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Updated 14 hours, 13 minutes ago

Local sports recap in Othello and Quincy, Seahawks draft talk

MOSES LAKE — On this episode of the Basin Box Score podcast, hosts Caleb Perez and Mike Maynard discuss the recent…

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
Bipartisan WA effort to combat fentanyl continues

MOSES LAKE – Washington’s Congressional delegation is working to combat the fentanyl crisis in the state and nation on a variety of fronts in our nation's capi…

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
Weather for the week of Aug. 26, 2024

Weather for the week of Aug. 26, 2024

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
WA General Election certified results

OLYMPIA – Results of the elections were certified by the Washington Secretary of State’s Office Thursday with the exception of the race for the Commissioner of…

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
NEWS BITES: Aug. 26, 2024

NEWS BITES: Aug. 26, 2024

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
Tigers head back to class

EPHRATA – Ephrata School District Superintendent Ken Murray welcomed staff back to campuses last Tuesday as they went back into classrooms to finish preparatio…

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
STUDIO BASIN: Ephrata library, MLSD budget and the Moses Lake Roundup

MOSES LAKE -- On this episode of the STUDIO BASIN podcast, Managing Editor Rob Miller is joined by Regan Shannon, a sophomore at Ephrata High School and freelance writer who wrote a story on summer programs at the …

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
MLSD passes budget, appoints new board member

MOSES LAKE - The Moses Lake School District passed its budget Thursday night meeting in which all four school board members voted yes on the budget proposal. …

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
Hayden Homes shows off model home at Polo Ridge

MOSES LAKE — The homes at Polo Ridge are going up and selling fast.

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
More than $20K in drugs confiscated at Bass Canyon concert

GEORGE – Over the weekend, a concert event held at the Gorge Amphitheater saw an extensive narcotics investigation led by multiple law enforcement agencies, ac…

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
MLSD facility fees could shut down, cripple after-school programs

MOSES LAKE -- The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Columbia Basin may not be able to offer services at multiple Moses Lake School District campuses if proposed facili…

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
Musician’s granddaughter honors his memory with display

MOSES LAKE — That old mandolin has been a lot of places, from Depression-racked Arkansas to the Grand Ole Opry. And now it has a home. “My grandfather inhe…

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
Wheat Land Communities’ Fair set to start September with fun

RITZVILLE — The Wheat Land Communities’ Fair begins next week, running from Aug. 28 through Sept. 1. This year’s theme is “Moooving Forward Together,” in keepi…

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
Golf tournament benefitting Run the Dam comes to Electric City

ELECTRIC CITY – Those looking for a charity golf tournament next month can make the trip up to Electric City for the Swing for the Good charity golf scramble, …

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
GALLERY: Moses Lake Roundup 2024

MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake Roundup has come and gone, but the rodeo left plenty of memorable performances for spectators to remember.

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
Masquers plan pirate-themed Saturday membership gala

SOAP LAKE — The Masquers Theater will hold its annual membership gala Saturday.