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BASIN EVENTS: July 31-Aug. 31
COLUMBIA BASIN — Those lazy days of summer don’t have to be so lazy you can’t get out and enjoy some fun around th…
Celebrating 50 years of business in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE – Mike Hamilton has a long history of owning restaurants in Moses Lake. He’ll hit 50 years of business in Moses Lake in October. With the help of hi…
BASIN BOX SCORE: MLHS National Track, sports training camps, summer baseball concludes
COLUMBIA BASIN – Sports reporters Mike Maynard and Caleb Perez look through a week of sports in the Columbia Basin including a soccer player announcing his com…
Mobile fun
MOSES LAKE — Four-year-old Leilani Torres examined her artwork critically. “Okay, what else do I need?” she asked, as she searched through the piles of con…
BASIN COMMUNITY CALENDAR: August 2025
COLUMBIA BASIN — July is over and we’re heading into the home stretch of summer. Here are a few of the things happening around the Basin this month:
Building a community at Garb & Gizmos
SOAP LAKE – Garb & Gizmos, a hobby and gaming store in Soap Lake, recently celebrated one year of being in business. Kala Seim, who owns the business alongside…
Masquers to audition for ‘Little Shop of Horrors’
SOAP LAKE — Auditions for the Masquers Theater production of “Little Shop of Horrors” will take place Aug. 16-17, according to an announcement from the theater…
Library story time keeps children engaged with books, songs and crafts
MOSES LAKE — Books are meant to be read, and children’s books are meant to be read aloud. And at the Moses Lake Public Library, that’s what happens. “We ha…
STUDIO BASIN: Columbia Basin Hospital bond, Grant Co. prosecuting attorney and BMX
MOSES LAKE – On this episode of the STUDIO BASIN Podcast, Managing Editor R. Hans “Rob” Miller discusses the upcoming Columbia Basin Hospital bond for the prim…
Cowboy Breakfast in new hands this year
MOSES LAKE — ’Round these here parts, the Cowboy Breakfast is almost as much of a tradition as the rodeo. So when the Kiwanis Club wasn’t able to organize it t…
BASIN BOX SCORE: Sixers, Co-Ed softball, local wrestling, and Mariners outlook
COLUMBIA BASIN – On this week’s episode of the Basin Box Score podcast, your hosts Mike Maynard and Cheryl Schweizer discuss the recent happenings in local spo…
BASIN EVENTS: July 25-Aug. 2
COLUMBIA BASIN — The weather is gorgeous and there’s lots happening around the Basin. Here are a few possibilities:
American Honey to close out summer concert series
MOSES LAKE — The name came out of the blue. “When we started, we used to do these band barbecues, and we hadn’t come up with a name yet,” said Audre Belt, l…
Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath and became the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76
Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice — and drug-and-alcohol ravage…
'A nice destination'
SOAP LAKE — When it’s finished, folks won’t recognize the former clubhouse at the Lakeview Golf and Country Club. “It’s going to be a nice destination,” sa…
STUDIO BASIN: Railroads, MLSD budget and the conclusion of baseball
On this week’s episode of the STUDIO BASIN Podcast, Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer discusses the potential of the Columbia Basin Railroad being sold. The rai…