling for nominations from members of the league for their Perseverance Award and Honorary Life Member Award, to be anno…
Fair showing
MOSES LAKE – Perhaps the only thing more colorful than the variety of horses in the Harwood Pavillion Tuesday morning were the outfits of the young equestrians…
Cooling livestock
EPHRATA – The sign at the SubWay in Ephrata read 105 degrees Wednesday afternoon, and temperatures throughout the area have been high all week, including on th…