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Knights boys grab three wins in Arizona
TEMPE, Ariz. — The Royal Knights (7-1) traveled to Tempe, Arizona in December to compete in a multi-day tournament…
Washington town told to leave due to wildfire, 10 homes lost
LIND — An entire eastern Washington town was being evacuated Thursday because of a growing wildfire south of town that was burning homes, officials said.....
BBCC releases spring academic lists
MOSES LAKE - Big Bend Community College released its spring president’s and vice president’s lists. According to Big Bend’s website, students who make the p…
Watershed brings country stars to the Gorge
GEORGE - Watershed Festival celebrated 10 years this past weekend at the Gorge Amphitheater, bringing people from around the Pacific Northwest and across the n…
Enzo installs sign
MOSES LAKE - Enzo Italian Restaurant installed its sign Wednesday along S Pioneer Way.
Quincy hospital design set to start in September after primary vote
QUINCY — The first phase of designing a new Quincy Valley Medical Center is tentatively scheduled for early September after Tuesday’s election results indicate…
Moses Lake celebrates National Night Out
MOSES LAKE - National Night Out returned to Moses Lake Tuesday night at McCosh Park for the first time since 2019. “It's just all about us and our citizens,…
Moonlight Paddle seeks volunteers
SOAP LAKE – The waters of Soap Lake will be lit up on Aug. 13 for the Moonlight Paddle, where residents decorate their water vessels to as far as their imagina…
Ephrata's Tuesday Night Tennis League continues on
EPHRATA – For the previous three Tuesday evenings, the tennis courts have been filled with tennis players enrolled in the Tuesday Night Tennis League. The l…
Othello births for July 2022
Othello Community Hospital shared the following birth announcements with the Columbia Basin herald for late June and early July...
StoryCorps stops in Soap Lake
SOAP LAKE - In between recording sessions in Moses Lake in July, StoryCorps made a two-day detour to Soap Lake on July 24 and 25.
Lake Wenatchee and Wenatchee River to open for sockeye fishing amid strong returns
WENATCHEE – Amid a record return of sockeye salmon to the Columbia River, fishery managers in Washington’s North Central region announced that sockeye fishing will open on Lake Wenatchee and the Wenatchee River.
GCSO Motor Traffic Unit
EPHRATA - The motor traffic unit investigates traffic collisions involving fatalities and serious injuries, as well as being in charge of traffic enforcement a…
November options narrowed after primaries
COLUMBIA BASIN - While Grant and Adams county voters had plenty of options in the Aug. 2 primary, the point of the August ballot is to narrow down options in N…
Vantage Highway fire causes haze, threatens 40 structures
VANTAGE - A fire is burning on the western side of the Columbia River north of Vantage along the Vantage Highway, leading to the mobilization of state resource…
Fire near Ephrata quickly brought under control
EPHRATA - A fire early Tuesday morning burned about 100 acres of federal land just outside of Ephrata between Road A and Drumheller Road, according to first re…