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Huskies baseball season concludes at home
OTHELLO — The Othello Huskies (22-4) concluded their season after suffering an 8-7 loss to the Selah Vikings in th…
Building a culture of good at North Elementary
MOSES LAKE — It was the assembly North Elementary had hoped to have at the beginning of the week.
Cancer foundation event set for Feb. 4
MOSES LAKE — The Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation will sponsor its biggest fundraiser of the year Feb. 4. Social hour begins at 5 p.m. for the 2017 “Country Sw…
George convenience store robbed at gunpoint
GEORGE — Two males reportedly robbed a convenience store in George at gunpoint Wednesday evening.
Half-Sun Travel Plaza hosting job fair on Wednesday
MOSES LAKE — Besides Sportsman’s Warehouse expecting to hire 50 employees for its new store in Moses Lake, there are even more job opportunities for Columbia Basin residents.
Man arrested after high-speed chase
SOAP LAKE - A man was taken into custody early Saturday morning after reportedly leading deputies on a high-speed chase at speeds in excess of 95 mph.
Ephrata man sentenced for assaulting officer
EPHRATA — An Ephrata man was sentenced for assaulting an Ephrata Police Department officer in a scuffle in 2015.
'Passion is not trainable' Sportsman's Warehouse interview process draws a crowd
MOSES LAKE — The stream of people coming in was as steady as the Columbia River is wide. The wait for the opening of the Sportsman’s Warehouse in Moses Lake is…
Snoqualmie conditions make travel difficult
The National Weather Service warns of hazardous conditions over the next few days, barring many legislators in Olympia from returning to their districts.
Proposed bills address state need grant funds, free speech
OLYMPIA — Rep. Matt Manweller, R-Ellensburg, introduced two new higher education bills this week.
St. Brigid's Brewery tap room is cool place to get a cold one
MOSES LAKE — Tom Wytko has been a home brewer since the late '80s. He and his wife Whitney saw a need and decided to go for it.
Trout in the classroom, but no kids
MOSES LAKE — There were supposed to have been 60 kids watching while Heather Killinger did her work.
Bad weather calls for parental ingenuity
MOSES LAKE — Well. During the last month, give or take, the Columbia Basin has experienced serious cold, then snow, then cold, then ice storms, then rain. And …
Bill would gather firefighting help faster
OLYMPIA — Rep. Tom Dent presented his bill to assemble state firefighting resources faster in a Public Safety Committee hearing on Thursday.
Wheat growers scheduled to meet with Gov. Inslee on key issues
OLYMPIA — Members of the Washington Association of Wheat Growers will meet with more than 50 legislators and agency heads from both sides of the aisle.
Ice, ice, baby
MOSES LAKE — The good news is, traditionally the worst part of winter in the Columbia Basin is December and the first half of January. The bad news is, it’s st…