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With hearts, hard work and hugs: Ephrata’s Rodriguez prepares to celebrate graduation

EPHRATA — When Bertha Rodriguez talks about graduation, the excitement bubbles over quickly. There’s a party plann…

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
Attitudes on treating mental health changing, local chiefs say

Moses Lake Police Chief Kevin Fuhr and Ephrata Police Chief Kurt Adkinson are law enforcement veterans of the same vintage as former Royal City Police Chief Da…

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
Mortgage broker says it's still a good time to buy

MOSES LAKE — Even as bankers, brokers and lenders are whispering that interest rates may rise sometime this year, it’s still a good time to buy a house.

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
Heating up the garden: Dave Ruffin grows peppers

Add a little spice to your crop haul this year with peppers.

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
Setting the stage: Masquers eager to welcome back patrons after a year without shows

Set pieces still sit on the stage, but the seats have been empty for more than a year at Masquers Theater in Soap Lake.

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
Doggie day care business expands from Ephrata to Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — Jennifer Beck has a thing for dogs.

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
Harvest of Hope: Local organizations bring awareness to child abuse through Elizabeth Smart event

Partnering with the Columbia Basin Foundation, New Hope/Kids Hope, at 311 W. Third Ave., is opening the door to sponsorships for its Harvest of Hope event in O…

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
Bakery expands step-by-step in pandemic

Janice Baginski started her business by taking custom orders and, in just more than a year, expanded to a part-time location and hours.

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
Local musician Alysen Hesselroth excited for chance to return to performing

Navigating the coronavirus pandemic has been challenging for nearly everyone. For local musician Alysen Hesselroth, the past year has meant almost reinventing …

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
Sand Scorpions give to Moses Lake food bank construction

The Sand Scorpions ORV Group's donation to Community Services of Moses Lake for CSML's new building is worth double the money thanks to a grant from the M.J. M…

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
Polar Bear Camp ends youth baseball hiatus

The Moses Lake Youth Baseball Association sold out both sessions Saturday of their 2021 Polar Bear Camp, a pre-season training to teach kids ages 6-14 the fund…

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
Music's in the air: Musicians await the opportunity to perform again

An exciting sound rang through local musicians ears last week when it was announced the region was moving into Phase 2, opening up the opportunity for some liv…

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
Back to the boards: MLHS Drama Club prepares for live performance

Moses Lake High School Drama Club will begin auditions for its spring performance in early March, as the region is in Phase 2 and live performances can happen.

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
A glimmer of green: Gardeners keep growing despite snow

It’s hard to imagine anything growing with the ground buried in snow, but the persistence of gardeners is tough to match. But local green thumbs have kept plan…

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
MLSD nurses help keep bodies and souls together

Moses Lake School District Chief Operations Officer Joe Connolly has some advice for school districts looking to reopen their schools.

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
‘All I know’: Reflections from a nurse who started his career mid-pandemic

Tracy joined Samaritan’s team, working primarily on the medical, surgical and intensive care unit floors, fresh out of Big Bend Community College’s nursing pro…