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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…
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OTHELLO – After winning a regional championship as a team by over 100 points, the Othello Huskies boys wrestling team is sending 15 wrestlers to the 2023 Mat C…
Museum displays thrifted objects to examine prejudice
WENATCHEE — Consider the flesh-colored crayons in an exhibit at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center (WVMCC): from 1903 the pinkish brown is the onl…
Newhouses accept sign for father’s namesake
OLYMPIA - In anticipation for the destruction of the Irv Newhouse building early next month, Congressman Dan Newhouse and family were presented with the sign b…
Ephrata council talks pickleball courts, garbage contract
EPHRATA — A group of volunteers wants to build new pickleball courts and donate them to the city of Ephrata. “We are severely lacking in recreational opport…
WA Ag committee moves 6 bills forward
OLYMPIA — The House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources passed several bills Wednesday that now move on to the next step in the legislative process.…
WSU develops test for canine bleeding disorder
PULLMAN — Washington State University researchers have developed a test that helps identify dogs at risk of a potentially fatal disorder that can result in exc…
Help cancer patients through recycling
MOSES LAKE - Two local recycling centers are putting proceeds from donated recyclable materials toward the Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation. To donate your hou…
Untapped
MOSES LAKE — Will Stakelin and his son Connor Stakelin didn’t want to let the space once occupied by Squirrelfight Artisan Brewing stay empty for very long. …
Active communities
MOSES LAKE — A night of awards and games in Othello, and afternoon of music and suds in Moses Lake, a Civil War story in Quincy - there’s a lot going on around…
Mavs advance to second round
MOSES LAKE – The Mavericks used their defense to ride off to a 42-33 win over West Valley (Yakima) in the first round of the Columbia Basin Big 9 district play…
Law enforcement logs for Feb. 16
The reports below were provided by the police department or jail indicated. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law...
Warnick at work in Olympia
OLYMPIA - Senator Judy Warnick (R-Moses Lake) sits at her desk on the Senate floor Wednesday. The Senate voted on second and third readings of more than a doze…
Moses Lake cuts ribbon on Larson Rec Center
MOSES LAKE - Carrie Hoiness, recreation superintendent, and Susan Schweisow, former parks, recreation and cultural services director, formally cut the ribbon o…
'Allison's Law' seeks to increase access to fentanyl test strips
OLYMPIA - Allisone McClanahan suffered from severe chronic pain and fibromyalgia. To ease her pain, the 26-year-old took a pain pill from a friend she thought …
Dent, Warnick bills would create assessment process for MLIRD
OLYMPIA - A bill currently being considered by the Washington State Legislature would change the process for how the Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation D…