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One lane closed on SR 17 north of Soap Lake
SOAP LAKE — The northbound lane of State Route 17 one mile north of Soap Lake will be closed to allow workers to r…
Comeback win!
OTHELLO – Down 2-1 to Deer Park in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Othello bats came alive as the Huskies were able to ring off six runs in seven at-bats a…
Remembering WWII
MOSES LAKE — It was perhaps the defining event of the 20th century. “It’s an area of interest to a lot of people,” said Moses Lake Museum and Art Center Dir…
‘The new Cape Canaveral’
MOSES LAKE — “How can we help you?” It was the question Gov. Jay Inslee asked several times on Tuesday during a visit to Moses Lake to meet with the heads o…
The murals of Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — There’s a very simple reason tattoo artist Shawn Willmorth painted the side of his building on W. Broadway Avenue. “We painted it because it wa…
Basin sports schedule March 29-April 4
COLUMBIA BASIN – With spring break just around the corner, many Basin teams will see a break from action next week. Check out this week’s sports schedule for a…
Bird fanatics
OTHELLO — Sandhill cranes have a special meaning for Debb Reiley. Reiley lives in Seattle now but spent 30 years in Alaska, the summer range for sandhill cr…
UPDATED: GCFD 5 responds to Basic American Foods fire
MOSES LAKE – A fire broke out at the Basic American Foods facility just south of Moses Lake at Tuesday evening. Grant County Fire District 5 and Moses Lake Fir…
Othello High drumline competes
OTHELLO — The Othello High School drumline isn’t an easy gig. Freshman Martin Marroquin admitted he thought it over for a while before joining. “A friend of…
Auction set to support local accident victim
MOSES LAKE – Central Washington Livestock, Inc., Moses Lake, is set to auction off Panda the Mexican steer Wednesday at 1 p.m. to support Caleb Berquist and hi…
Royal City robotics team has chance to compete in California
ROYAL CITY — If they can raise the money, nine budding Royal City engineers will be headed to California next month. The Royal Middle School robotics team, …
Mavs off to 5-1 start
MOSES LAKE – After suffering its first setback of the 2023 season in a loss to Mt. Spokane on Saturday, the Moses Lake softball team is looking to get back on …
DNR plans prescribed burns in Eastern, Central Washington
OLYMPIA — The Department of Natural Resources is planning a number of prescribed burns on State Trust lands in Central and Eastern Washington this spring, acco…
RECAP: Basin baseball March 20-25
COLUMBIA BASIN – Local baseball teams continued on through the early regular seasons, as many squads are now entering the teeth of league contests. See below f…
Ephrata Parks and Recreation makes spring plans
EPHRATA – The Ephrata Parks and Recreation department has created a number of new events for spring, and Ephrata Recreation Supervisor Josh Johnson said the ci…
Track & fielders compete in Quincy
QUINCY – Four local track and field teams joined the Quincy Jackrabbits at the Best of the Basin meet last week, with Ephrata, Othello, Royal and Wahluke all a…