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COLUMBIA BASIN EVENTS: January 2026
COLUMBIA BASIN — With the holidays behind us, things are slowing down a little in the Basin, but there’s still ple…
FRESH NEWS: Warmer weather brings the largemouth out at Potholes
The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1,043.2 feet, dropping 0.1 feet this past week. We are 3.3 feet below full pool. We have had a warm week of we…
A little kindness
ROYAL CITY — One of the scariest words in the English language is cancer. Brain cancer is doubly frightening and having it settle in during childhood is a trip…
A pot of yum
MOSES LAKE — “What doesn’t kill you can turn your kidneys into a cinder brick.” That’s how Gary Neu, principal engineer at Greenpoint Technologies, summed u…
GCAO egg hunt fills Blue Heron Park
MOSES LAKE — Grant County Animal Outreach got a jump – or a hop – on the holiday by holding its Easter egg hunt last weekend. “We knew a lot of our staff an…
Design starting for event center at Grant Fairgrounds
MOSES LAKE — A preliminary design for a new event center across the street from the Grant County Fairgrounds could be finished this year. The existing fairgrou…
DNR announces controlled burns
OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Natural Resources announced eight prescribed burns throughout the state Monday. The eight separate burns will occur over…
Knights defeat College Place 5-1
ROYAL CITY – Three first-half goals against College Place were enough to push the Knights over the Eagles in Saturday’s South Central Athletic Conference (East…
Two Basin schools win state drill championships
YAKIMA — Two Columbia Basin dance teams brought home titles from the WIAA Dance/Drill State Championships over the weekend.
Weather for the week of March 25, 2024
Weather for the week of March 25, 2024
STUDIO BASIN: Speech and drama, Sila Nanotechnologies and all-star basketball
MOSES LAKE — An update on a new Moses Lake business and Moses Lake High School drama and speech participants coming home with state hardware were among the topics on the March 22 edition of the Studio Basin podcast.
WA passes bills to fight addiction in tribal communities
OLYMPIA- The Washington State Legislature passed a package of bills that aims to promote health equity across the state.
School resource officers offer human connections at MLSD campuses
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Police Department Officer Ray Lopez said the biggest part of the job of a school resource officer – also known as an SRO – is to make c…
'It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience'
MOSES LAKE – Practices during a season can be grueling and repetitive, especially when you’re in the same routine for a three-month span. Well, that routin…
Four Columbia Basin teams compete at state dance and drill
YAKIMA — Dance teams from Moses Lake, Quincy, Othello and Royal school districts were among the teams competing in state competition Friday and Saturday at the Yakima Sundome.
‘Jaku Mumor’
MOSES LAKE — The multi-media performance event “Jaku Mumor,” created and led by artist Okaidja Afroso, will be making its way to Moses Lake through the Columbi…