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…
Back to the gridiron
COLUMBIA BASIN — Football season in the Columbia Basin begins on Friday, and the Columbia Basin Herald is bringing full preview coverage of the upcoming season…
GCFD 7 gets firefighting grant; small fires dot SW WA Cascades
SOAP LAKE — Grant County Fire District 7, based in Soap Lake, announced Friday it had been awarded a $590,400 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agenc…
Welcome back message from MLSD Superintendent Monty Sabin
Dear MLSD Families, I am excited to welcome you all back to the start of another school year. It is an exciting time to see and feel the energy generated by…
Warden High institutes Work Based Learning program
WARDEN – The Warden School Board approved the credit offerings for a new state mandated Work Based Learning program, to be instituted at the Warden High School…
Weather for Monday, Aug. 28, 2023
Weather for Monday, Aug. 28, 2023
News Bites for Aug. 28, 2023
SOAP LAKE – With the help of the Soap Lake Police Department, Grant County Sheriff’s Department found a man who had become separated from his companions on a hike near the Lake Lenore Caves Tuesday. Sheriff’s deput…
Ephrata baseball coach Jason Laugen steps down
EPHRATA – Long-time Ephrata baseball head coach Jason Laugen is stepping down from the position, the Ephrata School District announced on Friday.
Car show, parade, tournaments part of Warden Community Days
WARDEN — A community dinner, a parade, a beanbag tournament and a show full of cool cars are among the events scheduled for Community Days, scheduled for Labor…
Four Basin football teams meet at Quincy jamboree
QUINCY – Varsity and junior varsity squads from Ephrata, Moses Lake, Quincy and Royal gathered at the Quincy High School football field on Friday, competing in…
MLSD board approves 2023-24 budget
MOSES LAKE — The general fund budget for the Moses Lake School District will be $152.47 million for the 2023-24 school year. Moses Lake School Board members pa…
CUTTING THE RIBBON: No Filter Med Spa
MOSES LAKE - A local family has opened No Filter Med Spa at 2900 West Broadway, Suite B in Moses lake. The business celebrated their opening and membership wit…
Homeland Security, Dept. of Education announce school safety awareness campaign
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services and Justice, announced Aug. 17 it had launched a public awareness campai…
STUDIO BASIN: Samaritan Hospital cost, boil water advisory and upcoming fall sports
MOSES LAKE – On this week's episode of the Studio Basin podcast, Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer and Sports Reporter Ian Bivona discuss last week's headlines,…
Port of Quincy to consider options for Bishop Rec Area
QUINCY — Port of Quincy commissioners will get an updated title for a piece of port-owned property south of town, which might - or might not - be the first ste…
DK’s Drive In
EPHRATA – DK’s Drive In in Ephrata serves hamburgers, fries and other fast food items while trying to provide customers with quality food and a clean establish…