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BASIN SPORTS SCHEDULE: Jan 12-19, 2026
MOSES LAKE — Local teams are in full swing of the second halves of their seasons. As they move forward, the compet…
McMorris Rodgers will not run for reelection
WASHINGTON D.C. – Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, announced Wednesday that she will not be running for reelection when her current term ends in early 202…
Busy summer of roadwork coming to Soap Lake
SOAP LAKE — It’s going to be a bumpy ride in and through Soap Lake this summer, literally and figuratively. City streets are scheduled for extensive repairs an…
Moses Lake library offering free citizenship classes
MOSES LAKE – Moses Lake Public Library and Hand in Hand Immigration Services will begin their second round of free citizenship classes Feb. 27, after an inform…
Collision injures 1 near Mattawa
OTHELLO — A collision near Mattawa sent one driver to the hospital Thursday, according to a statement from the Washington State Patrol.
BASIN HOOPS REPORT: District playoffs in full swing
COLUMBIA BASIN – District playoffs have begun around the state, with Basin squads looking to qualify for their respective district tournaments.
Coyotes take fifth at Winter Classic
MOSES LAKE — After beginning pool play with an 0-1-1 record, the 18U Moses Lake Coyotes closed out last weekend’s Winter Classic tournament with back-to-back w…
Legislative education
OLYMPIA – Ephrata School Board Student Representative Charles Flynn, left, State Representative Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, and Ephrata School Board Student Repres…
Man shot at Moses Lake restaurant
MOSES LAKE — An argument at a Moses Lake restaurant escalated into gunfire Wednesday, according to a statement from the Moses Lake Police Department. Albert…
Growing season inbound
MOSES LAKE – Mark Kallstrom and Travis Meacham, of Kallstrom Sweet Corn and Friehe Farms respectively, have decades of combined commercial farming experience a…
Ephrata School District examining new math curricula
EPHRATA – The Ephrata School District is considering two possibilities when it comes to math curriculum for students from kindergarten through fifth grade. The…
Networking power: Wahluke students compete in annual Amazing Shake
MATTAWA – Wahluke Junior High held its annual Amazing Shake event Thursday morning, where students competed to demonstrate their “soft skills” at 21 different …
Ephrata School District forms committee to consider future bond options
EPHRATA – The Ephrata School District has announced the formation of a committee tasked with establishing a recommendation on the timing of the next Ephrata Sc…
Honoring Indigenous
A year ago, the Wahluke School District announced that it would be allowed to keep the Warrior as its mascot after working with Wanapum leaders. Washington law…
Ephrata’s Malone takes top honor in chess tourney
EPHRATA – For the third consecutive year, Hayden Malone, an Ephrata High School senior took home the top prize in the Waypoint Foundation Scholastic Chess Tour…
Legislature looks at lowering blood alcohol content statute
OLYMPIA – To curb traffic fatalities, lawmakers are proposing reducing the legal limit for driving while intoxicated.