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Ephrata proclamation honors 9/11 victims, calls for service
EPHRATA — As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the City of Ephrata h…
Prescribed burns scheduled to mitigate wildfires, improve habitats
OLYMPIA – Across Washington, ecosystems ranging from the Western Washington prairies and meadows to the Columbia Basin wetlands and Eastern Washington's pine f…
SGL Carbon releases half-year and 9-month Results
MOSES LAKE – SGL Carbon SE recently released its financial reports for the first half and first nine months of 2024. It presented a mixed performance across it…
Mattawa well rehab underway
MATTAWA — The second phase of a project to rehabilitate Mattawa’s oldest well is underway with the removal of the old well house in Hund Memorial Park.
Basin sports schedule Nov. 27-Dec. 3
MOSES LAKE – Check out this week’s sports schedule for high school athletics across the Columbia Basin, including football, basketball, bowling and hard-workin…
Wilson Creek boys, girls basketball preps for 2024-25 season
WILSON CREEK – Both the Devil boys and girls' basketball teams will look to improve on their finishings last season when the 2024-25 season tips off next month.
‘We need to up our expectation to a state championship’
MOSES LAKE -- The Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School Lions left Spokane Arena with hardware last season, placing fourth in the 1B classific…
‘It’s going to be a team-first mentality’
SOAP LAKE — After reaching the regional round of the 1B Boys State Basketball Tournament a season ago, the Soap Lake Eagles come into the 2024-25 season under …
A few girls are going to 'make some noise'
EPHRATA – As the Ephrata girls wrestling team gears up for the 2024-25 season, Head Coach Raul Tejeda is optimistic about the prospects of a predominantly youn…
Unity and Teamwork — the strengths of Ephrata boys wrestling
EPHRATA – As the winter sports season approaches, Ephrata boys wrestling looks to build on last year’s successes while nurturing a blend of returning talent an…
Cougar wrestling enters 2024-25 season
WARDEN – Last year’s Warden boys wrestling team fielded a young roster, and the Cougars enter the 2024-25 season more experienced.
Season of change for Wahluke basketball
MATTAWA — The 2024-25 basketball season is going to be one of change for the Wahluke boys team, which has a new coach and a whole new lineup. Three of the …
New season, new league for Jacks wrestling
QUINCY — Just like all other boys and girls wrestling teams statewide, the Quincy Jackrabbits are starting a new season. But unlike all other teams statewide, …
ACH girls have height and speed, work on swagger
COULEE CITY — The Almira/Coulee-Hartline girls basketball team is standing tall this year. Literally.
Huskies bring balanced team into new season
OTHELLO -- After bringing home a second-place trophy from last year’s Mat Classic, the Othello boys wrestling team brings in a balanced team of both experience…
‘It’s starting to feel like the old Moses Lake team again’
MOSES LAKE -- Between the Moses Lake boys and girls wrestling programs, the Mavericks will have nearly 100 wrestlers for the upcoming 2024-25 season.