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Huskies suffer loss in district tournament
OTHELLO — The Othello Huskies (19-4) suffered a 5-1 loss at home to the Ellensburg Bulldogs in the semifinals of t…
Golfers dust off their clubs as courses across the state reopen
MOSES LAKE — Golfers didn’t seem to be letting the course get the best of them on their first day back, with only smiles and excitement to get their clubs back…
School district staff plants in downtown flower boxes
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake School District teachers, aides and administrators fanned out along Third Avenue and adjoining side streets with shovels and flowers Tu…
Anglers flock to Potholes as recreational fishing returns
MOSES LAKE — The word of the day was excitement for anglers as they returned to the water in waves on Tuesday as recreational fishing tentatively reopened acro…
Chicken project continues despite lockdown
Back in early March, students in the animal science classes at Moses Lake High School were working on a long-term project that started with raising baby chicks…
Courses prepare for return of golfers
MOSES LAKE — Golfers are set to dust off their clubs as courses around the state are allowed to reopen today, under restrictions.
Growing, going, gone: Othello FFA sells out of plants
OTHELLO — The plant sale sponsored by the Othello High School FFA chapter was supposed to last three days. It’s the third year FFA members have grown flowers f…
Volunteers gather seeds for MLSD students
MOSES LAKE — It was very likely the most crowded the commons at Moses Lake High School has been in two months.
School district staff help feed Moses Lake children
MOSES LAKE — Schools are closed by state order due to the coronavirus pandemic, but local school employees continue to supply children with the meals they norm…
Hundreds come out to Moses Lake parks each day last week for gnome scavenger hunt
MOSES LAKE — Hundreds of people came out to Moses Lake parks as part of the Gnome Scavenger Hunt coordinated by the city’s Parks and Recreation department.
Local band Dimestore Prophets dealing with loss of shows
Dimestore Prophets, a staple of the Moses Lake music scene, formed in 2010 and have played upward of 1,000 shows together.
Samaritan Healthcare implements cuts in wake of COVID-19
MOSES LAKE — Management and medical providers at Samaritan Healthcare of Moses Lake are taking temporary pay cuts and other employees are taking voluntary furl…
People flock from across region for Moses Lake potato giveaway
MOSES LAKE — In hundreds of vehicles Thursday, crisscrossing the length of the Grant County Fairgrounds parking lot, snaking more than a mile all the way back …
Farmers donate tons of potatoes in Ritzville
RITZVILLE — Potato farmers across Washington are facing an unprecedented economic crisis as restaurant demand for spuds bottoms out, with a billion pounds of p…
Moses Lake grad accepted into Johns Hopkins Ph.D. program
MOSES LAKE — Marnie Skinner called it the best and worst week.
Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation continues meal program
MOSES LAKE — A partnership with local restaurants is allowing the Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation to continue its Meals to Heal program. The cancer foundation…