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Darling dahlias
MOSES LAKE — Everything you always wanted to know about growing dahlias will be on display Monday. Valerie Parrott, owner of Pieces by Parrott in Moses Lake…
Indigenous history
WANAPUM DAM — Children and adults will get a look at the history and culture of the Wanapum and Columbia Plateau people at Archeology Days, Oct. 2 and 3 at the…
Columbia Basin Community Calendar for October 2023
COLUMBIA BASIN - As the holidays approach, there’s plenty to do in the Columbia Basin to have fun, support good causes and learn. Here are just a sample of tho…
Frontotemporal dementia
MOSES LAKE — Dementia is an ugly disease, and there are variants that make it even uglier. Frontotemporal dementia is one of those variants...
High-flying offense helps give Mavs a 4-0 start
MOSES LAKE – Moses Lake’s high-powered offense has lit up the scoreboard through the first four weeks this fall, allowing the Mavericks to outscore their oppon…
Tigers win in three against East Valley
EPHRATA – The Tigers improved to 2-0 in the Central Washington Athletic Conference with a win over East Valley (Yakima) on Tuesday, sweeping the Red Devils in …
Commerce awards $35.4M in energy infrastructure grants
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Commerce announced Wednesday it awarded $35.4 million in grants to local, state and tribal governments and non-profits to plan and install solar and battery backup power…
Okanagan Specialty Fruits opens Moses Lake packing facility
MOSES LAKE — The new Okanagan Specialty Fruits facility had its official ribbon-cutting Wednesday before a crowd of OSF team members, Moses Lake Chamber of Com…
RUE & SAGE
MOSES LAKE – Zoe Sterner, left, and her parents Barry Sterner and Rebecca Sterner, cut the ribbon at the Rue & Sage and Wild Stem Farm/Pumpkin Patch open house…
Warden denied Public Works Board funding
WARDEN – City Administrator Kriss Shuler announced during Tuesday’s regular city council meeting that Warden was denied grant funding from the Washington State…
Warden finalizes $1 million land sale to port
WARDEN – The city of Warden finalized the purchase of 69 acres of industrial land on the north edge of the city to the Port of Warden for approximately $1 mill…
Groundbreaking held for new Royal City Library
ROYAL CITY — The golden shovels did their job Wednesday in Royal City as the Royal City Friends of the Library broke ground for the new library building downto…
Q&A: Samaritan Healthcare candidates
MOSES LAKE — Incumbent Katherine Christian and challenger Elliot DeLong are running for one of two open positions on the Samaritan Healthcare commission...
Elk hoof disease likely causes systemic changes according to WSU research
PULLMAN — Elk treponeme-associated hoof disease, previously thought to be limited to deformations in elks’ hooves, appears to create molecular changes througho…
Q&A with Ephrata trustee candidates Mike Fleurkens and Jordan Hansen
EPHRATA – Two candidates are vying for a seat on the Ephrata School Board. Mike Fleurkens and Jordan Hansen made it past the primary over the summer...