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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…
Perry, a gentleman with a smile
MOSES LAKE – Perry's my name and being suave is my game. I’d like to think so anyhow. I’m a mix of a little bit of everything and weigh in at around 44 pounds.…
Shining skill
MOSES LAKE — This isn’t exactly the Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center’s first trip to the nationals. “For 11 years straight we have placed at state com…
Family Picnic Day to offer free family fun
MOSES LAKE — Now in its third year, the Downtown Moses Lake Association’s Family Picnic Day is hitting its stride. “The food and booth vendors are all goin…
Adopt a sweet girl who loves to play
MOSES LAKE – Is your couch missing that furry magic? Do your decorative pillows just not shed enough? Well, we have the perfect solution, adopt Stitches. She i…
Moses Lake Library cultivates the arts
MOSES LAKE — When Moses Lake was recognized as a creative district in 2022, it was the result of work by multiple agencies and organizations: The Moses Lake Mu…
BASIN EVENTS: June 6-14
COLUMBIA BASIN — Live music, festivals in the sun and more await this week in the Columbia Basin. Here are a few things going on:
Yard sales by the book
MOSES LAKE — Yard sale, garage sale, rummage sale – whatever you call them, they’re a chance for some people to get rid of unwanted stuff and other people to g…
Alabama looking for a ‘sweet home’
MOSES LAKE – Meet Alabama, the purr-fect Southern belle ready to cat-apult into your heart. At just 1 year, 7 months, and 18 days old, she’s all spayed and vac…
Local youth honored at upcoming Chief for a Day event
EPHRATA – What happens when Grant County children, who are battling significant medical challenges, are promised a day of fun and recognition? They become hono…
'Party in the USA'
MOSES LAKE — June 14 will be a star-spangled night in Moses Lake. “Party in the USA” will be the theme for this year’s Soroptimist auction, which falls on Flag…
Street party
EPHRATA — There are a few new things at the Ephrata Sage-N-Sun Festival this year. “We’re bringing back our 3-on-3 basketball tournament,” said Brittney Mac…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: The importance of learning spaces
What a weird time we live in. We have the greatest access to information since the dawn of time, but the double-edged sword of the internet is that we also hav…
Bristling with cuteness
OTHELLO – Whether you prefer a shaggy pup or a stylishly cut doggo, Bristle has you covered. He just may need a little time for his curly locks to grow out aga…
Senior events for June 2025
COLUMBIA BASIN — The weather is gorgeous, the grandchildren are out of school and there’s no end of opportunities for seniors to get out and about this month. …
Flash back to the ’60s and ’70s at the Moses Lake Senior Picnic
MOSES LAKE — It’s time to break out the leisure suits, bell bottoms and – for the very brave – platform shoes next Wednesday for the 11th annual Senior Picnic.