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‘We’re planting seeds’
MOSES LAKE — Othello High School ag teacher Chris Baginski said there’s plenty of opportunity in agriculture, and …
Healthcare industry to collect demographic data
OLYMPIA — More than 400,000 health care professionals in Washington would be required to provide information on their race, ethnicity, gender, and spoken langu…
Royal City, engineering firm to offer scholarship
ROYAL CITY — Engineering firm Anderson Perry & Associates announced it has created a scholarship it will award on behalf of the City of Royal City, according to a letter sent by the company to the city. The scho…
Food pantries seek flexibility to aid families
OLYMPIA — Legislation currently making its way through the Washington State Legislature would give food banks the ability to spend more money on diapers, toile…
Ephrata students involved in I-90 rollover accident
COLUMBIA BASIN – Six Ephrata High School students and one staff member were involved in a roll-over crash early Friday morning. A release by the district stated that shortly after 8 a.m. an Ephrata School Distri…
Test flight, a new elementary school for Moses Lake, and a basketball recap on Studio Basin Podcast
On this episode of the Studio Basin podcast, senior reporters Charles Featherstone and Cheryl Schweizer discuss recent electric engine test flights at the Gran…
Fire fighting support bill passes WA House
OLYMPIA – Legislation to fund aerial fire suppression assistance for small and rural fire departments passed the state House Wednesday. “Listening to some o…
ML school board mulls design for new school
MOSES LAKE — The 12th Moses Lake School District elementary school will be located in Mae Valley and will resemble Groff Elementary but will cost more. A schem…
Mitsubishi Scuttles the SpaceJet
TOKYO — Japanese industrial giant Mitsubishi Heavy Industries announced in February that it is ending its development of the SpaceJet regional jetliner and has…
6T Ranch
SOAP LAKE — Darren Hinen, of Soap Lake, has been in the cattle business most of his life. He started as a teenager with a job feeding cows nearby, but by 20 ye…
Ready for a Space Burger?
MOSES LAKE — Space Burgers are coming back.
RECAP: 2022-23 Basin basketball season
COLUMBIA BASIN – Of the 24 basketball teams in the Basin, five teams qualified for state competition and three ended up taking home hardware. With the 2022-202…
Registration open for Ephrata business expo
EPHRATA — Registration is open through March 20 for the Business After Hours Business Expo, scheduled for 4 to 7 p.m. April 12 at the Ephrata Recreation Center…
Early days
MOSES LAKE — Spring is finally here, or so we all hope, although last week’s weather may have shattered many people’s faith in the season. And spring means the…
Ready for a cold one
MOSES LAKE - William Stakelin and his wife Claudine, sons Connor and Dylan, and business partner Luke Kindred cut the ribbon on the Moses Lake Taproom at 530 W…
Hunting group files suit against WA wildlife commissioner
OLYMPIA - A nationwide hunting advocacy group is attempting to give the boot to a Washington wildlife commissioner for serving on another volunteer board.