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BASIN SPORTS SCHEDULE: April 6-13, 2026
COLUMBIA BASIN — Multiple basin teams head into spring break this week, while others return to compete through lea…
MLFD investigating residential fire
MOSES LAKE – Tuesday at around 4 p.m. the City of Moses Lake Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire on West Texas Street, according to a release fr…
Grant Co. 2025 budget approved
EPHRATA — Grant County Commissioners unanimously passed the county’s 2025 budget with modifications to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office fund and cost-of-livin…
Bite2Go program combating child hunger in Quincy Schools
QUINCY – The reality of chronic hunger and food insecurity faces countless children across Washington, impacting their ability to learn and thrive. In response…
Vocab VIPs
MOSES LAKE — Next time you advise a Moses Lake Christian Academy student to use their words, be careful. They might use some you don’t know. MLCA emerged f…
Eagle boys, girls fall to Republic in opener
SOAP LAKE -- Both the Soap Lake boys and girls basketball teams fell to Republic in their season openers on Tuesday night, with the girls losing 40-27 before t…
Seeking a pawsome pal
Meet Railroad, a newly graduated shepherd mix pup from Coyote Ridge Correctional Center in Connell, Washington. He learned a lot from the school — like sit, st…
Soap Lake Winterfest set for Saturday
SOAP LAKE — Soap Lake will usher in the holiday season with Winterfest Dec. 7, according to the Soap Lake Chamber of Commerce.
Columbia Basin Foundation raffles trees for foster children
EPHRATA — The Grant County Guardian Ad Litem program, which advocates for children in foster care, will be the beneficiary of this year’s Columbia Basin Founda…
Grant County certified election results
MOSES LAKE – According to the Washington Secretary of State’s Office, nearly three-quarters of registered voters in Grant County participated in the Nov. 5 Gen…
Quincy preliminary budget projected at $113M
QUINCY — The city of Quincy is projected to spend about $113.49 million in 2025, according to its preliminary budget. Being a preliminary budget it’s still sub…
Masquers to open Christmas play this weekend
SOAP LAKE — “A Good Old-Fashioned Big Family Christmas” will open tomorrow at the Masquers Theater in Soap Lake, according to an announcement from Publicity Ch…
Ephrata passed 2025 budget
EPHRATA – The Ephrata City Council passed its 2025 budget unanimously at the Dec. 4 regular council meeting. The council also discussed an ordinance to make ad…
Grant PUD projected to finish 2024 in the black
EPHRATA — The Grant County Public Utility District was in the black at the end of the third quarter of 2024. The third quarter results were presented to the PU…
Two booked for controlled substance homicide
WARDEN – Monday morning the Moses Lake Regional Tactical Response Team served a warrant to a residence outside of Warden in the 4600 block of Road U Southeast,…
Hometown shopping
MOSES LAKE — Black Friday is big business, drawing huge crowds to huge stores with heavily advertised specials. But the next day, Small Business Saturday, hits…