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City says concession lease with Carson is settled, despite allegations
SOAP LAKE — Allegations were raised during a recent Soap Lake City Council meeting that Council Member Susan Carso…
‘Beauty and the Beast’ opens Friday at Quincy High
QUINCY — A classic tale of love, sacrifice and rediscovering one’s humanity comes to the Quincy High School stage for the next two weekends.
Broncos use strong fourth quarter to overwhelm Adna
SPOKANE — A six-point lead going into the fourth quarter turned into a 15-point win over Adna for the Lind-Ritzville Broncos in the Round of 12 in the 2B Boys …
Quincy SD board gets special guest star
QUINCY — Hailey Beegle, who plays Belle in the Quincy High School production of “Beauty and the Beast,” performs a song from the musical for Quincy School Boar…
Lions fall to Odessa in girls 1B state tournament
SPOKANE — In a back-and-forth first game inside the Spokane Arena, the Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School Lions fell to Odessa 55-50 in the…
Cannabis concentration bills fail to grow in state legislature
OLYMPIA — Two bills that aim to limit the potency of cannabis products have not progressed through the Washington House and look like they will not make the fi…
Downtown food truck court work continues in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — The food court set for the corner of South Alder Street and Fourth Avenue in downtown is one step closer to reality following the delivery of the …
Lookin' to get hitched?
MOSES LAKE — On the bar in front of Jessica Ramynke sits a number of little, plastic shot glasses of purplish-magenta liquid on ice. It’s the signature drin…
Othello Chamber hosts annual awards banquet
OTHELLO — Ken Johnson fought back emotion as he accepted the Citizen of the Year award, and Maria Montalvo almost didn’t believe it when the presenters gave he…
Centenarians have lots of stories to tell
MOSES LAKE — Edna Watkins, Ann Klobucher and Helen Theis have seen a lot. They were girls in grade school when the Great Depression started, in their late teen…
Basin sports schedule Mar. 1-7
COLUMBIA BASIN – It’s the final week of the winter sports season here in the Basin, as five local boys and girls basketball teams chase their dreams of achievi…
WA may make it easier to build backyard cottages in a bid to ease the housing crisis
OLYMPIA — More backyard cottages could soon pop up across Washington. So-called accessory dwelling units, often referred to as in-law suites, provide indepe…
O’ the stories you’ll read!
WARDEN — For Read Across America Week, Warden Police Chief Rick Martin stood in the office of Warden Elementary School sorting through a stack of Dr. Seuss boo…
Soap Lake schedules condo hearing
SOAP LAKE - The City of Soap Lake will be holding a public meeting on Friday to consider an application for a condominium development.
Three WA airports receive federal grants
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A joint release by U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Patty Murray (D-WA) on Tuesday stated that three Washington State airports will r…
Columbia Basin senior calendar for March 2023
Calendar for senior citizens in the Columbia Basin.