General News
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WEATHER: April 20-24
Monday: Partly sunny, high near 81. Partly cloudy overnight, with a low about 50.
Mosbrucker named WPUDA Legislative Champion
OLYMPIA — State Rep. Gina Mosbrucker, R-Goldendale, was recently named 2022 Legislative Champion by the Washington Public Utility Districts Association, accord…
SLPD issues warning regarding catalytic converter thefts
SOAP LAKE — The Soap Lake Police Department issued a warning to the public that catalytic converter thefts in the area have been increasing and recommended that residents be extra vigilant. The SLPD advised the p…
Dept. of Education extends student loan pause
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education has issued a 60-day extension of the pause on student loan repayments as officials in the administration of…
Ephrata hosts active shooter roundtable exercise
EPHRATA — The Ephrata School District hosted a number of first responders, emergency personnel and district staff Monday for a tabletop exercise to prepare inv…
RECAP: Kraken get back in the win column, ‘Hawks rest over bye
SEATTLE – The Kraken got back to their winning ways, Seahawks rested over the bye week and the Mariners will have new faces next season. Check out this week’s …
New to the force
RITZVILLE - The Adams County Sheriff's Office welcomed four new staff last week. Pictured from left to right are Corrections Deputy Mason Boyes, Dispatcher meg…
Training day
EPHRATA - Grant County Sheriff's Office staff participated in training Tuesday that provided officers with updates on state laws and use of force when interact…
Drought aid deadline approaching
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The deadline to apply for aid from the Small Business Administration in Adams, Lincoln, Grant, Okanogan, Spokane, Stevens and Whitman counties is set for Dec. 19 for small nonfarm businesses wh…
State increases revenue projection by $762M
OLYMPIA - The state is increasing its projections to $63.9 billion as of Nov. 18 – an increase of about $762 million when compared to initial projections released in July, according to a press release from the Wash…
CenturyLink penalized for rate increases
LACEY – The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission has upheld a $226,000 penalty assessed against CenturyLink and its five subsidiaries for raising…
Moses Lake Food Bank delivers Thanksgiving meals in drive-thru fashion
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Food Bank kicked off Thanksgiving week Monday by serving patrons through a drive-thru style pick up of their Thanksgiving meals. …
Basin athletes make all-league lists for accomplishments
COLUMBIA BASIN – Congratulations to all the local athletes here in the Basin on garnering all-league honors. For a full list of all the athletes in the Basin’s…
Huskies’ season ends at Enumclaw
ENUMCLAW – The No. 5 seed Othello Huskies traveled to Washington’s west side for a state quarterfinals matchup against Enumclaw, with the Hornets eventually pr…
NCW Libraries kick off winter reading program
CENTRAL WASHINGTON - With the weather getting colder, it’s a good time to curl up in front of the fire with a good book, and North Central Washington Libraries…
Soap Lake suspends search for city administrator
SOAP LAKE - At the Nov. 16 city council meeting, the mayor of Soap Lake announced that she was stopping her search for a permanent city administrator. “Afte…