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BASIN SPORTS SCHEDULE: March 30 – April 6, 2026
COLUMBIA BASIN — Students head into spring break this week, but spring sports continue to pick up as local athlete…
Show of skill
MOSES LAKE — It seems like everybody is talking about students going to state. Wrestling, basketball, swimming – all the state tournaments have been a topic of…
Top seed ACH opens boys state championship play today
WENATCHEE — The top-seeded Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors open the first round of the Class 1B state tournament against the Ocosta Wildcats at 6 p.m. Friday a…
Sale of possible 12th Moses Lake elementary site still pending
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake School District officials have started a committee that will conduct a review of all district facilities, including the potential const…
GCSO seeking citizen use of force committee volunteers
EPHRATA – The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a volunteer outside of active law enforcement to serve on its independent use-of-force investigative…
GCSO asks for community assistance with two cases
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Detectives are seeking assistance regarding one case but two different aspects of the case – one re…
ART OF BARBERS
MOSES LAKE – Owners Jose and Marina Bernal, with their daughter Sofia, cut the ribbon on their new barbershop, Art of Barbers, in Moses Lake, surrounded by sta…
Regal girl looking for her royal castle
MOSES LAKE – Marge, a curly-coated mix, is a friendly and social dog who loves being around people. She would prefer to be the queen of the castle and be the o…
Bill would expand covenant home ownership, forgive outstanding loans
OLYMPIA — The move toward rectifying Washington’s history of racial segregation in housing could expand, under a bill filed in this year’s legislative session …
More water conservation work to come in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Conservation measures have saved the city of Moses Lake a lot of water over the last two years, but not as much as the city has lost through syste…
Four pins and a championship win
EPHRATA – In the bustling atmosphere of the Washington State Wrestling Championship, Adylene Sanchez, a 155-pound junior from Ephrata achieved what many though…
Acting SLPD chief investigation discussed during city council
SOAP LAKE – At the Feb. 19 Soap Lake city council meeting, a public comment was made by Karen Dillon, a former City of Soap Lake employee. During her comment, …
Bring a little chocolate into your life, adopt Cocoa Bean
SOAP LAKE – Cocoa Bean came to the Rock Bottom Rocker Pet Pantry after getting lost from her previous owners and never claimed. She is a smaller chocolate pit/…
Casting time: Trout fishing opens Saturday on some local lakes
MOSES LAKE — There may still be piles of snow around the Basin, but one spring milestone is rapidly approaching: the opening of trout season. About two doz…
Royal boys take on Meridian in first round of Class 1A state basketball
ROYAL CITY — While both teams are on their way to the Yakima Sundome, the Royal High School boys basketball team will take on Meridian (Bellingham) Friday to d…
Ephrata schools accept grants, donations
EPHRATA – The Ephrata School Board met Monday and tackled a variety of issues and heard updates from various campuses and district staff.