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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…
Senate approves Hirst bill for second time
OLYMPIA — A bipartisan bill sponsored by District 13 Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, was voted through the Senate for the second time on Tuesday in a 28-18 vote.
Offices up for election in August primary
EPHRATA — If you have ever considered running for public office, now might the time as there are many public offices open for election in the upcoming August primary.
Showing love with sticky notes
MOSES LAKE — It was a simple idea, really.
Ephrata man recounts Mexican mission trip
The rooster crowed right on schedule – in the morning. It wasn’t too specific as to what time. Already some of the men I was bunking with were up, getting thei…
Remember unity in Christ, pastor tells prayer breakfast
MOSES LAKE — We live in a lonely age, in which Americans are often times bitterly and angrily divided and the culture is changing faster than many people are comfortable with.
School board honors third-graders' quick thinking
MOSES LAKE — When third-grader Natalie Bischoff had a seizure at recess, classmates Caitlin Spitzli and Sadie Maiers knew exactly what to do.
Leyva sentenced to almost 22 years for murder
MOSES LAKE — “Why did you do it, Margarito?” Rosa Gonzalez, the mother of murder victim Juan Gonzalez Jr., asked the man who shot and killed her son. “Why coul…
Quincy man sentenced for molesting girl
QUINCY — A Quincy man will be spending nine months in jail for inappropriately touching a young girl.
Woman grazed by bullet in weekend Moses Lake incident
MOSES LAKE — A 21-year-old woman was reportedly grazed by a bullet Saturday night while she was riding in a vehicle in Moses Lake.
Soap Lake man arrested in Douglas County stabbing
DOUGLAS COUNTY — A Soap Lake man allegedly stabbed two men at a party in Douglas County over the weekend.
Making the most of 'the other white meat'
The recent invasion of my freezer by a quantity of pork has caused me to consider creative uses for “the other white meat.”
Washington frontier life subject of museum lecture
MOSES LAKE — The author of a new book about his family’s ups and downs on the Pacific Northwest frontier will talk about tracking down their story in a lecture…
Board approves bond sale
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School Board voted Thursday evening to authorize the issuance of $135 million in bonds to build a second high school, a new elementary school, and refurbish the existing high school.
Mark Poth hired as Big Bend's interim athletic director
MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College men’s basketball coach Mark Poth has been hired as the college's interim athletic director. He took the job after the “sudden and unanticipated resignation” of former AD Pres…
Driver remembers washed-out road
LIND — Richard Ledgerwood said he remembers it all.