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Updated 15 hours, 42 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
Cox appointed interim Soap Lake City Administrator

SOAP LAKE – Peter Sharp ran his first regular Soap Lake City Council meeting as the Mayor Pro Tempore after former Mayor Allen DuPuy resigned earlier this mon…

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
Moses Lake seed breeder honored

SEATTLE — Jerry Benson of Moses Lake was recently honored by the Washington Native Plant Society, according to an announcement from the society.

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
Basin events calendar for Aug. 23, 2024

COLUMBIA BASIN — Live music is in abundance in the Basin this week, with winery performances, Gorge shows, a free concert and a full-blown music festival. Here…

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
K-9 program presentation at Ephrata gathering

EPHRATA – An event requiring three K-9 handlers, and two K-9 officers took place at Sun Basin Plaza Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. Fortunately, it was for a …

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
Sustained success

EPHRATA – Gearing up for a competition is all about being in the right mentality, no matter the sport. Ephrata resident and Royal High School band and choir di…

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
Whooping cough infections rise in Grant Co.

GRANT COUNTY – The Grant County Health District is responding to a concerning spike in whooping cough, also known as pertussis, cases, with 28 infections confi…

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
Ephrata Library offers summer activities

EPHRATA – The Ephrata Public Library, part of the NCW Libraries system, has spent this summer celebrating a theme of “Read, Renew, Repeat” to keep children eng…

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
NEWS BITES: Aug. 22, 2024

NEWS BITES: Aug. 22, 2024

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
Taylor resigns from Soap Lake Council

SOAP LAKE – In the closing comments of the Aug. 21 Soap Lake City Council Meeting, Council Member Leslie Taylor resigned from the council. Taylor’s term was se…

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
RitzFest

RITZVILLE — Music will return to Ritzville, as RitzFest makes its debut Saturday.

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
Almira grain elevator catches fire

ALMIRA – Grant County fire District 6 and Lincoln County Fire District 8 responded to a fire at the grain elevator in Almira shortly before 5 p.m. Wednesday, a…

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
The Side Project to round out summer concert season

MOSES LAKE — The Side Project will finish out Moses Lake’s Summer Concert Series with a free show Friday, according to an announcement from the Moses Lake Muse…

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
Pirate regatta returns to Camas Cove Sept. 1

MOSES LAKE — Raiding and pillaging will be the order of the day Sept. 1 at the Camas Cove Pirate Regatta, according to organizer and Camas Cove Cellars co-owne…

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
GALLERY: A week at the fair

MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Fair left vivid images for all of us. Here are a few our reporters picked up over the five days of the annual community celebrati…

Updated 1 year, 7 months ago
Aug. 21 News Bites

GRAND COULEE – The Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department trained on Friday night with attack hose lines and different types of nozzles according to a departme…