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Looking good
MOSES LAKE — It takes a lot of training to make people look their best. “(A license to do) nails is 600 hours (…
Piano students get expert guidance
MOSES LAKE — Forty-five Basin piano students participated in the Washington State Music Teachers Association’s Music Artistry Program March 27-28, according to…
Color your world with Vault
Meet Vault, a black‑and‑white Border Collie cutie who’s ready to leap into your heart. This medium-sized, neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped boy has gradua…
CBAA auction moves inside with Kentucky Derby theme
MOSES LAKE — The Columbia Basin Allied Arts fundraiser auction will have a new venue this year, at the Best Western Plus Lake Front Hotel in Moses Lake. “Th…
Hayden Homes named Great Place to Work
REDMOND, Ore. — Hayden Homes is officially a great place to work, according to an announcement from the company.
BBCC Job & Career Fair returns Thursday
MOSES LAKE — There are jobs out there, and people who are looking for jobs, and the two will come together Thursday at Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake…
CWU releases winter 2026 honor roll
ELLENSBURG — One hundred eleven students from the Columbia Basin were named to Central Washington University’s Honor Roll for winter quarter 2026, according to…
BASIN EVENTS: April 17-25
COLUMBIA BASIN — Is it spring or isn’t it? You’d never know by the way the weather has gone back and forth this month. Don’t let that stop you from getting out…
Pipes, punk and tradition
MOSES LAKE — The pipes will skirl and the fiddles will ring out at the Cascade Celtic Festival in Leavenworth May 1-3. “Building on the success of its inaug…
Sprinkle of luck
OTHELLO — Meet Strawberry Clover. This Irish setter–black Lab mix puppy is sweet, smart, and ready to fetch her way right into your heart. She’s spayed, vaccin…
St. Rose breaks ground on prayer garden, wedding space
EPHRATA — The sacred garden at St. Rose of Lima Catholic School in Ephrata is beginning to take shape.
The Way Cafe opens in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — It had only been open about an hour and a half, but already The Way Cafe was bustling Tuesday morning.
Celebrating National Library Week
What brings you joy? For me, it’s driving through our beautiful region to visit our branch libraries, serving ice cream at the Peshastin Library’s annual summe…
Hands-on history
MOSES LAKE — Some students in the Columbia Basin will get a chance to experience history at close range this summer. The Washington Trust for Historic Preserva…
Moses Lake ready for spring cleaning
MOSES LAKE — The annual Downtown Cleanup will be this Saturday, with an expanded range. “We’ll be cleaning up downtown Moses Lake, probably spanning from Ba…
Ephrata Youth Fishing Derby Saturday
EPHRATA — The Ephrata Lions Club will host its annual Youth Fishing Derby from 6 to 8 a.m. this Saturday at Ping Pond, formerly Oasis Park Pond, according to L…