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Pipes, punk and tradition

MOSES LAKE — The pipes will skirl and the fiddles will ring out at the Cascade Celtic Festival in Leavenworth May …

Updated 2 months ago
BBCC prepares for annual talent show

MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College is hosting their annual talent show, “Vikings Got Talent”, Feb. 26 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Wallenstein Theater. This s…

Updated 2 months ago
Check mates

EPHRATA — More than 100 students from across Grant and Adams counties gathered Saturday at Parkway School for the Annual Scholastic Chess Tournament, a long‑ru…

Updated 2 months ago
Miyo Koba loved her garden to the end

MOSES LAKE — Miyo Koba’s yard and garden were her pride and joy.

Updated 2 months ago
Football fun!

Football can be a really fun way to spend time with friends and family, whether that's playing the game yourself or watching a game in person or on TV. If you …

Updated 2 months ago
Deer doodle

Kekona submitted this completed picture of the deer we recently published for young readers to color and send in with a note about their favorite animal in the…

Updated 2 months ago
Dent bill aiming to address ag stress passes through committee

OLYMPIA — A bill sponsored by Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, that aims to reduce regulatory stress in the state’s agriculture community was voted out of the Hous…

Updated 2 months ago
STUDIO BASIN: Columbia Basin Foundation - $28K in 28 Days

MOSES LAKE — Columbia Basin Foundation Executive Director Corinne Isaak stopped by to chat with Managing Editor R. Hans “Rob” Miller about a fundraiser for one…

Updated 2 months ago
Lawmakers hear testimony on Truth in Mental Health Coverage Act

OLYMPIA — A bill to streamline access to mental health has been introduced in this year’s session of the Washington Legislature.

Updated 2 months ago
‘By community people, for their community’

EPHRATA — Sixteen emerging community leaders from across North Central Washington graduated Wednesday evening from the Leadership Institute of NCW, a bilingual…

Updated 2 months ago
14 Basin firefighters complete fire academy training

QUINCY — Fourteen firefighters from Quincy, Mattawa, Soap Lake, Ephrata and Royal Slope completed the Columbia River Fire Academy last week, according to an an…

Updated 2 months ago
Officials say Soap Lake Lantern Festival will be safe after community voices concerns

SOAP LAKE — After concerns surfaced online about fire danger and environmental impacts, Grant County Fire District 7 Chief Erick Brittain and Chamber of Commer…

Updated 2 months, 1 week ago
Country Sweethearts raises money for cancer fighters

MOSES LAKE — It’s a rare person who hasn’t been touched by cancer one way or another, said Jay Ballinger, who delivered the blessing before the Columbia Basin …

Updated 2 months, 1 week ago
McFadden Family Motors cuts the ribbon on new lot

MOSES LAKE — The little lot on Broadway in Moses Lake is again full of cars. Owner RJ McFadden officially cut the ribbon on McFadden Family Motors Wednesday af…

Updated 2 months, 1 week ago
Your new best friend?

OTHELLO — Meet Leonic, the extra‑large German Shepherd with an even bigger heart. This handsome adult boy is neutered, vaccinated and ready to start his next c…

Updated 2 months, 1 week ago
'$28K in 28 Days'

EPHRATA — For $28, you can buy a couple days’ worth of groceries, two or three fast food lunches or maybe a respectable bottle of wine. But if 1,000 people chi…