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Seahawks select running back Jadarian Price of Notre Dame with No. 32 pick in NFL draft
SEATTLE (AP) — It took less than two months for the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks to find a replacement for…
Newspaper tax break bill passes WA Senate
OLYMPIA – Legislation to help support the news media by exempting them from the state business and occupation tax passed the state Senate Friday. “Local jou…
Tire collection event set for late April
MOSES LAKE — Grant County residents will have a chance to unload those unwanted tires this month, according to a statement from the Grant County Public Works D…
American Legion Auxiliary national president visits Ephrata
EPHRATA – The American Legion Auxiliary National President Vickie Koutz visited American Legion Post and Unit 28 in Ephrata last week for a celebration of vete…
QVMC design coming in early May
QUINCY — Details of the design for the new Quincy Valley Medical Center are starting to take shape. Architects and construction experts are still working to na…
Hot sand in the Columbia Basin
MOSES LAKE — Over the weekend local ATV/ORV enthusiast group the Sand Scorpions hosted an event out at the sand dunes called the Run What You Brung Sand Drags,…
Seahawks mascot healthy after surgery at WSU
OLYMPIA - The Seattle Seahawks’ live mascot, Taima, will be ready to lead his team onto the field when the NFL season kicks off after undergoing a short proced…
The hidden dangers of salmonella infections in pets
Humans typically avoid raw foods because of the risk of developing a salmonella infection, a common bacterial disease that harms the intestinal tract. While hu…
Family flowers
QUINCY — Looking over the options, Ashley Ko knew immediately there was one that wouldn’t do. Ko, co-owner of the Flower Basket in Quincy, had an arrangement …
The smell of spring
Jackeline Pacheco turns a hot dog wrapped in bacon and jalapeno peppers while Mario Flores watches the deep fryer as they fry up authentic Mexican bacon-wrappe…
Speaker warns of impact that high-potency marijuana can have on youth
MOSES LAKE – Laura Stack, Founder of Johnny’s Ambassadors, spoke at Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center Thursday evening about the impact high-potency marij…
Weather for Monday, April 3, 2023
Monday: A 20% chance of showers after 11 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming westerly at 5-7 mph in the afternoon, while Monday night sh…
Quincy roundabout construction starts Monday
QUINCY — White Trail Road will be closed at its intersection with State Route 28 about eight miles west of Quincy, beginning today. Construction crews will be …
ML looking at Cascade Valley, Wheeler utility expansion
MOSES LAKE — The city of Moses Lake is looking at ways to expand sewer and water coverage to areas of Cascade Valley outside the city limits as well as improve…
A call answered
MOSES LAKE — There’s been a lot of change in American churches in the last 50 years. The Sexual Revolution, the Jesus Movement, megachurches, the end of the Co…
April 2023 community calendar
A community calendar for the Columbia Basin.