General News
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MLPD logs for Dec. 19-21, 2025
The reports below were provided by the Moses Lake Police Department. All suspects are considered innocent until pr…
After just missing in 2022, Wahluke football looking to make playoffs in 2023
MATTAWA — The Wahluke High School football team missed the first round of the 2022 playoffs by the smallest of margins, and Coach Anfernee Cortez said his team…
Soap Lake confident heading into new season
SOAP LAKE – Eagles Head Coach Garrett Devine said that the team is much stronger than they were last season. Soap Lake’s first game of the season is Friday, wh…
Quincy football sets goal of building on improvement
QUINCY — The 2022 football season saw some encouraging things happen for the Quincy High School Jackrabbits, and both Head Coach Russ Elliott and Jacks players…
Experience counts
COULEE CITY – With a roster of 31 players, the Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors are entering 2023 with a more experienced squad than last year.
New-look Cougars to hit the field in 2023
WARDEN – There will be a new head coach patrolling the sidelines at Warden High School this fall, as South Africa native Dallyn McLean takes over the Cougar fo…
Finishing down the stretch
MOSES LAKE – The Mavericks were a hail mary away from winning their second-straight Columbia Basin Big-Nine title last season, and now enter the 2023 campaign …
'Starting fresh'
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Christian Academy and Covenant Christian School are breaking new ground on the football field.
GALLERY: Royal’s 2022 title run
ROYAL CITY – The Knights were crowned the champions of 1A football for the third straight season in 2022, defeating Mt. Baker 35-20 in the state championship g…
Royal City man crashes car, drags self to get help
QUINCY - A Royal City man is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries following a single-car collision Tuesday morning near Quincy, according to a statement…
SR 20 reopens west of Winthrop
WINTHROP — Washington Department of Transportation officials have reopened a section of State Route 20, the North Cascades Highway, which had been closed due to fires in the vicinity. The road was closed from Ne…
Okanogan River Bridge at Oroville to close for repairs
OROVILLE — The Highway 97 bridge across the Okanogan River south of Oroville will close for several weeks beginning Sept. 6. The bridge is located about a mile south of town...
Soap Lake schools approve bargaining agreement for coaches
SOAP LAKE – After 14 years without a collective bargaining agreement, the Soap Lake School Board approved a CBA with the Coaches Association in the Soap Lake S…
FIRE REPORT: Small fires hit locally, regional fires burn on
EPHRATA — A small grass fire near Road J and Road 16 Northwest flared up Tuesday, which was quickly put out by Grant County Fire District 13. Lightning struck …
Ephrata dismisses Parks and Rec director
EPHRATA — Ephrata city officials are considering options to replace Parks and Recreation Director Traci Bennet after her employment was terminated. Ephrata Cit…
Woman struck by train in Ephrata
EPHRATA — A 58-year-old woman suffered multiple injuries when she was struck by a train while trying to cross the tracks at the Ephrata Amtrak station shortly …