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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 …
Sparkles and Confetti can fill your home with holiday joy
MOSES LAKE — Sparkles, left, and Confetti, right are both up for adoption at Grant County Animal Outreach. These two pups are perfectly wonderful at bringing h…
'We could use just about everything'
'We could use just about everything.'
Caligo is ready to come home with you
OTHELLO — Caligo is a very sweet girl who loves to play and has a lot of energy. Fully-grown, she’s a graduate of the Ridge Dog program and is well behaved. Sh…
Cookie decorating the focus of Free Family Saturday
MOSES LAKE — ’Tis the season for all kinds of sweet treats, and this month’s Free Family Saturday at the Moses Lake Museum & Art Center continues that traditio…
Donations sought for Othello Christmas baskets
OTHELLO — Donations are being accepted for the annual Christmas basket distribution in Othello. Co-chair Ken Johnson said it’s the continuation of a longtime O…
Senior events for December 2025
COLUMBIA BASIN — The weather outside may be frightful, but the holiday events this month make the chill in the air a little more bearable. Here are some opport…
Plan early for dementia care
MOSES LAKE — Having dementia can seem like the end of everything. But in some ways, it’s only the beginning. “The most important thing (for) people with dem…
Surf into the new year with a cuddly friend
OTHELLO — With New Year’s Day coming up, not to mention Christmas, now is the time to go Surfing... Or, at least adopt Surf so you can snuggle through the cold…
Ahh, nuts, Mr. Peanut is up for adoption
MOSES LAKE — Mr. Peanut, named after the animated mascot for Planters' peanuts, is up for adoption at Grant County Animal Outreach. He’s a little peanut of joy…
Celtic Christmas returns to Moses Lake Dec. 12
MOSES LAKE — Fiddler Geoffrey Castle will bring his Celtic Christmas show to Moses Lake again Dec. 12.
Verify before responding to charitable requests
MOSES LAKE — Along with many other things, Christmas is the season of charity. But because scammers are still out there even during the Christmas season, the W…
Students stacking up
EPHRATA — The Ephrata School District board room was packed Wednesday night with people standing off to the side after all the seats filled, just to get a glim…
GALLERY: November 2025 in review
COLUMBIA BASIN — November in the Basin began with memorials for the departed, surged through state sports championships and finally began to look like winter d…
BASIN EVENTS: December 2025
COLUMBIA BASIN — Now that the Thanksgiving turkey coma has passed, it’s time to get off the couch and start the December festivities. Here are some things happ…
Use common sense when warming up with a space heater
MOSES LAKE — Winter weather has come to the Basin, which means a lot of people will be looking for ways to keep warm. Space heaters can be a useful, portable w…