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Steady progress continues on Garred Road Fire, near Coulee City
COULEE CITY — Firefighters continue to make steady progress on the Garrett Road Fire burning between Highways 2 an…
Desert Oasis High School seniors persevere
OTHELLO — Valedictorian Michelle Torres summed it up after the Desert Oasis High School class of 2023 had received their diplomas. “Start of a new day, you …
Mavs and Chiefs
MOSES LAKE — With mortar boards bedecked in flowers, back-the-blue flags, comedic statements, family names and hopes for the future, this year’s Moses Lake Hig…
Hard work pays off for 2023 Jacks
QUINCY — Brand-new Quincy High School graduate Xavier Tagle said there was a lesson in the ceremony on June 10. “All those years, all that work, and it pays…
Soap Lake honors 45 members of the class of 2023
SOAP LAKE — Dressed in graduation caps and gowns, 45 Soap Lake High School seniors walked through the high school’s gymnasium for the final time as Eagles on S…
Warden grads focus on kindness, hard work
WARDEN — Work hard and be kind. Those are what Warden High School class of 2023 valedictorian Quinn Erdmann said are the most important things she learned duri…
Learning to fly: Former refugee earns scholarship for Big Bend flight training.
MOSES LAKE — Victoire Wilondja is learning to fly because he wants to do something big with his life. “The freedom of dreaming big,” said Wilondja as he sat…
Washington sports schedule June 14-20
COLUMBIA BASIN – Check out this week’s Washington sports schedule, featuring local, regional and statewide sporting events...
Knox hired as Ephrata boys wrestling coach
EPHRATA – The Ephrata School District announced that Joe Knox will be taking over the Tiger boys wrestling program in a release on Tuesday. According to the re…
18U Rattlers open season in Pasco
MOSES LAKE – The 18U Moses Lake Rattlers began their season at the Kate Austin Memorial Tournament over the weekend, going 3-2 in games against teams from acro…
Royal City gains new council members, approves water main upgrade
ROYAL CITY — The Royal City City Council swore in two new members during its meeting Monday evening. Rick Kannely and Ryan Piercy were selected to fill vacanci…
Lending a paw
MOSES LAKE — Grant County Animal Outreach recently got some much-needed upgrades. Moses Lake developer CAD Homes teamed up with several other businesses thi…
NRCS chief tours Columbia Basin Project
MOSES LAKE — Terry Cosby, chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service, had some words of encouragement Monday morning f…
Parks district vote could be coming up in Quincy
QUINCY — Residents of Quincy, George and some rural areas around Quincy may be voting on a proposal to create a new regional parks district. Quincy Administrat…
Play ball!
MOSES LAKE – Hosted by the Moses Lake Youth Baseball Association, the third annual Pete Doumit Memorial Tournament took to the diamonds of Larson Playfield fro…
News Bites for June 13, 2023
SOAP LAKE — Two fire districts were brought in for a rescue at Lake Lenore Caves Sunday, according to a statement from Grant County Fire District 7.