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Fire District 7 cites teamwork, staffing needs after demanding fire season
SOAP LAKE — After one of the busiest wildfire seasons in recent memory, Grant County Fire District 7 leaders say t…
Pet of the Week: Valkyrie
Valkyrie is a Siberian Husky mix about 7 years old. She likes to laze around in the sun and would make a great cuddle buddy to binge watch a TV show...
Weather for Monday, Feb. 13
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Monday night is expected to be mostly cloudy, w…
Summerfest at risk
ROYAL CITY — Last July, the streets of Royal City were filled with fun as the town’s annual Summerfest brought out parades, concerts, games and food. This y…
Royal City considers security cameras
ROYAL CITY — The Royal City City Council considered the purchase of surveillance cameras at Tuesday’s meeting. Royal City Police Chief Rey Rodriguez present…
BBCC President pushes for education legislation in Olympia
MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College President Sara Thompson Tweedy spent a week in Olympia, meeting with legislators and other college presidents to expand…
Proposal would expand Running Start to sophomores
OLYMPIA — A bill being considered by the Washington State Legislature would expand the state’s Running Start Program, which allows high school juniors and seni…
Moses Lake School Superintendent Monty Sabin and the week in sports on the Basin Studio Podcast
MOSES LAKE – On this episode of the Studio Basin podcast, senior reporter Cheryl Schweizer sits down with Moses Lake School District Superintendent Monty Sabin…
Omak takes down Quincy in CTL title game
WENATCHEE — The Omak Pioneers cut down the nets at Wenatchee High School on Friday night after knocking off the No. 1 seed Quincy Jackrabbits 71-52 in the Cari…
Cougars dominate on defense, defeat Goldendale 76-15
WARDEN — After shaking off some early game nerves, the Warden Cougars dominated with its defense en route to a 76-15 win over Goldendale in the first round of …
Moses Lake School Board discusses, declines to pursue, flag policy
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake School Board members decided not to pursue research on a possible policy governing the display of flags in district buildings. Board…
Police respond to MLHS gang fight on Thursday
MOSES LAKE — Officers with both the Moses Lake Police Department and the Grant County Sheriff’s Office responded to a large fight in the parking lot of Moses L…
Hunting for the past
COLUMBIA BASIN — The curiosity Mark Danielson had as a child has never gone away. Instead, he has turned that curiosity into a years-long passion that has brou…
'I always get more excited when there’s something on the line'
MOSES LAKE – Maverick Junior Dayton Regan entered the 2022-23 boys wrestling season with a specific goal in mind – make it to the state finals. Now he’s one st…
Community connections
MOSES LAKE – The Grant County Fairgrounds played host to a little more than 500 Columbia Basin residents who were there on Saturday, Feb. 4, to support the Col…
‘Almost, Maine’
SOAP LAKE — A play about the many variations of love, as revealed as a cold night in a small Maine community, comes to the stage at the Masquers Theater for th…