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Othello approves $29M budget for 2026
OTHELLO — The city of Othello is projected to spend about $10.1 million from its general fund in 2026, the biggest…
Othello schools trims budget
OTHELLO — Parents and Othello School District patrons will be invited to informational meetings as OSD implements a downsizing plan for the 2025-26 school year.
Basin events for Nov. 9-19
MOSES LAKE — Veterans Day celebrations and holiday kickoffs are in the works for this week in the Columbia Basin. If you have an event you’d like included in u…
Vikings fall to Wenatchee Valley
MOSES LAKE – A win over Wenatchee Valley on Wednesday could have kept Big Bend’s playoff hopes alive, but the Vikings were unable to tie the match in the fourt…
Regional college sports schedule for Nov. 8-14
MOSES LAKE – Check out this week’s college sports schedule, complete with cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and volleyball events for Big Bend, Cen…
North 40 hosting firearm lock giveaway to promote safety
MOSES LAKE – In an effort to promote firearm safety, North 40 Outfitters in Moses Lake is hosting an event on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. where attendees will receive free gun safety devices such as lock boxes …
Lighting up the town
MOSES LAKE — The holiday tree in downtown Moses Lake will blaze up bigger and brighter this year.
Mavs win Big 9
MOSES LAKE – Playing complimentary football is key for any team to put together a playoff run; for the Moses Lake Mavericks, all three facets of the game have …
Lt. Governor Heck wins bid for reelection
OLYMPIA – Incumbent Lt. Governor Denny Heck, a Democrat, campaigned to keep his seat from Republican challenger Dan Matthews.
Jones returns to his GC Commission seat
EPHRATA — Rob Jones won the Grant County Commissioner District 2 race with 8,707 votes Tuesday. His opponent David Henderson received 5,762 votes. Both candida…
Fish and Wildlife to use drones to monitor pygmy rabbits
QUINCY — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will add drones to its list of tools to monitor pygmy rabbit populations in Central Washington. Dr…
Voters reject initiative to repeal Climate Commitment Act
(The Center Square) – Washington voters have chosen to keep the state's controversial cap-and-trade program that critics say substantially raised fuel prices w…
IDEA Project brings interactive disability awareness to Grant Elementary
EPHRATA - In late October, Grant Elementary welcomed back The IDEA Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing Interactive Disability Education Aw…
GCFD7 gets new Kenworth pumper and tender
SOAP LAKE – The Grant County Fire District 7 has a new 2024 Kenworth pumper and tender which was funded completely by Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Gra…
Ephrata schools to upgrade three kitchens with grant funding
EPHRATA – Earlier this year, the Ephrata School District successfully secured a $165,000 Healthy Kids-Healthy Schools Grant from the Office of Superintendent o…
Baumgartner leads Conroy in Fifth District race
SPOKANE — Republican Michael Baumgartner has a substantial lead over Democrat Carmela Conroy in the race for the Fifth Congressional District, which includes m…