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Governor appoints McDonnell to BBCC board
MOSES LAKE — Washington Governor Bob Ferguson has confirmed that Sarah McDonnell has been appointed to the Big Ben…
City council, school board seats, levy requests on Election Day ballot
EPHRATA — Candidates for mayor, city councils, school boards, hospital boards, fire districts, port districts and others will learn whether or not they were el…
MLFD: Boy saves family home from fire
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake boy’s quick thinking prevented a possible tragedy Monday, according to a statement from the Moses Lake Fire Department.
WSU Extension helps prevent food waste
PULLMAN - Washington State University Extension professionals are tackling the critical issue of food waste across the state in agriculture, households, and e…
Mattawa Council approves annual property tax levy, budget
MATTAWA – The Mattawa City Council unanimously passed a resolution during Thursday’s regular meeting to approve the 1% annual levy increase to the city’s prope…
Moses Lake fire claims one
MOSES LAKE – One person died in a fire in Moses Lake Sunday, according to a statement from the Moses Lake Fire Department.
Drive-by leaves two in hospital, one in jail
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man is in Grant County Jail and two others are in the hospital following a shooting and high-speed chase Sunday afternoon.
Playing with confidence
COULEE CITY – A win in Friday’s crossover game against Waterville-Mansfield gave the Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors their seventh-straight state appearance, s…
State cross country results
PASCO – Twenty-eight athletes from across the Columbia Basin traveled to the Sun Willow Golf Course in Pasco for the Washington Interscholastic Activities Asso…
Bra auction raises more than $16,000 for cancer patients
EPHRATA — A fundraising auction to help cancer patients in need raised more than $16,800, starting with an Ephrata business and radiating out to a worldwide gr…
Weather for Monday, Nov. 6, 2023
Weather for Monday, Nov. 6, 2023
Warriors punch ticket to state
COULEE CITY – No matter the outcome of Saturday’s district championship game against Northport, the Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors are on to state after defea…
Basin football scores: Week 10
COLUMBIA BASIN – The regular season concluded last week across the state, and several local teams are heading off to their respective state playoffs.
Mavs fight in second half, fall to Chiawana
MOSES LAKE – Down 28-6 at the half, Moses Lake was able to put points on the board and cut the deficit to 10 points in the fourth quarter, but the Chiawana Riv…
Samaritan culture, staffing, public perception discussed at candidate forum
MOSES LAKE — Four candidates for Grant County Hospital District 1, which oversees Samaritan Healthcare in Moses Lake, addressed voters at a candidate forum Oct…
Port of Othello discusses potential for Othello Airport FBO
OTHELLO – The Port of Othello heard aircraft broker Kevin Raver speak about his informal proposal for starting a Fixed-Based Operator at the Othello Municipal …