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Farm Wives and Cowbelles: Women Who Built Grant County
From the Neppel days to now, women have worked hard to build a life here and shape the broader community. In the e…
Ready to howl ‘hurrah’ in her new home
OTHELLO — Meet Banzai – the husky mix who’s ready to shout ‘Hurrah!’ for her forever home. This spunky gal is vaccinated, spayed, and working on her house-trai…
Stalking Awareness Month highlights a dangerous form of abuse
MOSES LAKE — January is Stalking Awareness Month and those who work with victims want people to know that it is a serious issue and there is help available. …
Soap Lake Library, Creative District hold crowdsourced art show
SOAP LAKE — Artists who like to think small are invited to show their stuff at the Six by Six Community Art Show. The show, a collaboration between the Soa…
‘Four Corners of the Year’
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Museum & Art Center’s first exhibit of 2026 encompasses the entire calendar. “The title of the show is ‘The Four Corners of the …
BASIN EVENTS: Jan. 9-17, 2026
COLUMBIA BASIN — With the holidays safely in our rear-view mirror, the calendar in the Basin isn’t as crowded as it was a few months ago. Still, there are plen…
GCAO had a transformative 2025
MOSES LAKE — Grant County Animal Outreach achieved several goals in 2025, including groundbreaking on a new facility, nearly 300 adoptions and successes in com…
Metalwork exhibit opens Jan. 15 at CWU
ELLENSBURG — Beginning next week, the Sarah Spurgeon Gallery at Central Washington University will host Ferrous, a group exhibition of 15 innovative contempora…
Soap Lake Events Committee to meet
SOAP LAKE — The Soap Lake Community and Senior Center will host its second meeting for the newly formed Events Committee on Tuesday, Jan. 13, at 5 p.m. This initiative aims to revitalize community engagement throug…
Double the trouble
OTHELLO — Kefir, front and Whey, back, are both up for adoption at Adams County Pet Rescue. Adoptable together or separately, these sweet pups want comfy homes…
Brookdale Hearthstone Christmas Parade delights seniors, children
MOSES LAKE — The spirit of Christmas paid a visit to Brookdale Hearthstone Dec. 23, with a parade, a visit from Santa and lots and lots of candy for children.
Dementia challenges: Handling difficult behaviors with calm and care
MOSES LAKE — Once dementia has set in, it’s time to adjust to a new reality which can include behavioral challenges as the family member experiences frustratio…
Post-holiday sweetness
OTHELLO — Although Christmas is over, your chance to adopt Candy Cane is not. This sweet mixed breed puppy has a curious and adventurous soul, always looking t…
A look at positive vibes in the Basin in 2025
COLUMBIA BASIN — Too often, people pick up the newspaper and see bad news staring them in the face. It’s true that 2025 had its negative moments, but a lot of …
SENIOR EVENTS: January 2026
COLUMBIA BASIN — After the hoopla of the holidays, it’s time to wind down a little and start getting into a routine. Here are a few things to keep your time oc…
New year! New pup?
MOSES LAKE — Welcoming everyone to 2026 is little Maddie Kendall, a small mixed breed pup. Maddie said she is excited for this year, as it will be her first fu…