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BASIN SPORTS SCHEDULE: Oct. 12-19, 2026
MOSES LAKE — Competition is getting fierce in the month of October as local athletes get through the final weeks o…
Moses Lake imposes water rationing
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake officials imposed a city-wide water rationing schedule on Monday because of a possibility of the city’s water system not being able to meet future demands for water distribution.
Quincy youth takes seat on on city council
QUINCY — Carlos Guadarrama spent his junior and senior years of high school doing something few high schoolers in the country do — he was a member of the Quincy City Council.
Keynote squeaker
MOSES LAKE — The ducks were dumped in the water of Moses Lake, and they were off. They raced toward shore – a slow-motion kind of racing, admittedly – with two…
Body found in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Deputies found a body in Moses Lake Saturday morning which is believed to be that of a missing Moses Lake man.
Othello clinic construction in home stretch
OTHELLO — Construction crews are installing cabinets in some sections, painting and plastering the walls in others; in some sections the carpet has been instal…
Fire burns over 100 acres near Ephrata
EPHRATA — A fire near Ephrata was contained to a little over 100 acres by several different responding fire agencies Friday night.
People behind the scenes make ML Roundup great
MOSES LAKE — Rodeo by committee: ain’t that the truth?
Montana earthquake felt in the Basin
MOSES LAKE - A large earthquake rattled parts of Montana early Thursday morning and sent off tremors that were felt all the way to the Columbia Basin.
Ecret quits ML council
MOSES LAKE — Longtime Moses Lake city councilmember and former mayor Bill Ecret resigned from the city council after he moved out of the city.
Rubber duck race is Saturday
MOSES LAKE — It sounds like the start of a very bad joke.
Quincy seeks community meeting for new rec center
QUINCY — Quincy’s proposed new recreation center is slowly beginning to take shape, with Recreation Director Russ Harrington hoping to have plans in hand by the end of the year.
Moses Lake physician faces unprofessional conduct charges
OLYMPIA — A Moses Lake physician was charged with unprofessional conduct by the Washington Medical Quality Assurance Commission. David Earl has 20 days from June 22 to answer the charges, related to treatment given…
Health district declares end to mumps outbreak
MOSES LAKE — The mumps epidemic in Grant County is over.
GC Republican women to meet Tuesday
MOSES LAKE — The Republican Women of Grant County will hold their monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Papa’s Sports Lounge, 1165 North Stratford Rd. Dee Drewry, president of the Washington Federation of Republican…
Othello school construction bond decision could come Monday
OTHELLO — The Othello School Board could decide Monday whether or not to offer a construction bond to district voters next February.