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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…
Fire destroys house of Othello mayor
OTHELLO — An early evening fire Wednesday destroyed the home of Othello Mayor Shawn Logan.
2nd Harvest mobile food bank visits Quincy
QUINCY — More than 30 volunteers sorted and repackaged 9,359 pounds of food for distribution at the 2nd Harvest mobile food bank in Quincy recently. The food w…
The sounds of summer Basin Summer Sounds comes to Ephrata July 21, 22
EPHRATA — Some country – some original country, too – some rock, some new wave, some folk-western swing-jazz the band calls “gypsy jazz,” and even more are on …
Potato acreage down 25 percent since 2005
MOSES LAKE — A Washington State University study has found a 25 percent decline in potato acreage in a significant portion of land atop the Odessa Aquifer between 2005 and 2015, due primarily to a drop in both wate…
Man accused of suffocating, assaulting girlfriend
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake woman claims she was assaulted by her boyfriend after she informed him she wanted to put on some makeup and clean their truck.
Idaho man found dead in Adams County
RITZVILLE — The body of an Idaho man was found down an embankment in Adams County on Tuesday.
Hot time ahead
MOSES LAKE — Sooner or later it had to happen – it’s going to get hot, that blast-furnace type of hot, with temperatures forecast to start climbing Wednesday.
Price looks back at time in 'resilient' Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Michelle Price has no words to describe the 22 years she’s spent working for the Moses Lake School District.
Tax break under new school scheme
MOSES LAKE — Olympia’s new funding formula for the state’s schools should lower property taxes for most home and landowners in Grant County over the next few y…
Motorcyclist hurt in I-90 collision
MOSES LAKE — A Seattle man was injured after he was ejected off a motorcycle on Interstate 90 on Sunday.
Sutherland, Straight Hollow fires contained
QUINCY — Favorable weather conditions allowed firefighters to gain full containment over the Sutherland Canyon and Straight Hollow Fires.
Access to Columbia River north of Priest Rapids closed
HANFORD — Areas on the Columbia River north of the Priest Rapids Dam were closed on Monday to give fire crews access to the water and combat a nearby wildfire.
Applications open for fairgrounds mural project
MOSES LAKE — Artists are being invited to submit applications to paint new murals at the Grant County Fairgrounds, to be installed during the Grant County Fair…
Soap Lake woman injured in collision near Ephrata
EPHRATA — A Soap Lake woman’s alleged failure to yield led to a two-vehicle injury collision near Ephrata on Friday.
Samaritan quality indicators trending in right direction
MOSES LAKE — Some areas still need attention, but the yardsticks used by Samaritan Hospital to measure quality mostly are trending in the right direction, according to hospital officials. Director of nursing Becky …