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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…
Governor signs Dye's small railroad bill
OLYMPIA — A bill sponsored by Rep. Mary Dye, R-Pomeroy, that was recently signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee will provide relief to small railroads that are fa…
Local author discusses new novel at museum
MOSES LAKE — Author Matthew Sullivan will read selections from his new mystery and talk about the creative process in a lecture at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Moses …
Teachers, legislators confront school funding
MOSES LAKE — A group of Moses Lake teachers bombarded members of the state legislature Monday evening as lawmakers struggle to find a formula to fund the state’s schools and pass a budget by the end of June.
Input sought on Quincy data center air permit update
QUINCY — Public input is currently being sought on an updated air permit for a data center in Quincy.
Moses Lake school board silent on community resolution
MOSES LAKE — A resolution intended to reinforce the Moses Lake School Board’s commitment to “value and respect” differing opinions in the wake of February’s hotly contested school construction bond failed Thursday …
Ephrata council talks residency, jake brakes
EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council on Tuesday approved a pair of ordinances that gave anyone who owns property in the city, and not merely residing in Ephrata, the right to use the city’s pool and recreation progra…
Ephrata kicks off Sage-n-Sun today
EPHRATA — This year marks the 107th year for Ephrata’s Sage-n-Sun” Festival, which begins today and lasts through Saturday.
'Weekend Comedy' opens next week at Masquers
SOAP LAKE — The tale of a double-booked vacation getaway and its effect on two couples will come to the Masquers stage, beginning next Friday. The curtain goes…
There's a new chief in town
EPHRATA — “Ladies and gentlemen, today isn’t about solving complicated and elaborate criminal cases or educating the motoring public on the real meaning of tho…
Senior picnic offers services, lunch Wednesday
MOSES LAKE — One advantage to senior citizen status is knowing how to do things in style. The Columbia Basin All-Senior Picnic is scheduled for Wednesday, and don’t expect cold fried chicken.
Ephrata set to see higher flood insurance rates
EPHRATA — If Ephrata wants to lower insurance rates for home and business owners in those parts of the city prone to flooding, it will have to do something drastic — like shutter downtown and move much of the city …
Man arrested for vehicle prowling, damaging police cars
MOSES LAKE — A suspected vehicle prowler was arrested in Moses Lake Wednesday night for allegedly damaging two police cars after he was found to have stolen items.
Soap Lake reveals a new branding campaign
SOAP LAKE — “Soap Lake, your cure for the ordinary.” Soap Lake residents will likely be seeing that tagline everywhere they turn in the city in the future, as …
Manweller raises bill to defund Evergreen State
OLYMPIA — Rep. Matt Manweller, R-Ellensburg, is fed up with what is going on at The Evergreen State College in Olympia and recently introduced a bill to pull s…
Little Big Show comes to Wilson Creek
WILSON CREEK — The fifth annual Little Big Show, Wilson Creek’s yearly antique car and truck show, is coming to town this weekend.