General News
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WEATHER: Jan. 22-28, 2026
Thursday: Cloudy with a high near 33 and light and variable winds. Gradually clearing overnight, becoming mostly c…
Democrat runs for Congress, says central Washington needs attention
YAKIMA — Doug White looks back on some important lessons he learned while working in his grandfather’s vineyards as a child.
Giving group: Kiwanis members find reward in service to kids, community
MOSES LAKE — For a lot of members of the Kiwanis Club of Moses Lake, it’s about the kids.
Royal football stomps Toppenish
ROYAL CITY — The Royal High School Knights football team beat the Toppenish High School Wildcats in the quarterfinals of the Washington Interscholastic Activit…
ACH moves on at state with win over Wilbur/Creston-Keller
MOSES LAKE — The Almira/Coulee-Hartline (ACH) High School football team beat Wilbur/Creston-Keller High School 46-16 in the quarterfinals of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) State Footba…
Ephrata falls to Anacortes, Mark Morris, ending chance for state title
YAKIMA — The Ephrata High School Lady Tigers lost two matches Friday in the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) State Championships 2A vol…
Soap Lake starts phase three of sewer, water improvements
Soap Lake’s Sewer and Water Phase III project is moving along, according to an update Wednesday from the city.
Three injured south of Quincy
A Quincy teenager, an Othello man and a woman were injured Thursday afternoon in a collision at state Route 281 and Road 5 Northwest, south of Quincy, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Man dies in rollover collision near Ritzville
A Snohomish man died Sunday morning in a rollover collision on Interstate 90, southeast of Ritzville in Adams County, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Trees and drought
Losing a tree that has grown for years at your home is a sad event. Over the past few years, our springs and summers in the Columbia Basin have been warmer and so have our winters.
Changing market: Housing demand dips compared to 2020
KIRKLAND — Housing sales across Washington have slowed in the last two months, in part because of concern over the state of the economy and confusion over the …
Ephrata Volleyball falls in first game of state, works toward seventh place
The Ephrata Lady Tigers lost their first match at the Yakima Valley SunDome Friday morning in the first round of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Asso…
Improvements planned: Grant County heads toward Stratford Road work; roundabouts coming to two intersections
EPHRATA — Portions of Grape Drive Northeast and Maple Drive Northeast will be repaved and get new sidewalks in 2022 as part of the county’s Transportation Impr…
Samaritan sees fewer COVID-19 patients
The number of patients with COVID-19 at Samaritan Hospital in Moses Lake appears to be steadily declining, while Grant and Adams counties have a high community…
Warnick to lead Republicans in Senate
Members of the Washington state Senate Republican Caucus on Thursday elected Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, as their caucus chair and Sen. Ron Muzzall, R-Oak Harbor, as caucus vice chair.
Sweet dreams: Ballet Academy of Moses Lake to present ‘The Nutcracker’
MOSES LAKE — The Ballet Academy of Moses Lake will tell the story of a little girl’s dreams of adventure on Christmas Eve on two Saturdays during the holiday s…