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Protesters express frustrations regarding ICE, Venezuela Saturday
MOSES LAKE — Area residents gathered on Stratford Road in Moses Lake to protest the recent deaths of Renee Nicole …
News Bites for Feb. 13, 2024
News Bites for Feb. 13, 2024
BASIN WRESTLING REPORT: Local wrestlers advance to Tacoma
COLUMBIA BASIN – Regional wrestling tournaments were held around the state on Saturday, with Basin teams qualifying nearly 70 wrestlers for this week’s Mat Cla…
Clergy members could become mandatory reporters of child abuse
OLYMPIA – When Sen. Noel Frame, D-Seattle, learned how Jehovah’s Witness elders in Spokane had covered up child sexual abuse for years, she looked to the law for answers.
WA Legislature will not proceed with property tax increase
OLYMPIA – A bill – Senate Bill 5770 – to increase the annual cap on property tax collections dies in the Senate after receiving a hard pushback from Senate Re…
BBCC men’s, women’s teams fall in back-to-back games
MOSES LAKE – The Big Bend men’s and women’s basketball teams fell in their outings last week, first losing to Spokane Falls at home on Wednesday before losses …
Warden School District enrollment growing
WARDEN — During Thursday’s regular Warden School Board meeting, Warden Superintendent Scott West and members of the board discussed Warden’s increasing enrollm…
Othello schools implement new point-of-entry security upgrades
OTHELLO – The Othello School District installed new Secure Access Keypads at all its school buildings Feb. 5. Moving forward, all visitors are required to chec…
Champion Jacks
WENATCHEE – The Jackrabbits held off a late Omak comeback bid in Saturday’s Caribou Trial League district championship game, defeating the Pioneers 72-71 in ex…
Farming on display
SPOKANE — The agricultural community pulled out all the stops last week at the Spokane Ag Show, held at the Spokane Convention Center Tuesday through Thursday.
Basin weather for Feb. 12, 2024
Basin weather for Feb. 12, 2024
Sewer line issues on Division in Ephrata
EPHRATA – City of Ephrata staff believe a sewer line has collapsed on Division Avenue E. between J and K streets near the pickleball courts, according to City …
STUDIO BASIN: GCSO update, basketball action and swim & dive
EPHRATA – In this week’s episode of the STUDIO BASIN Podcast, Managing Editor R. Hans “Rob” Miller speaks with Grant County Sheriff Joe Kriete regarding GCSO’s…
Washington’s H-2A bill aims to enhance data collection, faces fiscal concerns
OLYMPIA - Washington Subsitute House Bill 2226, aims to address wage suppression in the H-2A guest worker program. The bill advances to the Senate with a 54-42…
Quincy man arrested for wire theft
MOSES LAKE — A Quincy man was arrested Thursday night for stealing wire from an irrigation circle, according to a statement from the Grant County Sheriff’s Off…
WA Senate advances bill to make DUI offenders pay child support
OLYMPIA - Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are uniting to address deadly crashes involving alcohol-impaired drivers from the past year.