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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…
Spring Clean drop-off event slated for Saturday
MOSES LAKE — Although the overall method and execution of the event is different from years past, Moses Lake residents still have the opportunity to get rid of items on Saturday during the city’s annual Spring Clea…
Othello School Board talks tennis courts
OTHELLO — Portable classrooms, tennis courts and a survey where district patrons can give their opinions of the Othello School Board and the job its members are doing were the topics of discussion at the regular bo…
Grant PUD discusses fiber options
EPHRATA — Grant County PUD commissioners will have to decide how – or if – to continue the expansion of the PUD’s fiber network. Utility district officials lai…
Prayer breakfast seeks unity in fractious times
MOSES LAKE — Next Tuesday is a day for prayer in Moses Lake.
Prison sentence for shooter in Soap Lake drive-by
SOAP LAKE — A Soap Lake man will be spending a year in prison for his involvement in a January drive-by-shooting in Soap Lake.
MLHS notices students and staff
MOSES LAKE — “You have been noticed.”
3 injured in collision near Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Three people were injured in a three-vehicle collision near Moses Lake Tuesday morning.
Man faces drug, gun charges
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man is facing charges after meth was found in his vehicle and a loaded revolver was found in his pocket during a traffic stop in Moses Lake.
The age (and size and flavor) of asparagus
My earliest memories of asparagus are with my parents driving about the Basin and picking it as it grew along the roads, or wherever they found it. I don’t rec…
Moses Lake High School starts recognition program
MOSES LAKE — About 450 Moses Lake High School students were treated recently to root beer floats as part of a recognition of good attendance. It’s part of a di…
Cleaning up, fixing up Grant, Adams counties included in funds for disaster relief
WASHINGTON D.C. — Grant and Adams counties will soon be seeing funds to aid in relief from the severe winter storms that ripped through the region this winter,…
Soap Lake man charged in meth bust
SOAP LAKE — An alleged Soap Lake meth dealer was charged after a raid at his home turned up drugs and money that were used in controlled drug buys.
Sasquatch lecture Thursday at museum
MOSES LAKE — A lecture about the possibility of missing links in the evolutionary chain, and that one of those possible links might live around the Pacific Nor…
'Let's play ball!'
MOSES LAKE — Little League, both boys baseball and girls softball, began this year as it has for as long as anyone can remember — with a long and winding parad…
Moses Lake man busted for meth
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man is facing charges after police reportedly found about 4 ounces of methamphetamine in his vehicle over the weekend.