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ACH falls into consolation bracket in state softball tournament
YAKIMA — The Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors fell 5-8 in the quarterfinal bracket to the Colton Wildcats during th…
Coulee City man dies in collision near Soap Lake
SOAP LAKE — A man from Coulee City died in a collision near Soap Lake early Friday morning.
Wilson Creek comes out to celebrate graduates
WILSON CREEK — It looked like the whole town of some 200-odd souls was gathered in the school auditorium on Saturday morning to celebration the graduation of t…
7 graduate from Moses Lake Christian Academy
MOSES LAKE — The seven students in the Moses Lake Christian Academy class of 2017 ended their high school careers with a ceremony before an overflowing crowd a…
Turning tassels, turning pages
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake High School class of 2017 has hundreds of stories. Stories of success and stories of defeat. Stories of hardship, of perseverance a…
Othello graduates 225 in Friday ceremony
OTHELLO — The graduation walk at Othello High School is a sort of spiraling semicircle, where the seniors walk by the entire crowd, giving the families and fri…
Ephrata graduates told 'life is a choir'
EPHRATA — “Do you know who you are behind the uniforms, the grades and the costumes?”
Warden says goodbye to class of 2017
WARDEN — Ellie Thyssen had quite the resume during her tenure at Warden High School: National Honor Society inductee, 2017 salutatorian and Warden Distinguishe…
Revenue not as robust as Samaritan budget projections
MOSES LAKE — Samaritan Healthcare is making more money than it’s spending after the first four months of 2017, but it’s not making as much as hospital officials projected in the 2017 budget.
Two MLHS 9th-graders win Space Camp trip
MOSES LAKE — Judah Vrieling didn’t really have any plans for the summer.
Shots fired in Royal City
ROYAL CITY — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is seeking help from the public in identifying individuals who were involved in a drive-by-shooting near Royal City on Wednesday.
Buildings, RVs destroyed in Thursday morning fire
MOSES LAKE — Two buildings and several RVs were destroyed in a large fire near Moses Lake early Thursday morning.
Challenging selves led Ephrata seniors to opportunities
EPHRATA — High school kids should remember high school isn’t the end of the story.
Judge to let prosecutor's office handle Nickels retrial
EPHRATA — Grant County Prosecutor Garth Dano and Chief Deputy Prosecutor Alan White will not be allowed to interfere with or have input on any aspect of the Da…
Rodeo queen visits Sage Point
MOSES LAKE — “So what do you all want to be when you are older?” 2017 Miss Moses Lake Roundup Emma Gunderson asked a classroom of second-graders at Sage Point …
Graduations take center stage this weekend
COLUMBIA BASIN — Caps and gowns, “Pomp and Circumstance,” speeches, tears, pictures, students showing off that brand-new diploma – it’s graduation season.