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Color your world with Vault
Meet Vault, a black‑and‑white Border Collie cutie who’s ready to leap into your heart. This medium-sized, neutered…
State begins annual beetle treatments
OLYMPIA – Annual treatments against invasive Japanese beetles began Monday in South Central Washington, according to an announcement from the Washington State …
ACH’s Molitor looks to build off fourth-place state finish
COULEE CITY — A year after taking fourth at the 1B/2B Girls State Golf Championships as a freshman, Almira/Coulee-Hartline sophomore Naomi Molitor returns to t…
Basin sports schedule April 3-9
COLUMBIA BASIN – Check out this week’s sports schedule, featuring local baseball, golf, soccer, softball, tennis and track and field events.
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: It takes a village…
EPHRATA – We’ve all heard the old saying telling us that it “takes a village to raise a child” or some similar paraphrase. After my experience last Thursday wi…
CWU musician shines at National Trumpet Competition
ELLENSBURG — A Central Washington University music student etched her name in the history books last month when she won the undergraduate solo division at the …
FRESH NEWS: Potholes promising for bass, trout and walleye while perch, crappie and bluegill need a bit more time
MARDON – The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is 1043.70 feet – coming up a half a foot this past week.
FRESH NEWS: Largemouth fishing good, smallmouth picking up at Potholes
MARDON — The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1,043.70 feet, coming up 0.5 feet this past week. We are currently 2.8 feet below full pool. The wate…
Grant County property tax statements mailed
EPHRATA — While some property owners will see new taxes and levies on their 2024 property tax statements, for most areas the total levy rate is lower than 2023…
Grant PUD to start sending text alerts
EPHRATA — The Grant County PUD has started a system to alert customers to electrical or fiber outages in their areas via text message.
On the flip side
MOSES LAKE — Sometimes working really, really hard at something pays off. As the athletes at AIM Gymnastics are finding out. The club, which has about 70 gy…
Planning tools aim to help prepare the power grid for future climate extremes
PULLMAN — New planning tools developed by Washington State University researchers could someday help power grid planners and operators better prepare for extre…
Mammoth exhibit comes to Moses Lake museum
MOSES LAKE — Mammoths are kind of hard to find these days, but local folks will get to see the next best thing Saturday at the Moses Lake Museum & Art Center.
Presentation looks at Big Bend railroads
MOSES LAKE — Before there were freeways and airlines, the life of the Columbia Basin centered on the rail lines, a heritage that can still be seen today in the small towns that dot the Basin’s landscape. Those tra…
MLSD levy ballots mailed this week
MOSES LAKE — Ballots will be mailed to Moses Lake School District voters later this week for a special election to decide the fate of a two-year educational pr…
Roellich recognized as Banner Bank’s Best
MOSES LAKE — Kellan Roellich, a credit analyst for Banner Bank’s Moses Lake branch, has been selected for the Banner’s Best award, according to an announcement…