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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…

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Weather for the week of July 8, 2024

Weather for the week of July 8, 2024

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Derby turns Soap Lake street into a raceway

SOAP LAKE — Most of the time, the police take a dim view of young people racing cars through the middle of town. But in Soap Lake Saturday, the cops were helpi…

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Man missing, presumed drowned on Banks Lake

COULEE CITY – First responders searched for a man who went missing on Banks Lake near Coulee City Park Friday, according to a statement from the Grant County S…

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
FIRE REPORT: Fires spring up in Wenatchee, Mansfield areas

MANSFIELD — The Road 11 Fire burning about 12 miles southwest of Mansfield was 50% contained Saturday, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. The …

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
3-on-3 tournament highlights the hazards of vaping

SOAP LAKE — The Soap Lake Suds ‘N Sun festival Saturday had a new element this year: a 3-on-3 basketball tournament sponsored by the Soap Lake Prevention Coali…

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
July 4 celebration fills Othello park

July 4 celebration fills Othello park

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
STUDIO BASIN: Leadership changes, and Royal softball coach Lisa Lawrence

MOSES LAKE - On this week's episode of the STUDIO BASIN Podcast, Managing Editor R. Hans "Rob" Miller reviews leadership changes happening around the Columbia Basin. That includes changes for the Moses Lake, Soap L…

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
ACH Legion takes down Freeman

ROCKFORD – The Almira/Coulee-Hartline Senior Legion baseball team got its seventh and eighth wins of the summer season in a doubleheader sweep of Freeman on Tu…

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Repairs, restoration of Grant Co. Courthouse exterior nearly done

EPHRATA — Repairs to the steps and sections of the exterior of the Grant County Courthouse are almost complete. Construction crews have been working on the ter…

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
FIRE REPORT: Ephrata area fire shuts down SR 17

EPHRATA — The Marksman Road fire, which blazed up quickly east of Ephrata Tuesday and closed SR 17 for a time, was contained quickly thanks to a lot of intera…

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
‘We try to keep a real diverse collection in here’

MOSES LAKE – Opened less than a year ago, 3rd Ave Antiques provides a look into the past through the various items collected by the store's five co-owners, who…

Updated 1 year, 8 months ago
Seller’s market remains in Grant County

MOSES LAKE — Grant County is still leaning in favor of home sellers, according to a report from Rocket Homes reviewing home sales for the month of June. While …

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Basin events for July 5-13

COLUMBIA BASIN – If you’re looking to get out and about after enjoying the Independence Day holiday, The Columbia Basin has several things going on over the ne…

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Weather for July 5-10

Weather for July 5-10

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Road construction projects to resume Monday

SOAP LAKE — The slope stabilization project on State Route 17 north of Soap Lake is scheduled to be finished sometime between late August and early September. …