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Garred Road Fire sees no growth, two other local fires contained
COULEE CITY — Fire crews are still working on containing the Garred Road Fire, near Coulee City, which has seen ve…
BASIN EVENTS: April 24-May 31
COLUMBIA BASIN — We’re swinging into May and there are festivals, rodeos, live performances and more. Here are a few possibilities. April 24 Children’s D…
Garden smarter
MOSES LAKE — Home gardeners packed the ATEC building at Big Bend Community College on Saturday for a Master Gardeners eco‑gardening workshop that blended scien…
Home prices vary across Basin
MOSES LAKE — Home prices were up in Moses Lake and Warden last month, but other Columbia Basin communities didn’t see the same increases. The median price of a home in Moses Lake was $374,495 in March 2026, a 1…
WEATHER: April 25-30
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Othello roundabout construction to start May 4
OTHELLO — There was one false start, but there’s an official date for the start of construction of a roundabout at the intersection of West Cunningham Road and…
Citywide cleanup in Moses Lake on Saturday
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake residents will have a chance to dispose of household junk Saturday in trash bins at four locations around town. The citywide cleanup da…
Narcan dispenser installed at GCFD 7 aims to turn bystanders into lifesavers
SOAP LAKE — Grant County Fire District 7 has installed a new 24/7 Narcan dispenser outside its station, a move district leaders say is about one thing only: sa…
Drug take back events planned across Grant Co. this weekend
SOAP LAKE — Grant County residents will have several opportunities this weekend to safely dispose of unused or expired medications as local police departments,…
Huskies name Learman as new head football coach
OTHELLO — The Othello School District Athletics announced Wednesday the hiring of Jerome Learman as the high schools new head football coach. According to…
Mavs fall to Wenatchee but look ahead to Inland
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Mavericks tennis team played in a competitive home matchup against Wenatchee, but in the end the boys fell 1-6 and the girls fell 0…
ACH dominates in home doubleheader
COULEE CITY — The Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors (7-5) swept the Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats Tuesday 20-1 and 16-1 in a doubleheader. It was a good win for…
WA College Sports Schedule: April 24-30, 2026
WEATHER: April 24-29
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Mostly clear overnight, with a low around 34. Northeast wind arou…
Crestview school raises funds with jog-a-thon
MOSES LAKE — The students at Crestview Christian School in Moses Lake had a little outside support for their annual jog-a-thon fundraiser Friday. “We had so…
Student with Basin roots heads to West Point
MOSES LAKE — The U.S. Military Academy West Point has a reputation as a tough school to get into and an even tougher one to get through. But one young woman wi…