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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…
Kids show off art at Sage Point
MOSES LAKE — First-grader Ella Wiltbank was excited to talk about her picture until she noticed a reporter was taking notes.
Contract award subject of Ephrata school audit finding
EPHRATA — Ephrata School District officials will review the procedures for awarding some contracts following a report from the Washington Auditor’s Office that said district officials followed the wrong set of rule…
Convicted felon arrested for illegal pot operation
MOSES LAKE — A convicted felon was arrested for the second time in five years for running an illegal marijuana business.
Coulee City man dies in collision near Soap Lake
SOAP LAKE — A man from Coulee City died in a collision near Soap Lake early Friday morning.
Wilson Creek comes out to celebrate graduates
WILSON CREEK — It looked like the whole town of some 200-odd souls was gathered in the school auditorium on Saturday morning to celebration the graduation of t…
7 graduate from Moses Lake Christian Academy
MOSES LAKE — The seven students in the Moses Lake Christian Academy class of 2017 ended their high school careers with a ceremony before an overflowing crowd a…
Turning tassels, turning pages
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake High School class of 2017 has hundreds of stories. Stories of success and stories of defeat. Stories of hardship, of perseverance a…
Othello graduates 225 in Friday ceremony
OTHELLO — The graduation walk at Othello High School is a sort of spiraling semicircle, where the seniors walk by the entire crowd, giving the families and fri…
Ephrata graduates told 'life is a choir'
EPHRATA — “Do you know who you are behind the uniforms, the grades and the costumes?”
Warden says goodbye to class of 2017
WARDEN — Ellie Thyssen had quite the resume during her tenure at Warden High School: National Honor Society inductee, 2017 salutatorian and Warden Distinguishe…
Revenue not as robust as Samaritan budget projections
MOSES LAKE — Samaritan Healthcare is making more money than it’s spending after the first four months of 2017, but it’s not making as much as hospital officials projected in the 2017 budget.
Two MLHS 9th-graders win Space Camp trip
MOSES LAKE — Judah Vrieling didn’t really have any plans for the summer.
Shots fired in Royal City
ROYAL CITY — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is seeking help from the public in identifying individuals who were involved in a drive-by-shooting near Royal City on Wednesday.
Buildings, RVs destroyed in Thursday morning fire
MOSES LAKE — Two buildings and several RVs were destroyed in a large fire near Moses Lake early Thursday morning.
Challenging selves led Ephrata seniors to opportunities
EPHRATA — High school kids should remember high school isn’t the end of the story.