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‘Our new normal’: WA confronts another year of drought
Washington’s Department of Ecology announced a statewide drought emergency Wednesday, marking the fourth consecuti…
'Such a fabulous night'
MOSES LAKE — Saturday night’s Country Sweethearts banquet and auction was the biggest it’s ever been, seating 540 people and raising just over $318,000 for the…
Fighting sadness
COLUMBIA BASIN — A new program to identify and cope with depression in seniors is expanding to the Columbia Basin. It’s called “Do More Feel Better,” and it wi…
Splash from the past
Scuttle (Emily Duvall), left; Flounder (Isaac Winter), center back; and Sebastian (Clark Dalton), right, do what they can to help bring Prince Eric (Taggart Ho…
Mattawa votes on truck parking, construction regs
MATTAWA – Thursday’s regular Mattawa City Council meeting featured unanimous approval of a motion to amend the city’s truck regulations and a motion to approve…
GALLERY: District wrestling
COLUMBIA BASIN — Basin wrestlers from Ephrata, Othello, Quincy, Royal and Wahluke competed at Friday’s District 5 tournaments in Yakima and Saturday’s 2A/1A/B …
Mavs win title at Big 9 districts
MOSES LAKE — The Mavericks outscored second-place Wenatchee by over 100 points at last weekend’s Columbia Basin Big 9 district championships meet in Moses Lake…
Othello High temporarily locked down after social media threat, all safe
OTHELLO — A social media post prompted a lockdown at Othello High School Tuesday afternoon.
FRESH NEWS: Ice is disappearing on Potholes
The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1,043.05 feet, coming up 0.3 feet this past week. We are 3.45 feet below full pool. We have open water on …
30 buzzing years
MOSES LAKE — The Hive was … well, buzzing Friday afternoon as Moses Lake’s first tattoo parlor turned 30.
Six Basin squads earn team titles at districts
COLUMBIA BASIN – District wrestling competitions were held across the state last Friday and Saturday, with local teams looking to advance their wrestlers to th…
Royal girls dominate in win, take league title
ROYAL CITY — The Royal girls basketball team dominated from the opening tip, taking a 75-25 win over the Wahluke girls Friday.
Port of Warden requesting more funding for bypass road
WARDEN – Port of Warden Executive Director Pat Millard shared several updates regarding the port’s ongoing industrial bypass road project, primarily that the p…
News bites for Feb. 6, 2024
News bites for Feb. 6, 2024
Multi-decade Grant PUD project three-quarters complete
EPHRATA — A decades-long project to upgrade turbines and generator units for both dams owned and operated by the Grant County PUD is three-quarters complete. U…
Senior events for February 2024
The Columbia Basin has a great deal to do regardless of age. Here are several that are senior-friendly and provide a chance to socialize with a variety of peop…