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Six-peat!
ROYAL CITY – The Royal Knights (13-0) are the 1A state football champions for the sixth straight season. The Knigh…
Coulee Dam teacher arrested in underage sting operation
COULEE DAM — Ross Ashenfelter, a 42-year-old fourth-grade teacher at Lake Roosevelt Elementary School, was arrested Monday during a sting operation targeting o…
Port of Moses Lake rail construction moving forward
MOSES LAKE — The request for bids to build new rail line and rehabilitate other sections of the line to the Port of Moses Lake should go out to bid in early Ja…
Othello PD seeks public’s help in identifying package theft suspect
OTHELLO — The Othello Police Department is asking for the community’s assistance in identifying a suspect believed to be involved in a string of package thefts…
Lasagna: A remedy for Tuesday blues
MOSES LAKE – Lasagna, named after the famous cartoon cat, Garfield’s, favorite food. She like Garfield, loves treats, long naps and causing chaos. She is spaye…
Basin Football Round Up – Week 6
MOSES LAKE – Week six of Basin football has wrapped up and some of the top teams are starting to stand out as we near the end of the regular season. See below …
Lions pull home win with players coming off injured status
MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake Christian Academy/Christian Covenant School Lions (4-2) gained a solid 48-22 win over Oroville Friday evening. This win was in part…
Huskies earn homecoming victory over Tigers
OTHELLO – The Huskies (5-1) earned a 33-21victory over the Ephrata Tigers (3-3) Friday during the Othello High homecoming game. It was a close game between the…
A pup looking for a soulmate
MOSES LAKE — Vista just turned three years old and has a set of puppy dog eyes that could melt icebergs. A German Shepherd mix, she is looking for a human frie…
Moses Lake first graders spent the day at the “farm”
MOSES LAKE – Moses Lake first graders had the opportunity to go out to the Grant County Fairgrounds Wednesday for First Grade Farm Day at the Grant County Fair…
Discover hidden treasures at the Moses Lake museum event
MOSES LAKE – The City of Moses Lake Museum & Art Center has announced a special presentation by Humanities Washington speaker Harriet Baskas, scheduled for Oct…
Officials analyze EMS in Quincy area
QUINCY — While there are challenges ahead, there are options to reinforce emergency medical response in the Quincy area. In some ways, the Quincy Valley is for…
Othello to host public hearing on large annexation request
OTHELLO — A public hearing to consider a request for annexation into Othello of property south of the existing city limits is scheduled to be reopened Monday. …
Bird flu detected in Moses Lake commercial facility
MOSES LAKE — The Washington State Department of Agriculture confirmed the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, in a larg…
Weather for the week of Oct. 13, 2025
Weather for the week of Oct. 13, 2025
A walk for health
GRAND COULEE — Coulee Medical Center will hold its Walking Together for Mammograms health fair and walk Thursday, to help put a new mammography machine to use.