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Royal hosts Christmas Tournament
ROYAL – The Royal City Knights hosted their Christmas Tournament on Saturday with teams from around the state, inc…
2 Central Washington day trips for photography, nature lovers
EPHRATA – Since moving back to the Pacific Northwest, my wife and I have rekindled our love of photography and have regularly made it a point to go on various …
Suds ‘N Sun to feature 3-on-3 basketball tournament
SOAP LAKE – Part of the Suds ‘N Sun festival in Soap Lake on July 6 will be a 3-on-3 basketball tournament hosted by the Soap Lake Chamber of Commerce and the …
Four basin football players to play in Earl Barden Classic
YAKIMA – Four Columbia Basin high school graduates will suit up on the gridiron for the last time in their high school careers on Saturday, playing in the Earl…
QPD’s Harder receives Carnegie Hero Fund Medal
QUINCY – U.S. Congressman Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., presented Quincy Police Department Sgt. Stephen Harder with the Carnegie Hero Fund Medal on Thursday afternoon…
Columbia Basin events for June 21-29, 2024
MOSES LAKE – This week offers several opportunities for fun. Step out and enjoy the summer weather at these events.
Parker Horn Bridge to be paved this weekend
MOSES LAKE — Drivers using State Route 17 through Moses Lake should be ready for traffic delays this weekend, starting Friday, as road crews will be resurfacin…
Bluebird Boutique now open in Ephrata
EPHRATA – When you walk into The Bluebird Boutique in downtown Ephrata, the variety of products offered is immediately apparent. Shop owner BreAnna Bridges sai…
MLSD board examining funding priorities
MOSES LAKE — How to use the funding available to the Moses Lake School District, what programs or services should be supported and which can be deferred or cut…
Moses Lake Airshow showcases all things airborne
MOSES LAKE — The weather on Saturday, the first day of the Moses Lake Airshow, gave a whole new meaning to the word “barnstorming.” “We almost didn't get th…
RISING JUNIORS: Almira/Coulee-Hartline’s Caden Correia
COULEE CITY – Like many student-athletes who hail from small towns, Almira/Coulee-Hartline sophomore Caden Correia spends his school year donning the Warrior u…
2024 PRCA Rodeos for Washington, Oregon and Idaho
MOSES LAKE – As the summer comes around, contestants around the country will travel to upcoming rodeos throughout the region.
FIRE REPORT: Ephrata volunteers put out brush fire
EPHRATA — Wednesday afternoon a brush fire, possibly sparked by a passing train, broke out in the area of Road F Northwest and Road 11.7 southwest of Ephrata, …
Skills in action
MATTAWA – Ephrata High School welding students had the opportunity to visit with Grant County Public Utility District staff and see what it looks like to put w…
‘My journey has come full circle’
MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College graduated a wide spectrum of students at Lions Field in Moses Lake Friday, President Sara Thompson Tweedy said.
River Dogs aim to continue to gel on the diamond
EPHRATA – The 2024 summer baseball season is in full swing, with the 18U Columbia Basin River Dogs continuing to learn to play with one another through the ear…