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WA asks judge to force Tacoma immigrant detention center operator to let inspectors in
TACOMA — Washington state health inspectors have tried for months to investigate complaints at the embattled immig…
Bra auction raises more than $16,000 for cancer patients
EPHRATA — A fundraising auction to help cancer patients in need raised more than $16,800, starting with an Ephrata business and radiating out to a worldwide gr…
Weather for Monday, Nov. 6, 2023
Weather for Monday, Nov. 6, 2023
Warriors punch ticket to state
COULEE CITY – No matter the outcome of Saturday’s district championship game against Northport, the Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors are on to state after defea…
Basin football scores: Week 10
COLUMBIA BASIN – The regular season concluded last week across the state, and several local teams are heading off to their respective state playoffs.
Mavs fight in second half, fall to Chiawana
MOSES LAKE – Down 28-6 at the half, Moses Lake was able to put points on the board and cut the deficit to 10 points in the fourth quarter, but the Chiawana Riv…
Samaritan culture, staffing, public perception discussed at candidate forum
MOSES LAKE — Four candidates for Grant County Hospital District 1, which oversees Samaritan Healthcare in Moses Lake, addressed voters at a candidate forum Oct…
Port of Othello discusses potential for Othello Airport FBO
OTHELLO – The Port of Othello heard aircraft broker Kevin Raver speak about his informal proposal for starting a Fixed-Based Operator at the Othello Municipal …
STUDIO BASIN: Volunteering and league titles
MOSES LAKE — Peny Archer of Community Services of Moses Lake is the guest on this week’s edition of the STUDIO BASIN podcast. Archer talks about operations of the Moses Lake Food Bank, the level of need for its ser…
Moravida '23
MOSES LAKE – The 2nd Annual Moravida Festival was held Saturday, October 28th at the Grant County Fairgrounds with a pre-party kickoff dance held the night bef…
Basin Public Meetings Schedule: Nov. 2023
This schedule includes regularly scheduled meetings, which may be changed or canceled. Agendas may be found on each municipality’s website one to two business …
Soap Lake council schedules special budget meeting
SOAP LAKE — Soap Lake City Council members will review and discuss the municipal 2024 budget at a special meeting at 5:30 Wednesday at the Soap Lake Community …
Vanguard gets creative for kids’ Halloween event
MOSES LAKE — Spiders, cows, ghosts and the occasional giant chicken took over Vanguard Academy Tuesday for the school’s Halloween trick-or-treat event...
Feds announce changes to reverse mortgage program
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Housing Administration released new proposed policy updates to its Home Equity Conversion Program, according to a statement issu…
Principal motivations
WARDEN – Now entering her third year as Warden High School Principal, Katie Phipps said she finally feels like she has found her footing. Phipps moved to Warde…
‘Little Women’ to be presented by Othello High Drama Club
OTHELLO — The classic tale of four sisters growing up in the shadow of civil war comes to the McFarland Middle School stage tonight and tomorrow night. The cur…