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Quincy officials looking for more lifeguards for new Aquatic Center
QUINCY — The new Quincy Aquatic Center is so popular with residents and visitors that city officials are looking f…
Weather for the week of May 28, 2024
Weather for the week of May 28, 2024
Class of 2024 to say goodbye to high school
MOSES LAKE — The class of 2024 throughout the Columbia Basin closes out an eventful high school career with graduation ceremonies over the next two weeks at ar…
Knights fall to Overlake in 1A title match
RENTON – A late goal allowed No. 4 seed Overlake to defeat No. 3 Royal in Saturday’s 1A boys soccer state title game in Renton, with the Owls saving a Royal pe…
MLSD budget woes continue
MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake School District has found another issue as it works to untangle accounting and budget errors that have put the district in a financ…
Eligible WA students to get summer meal cards
(The Center Square) – More than 500,000 Washington state children will receive new EBT cards for summer meals. The Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer progra…
Sign-up for MCBONES Coyote Canyon Mammoth Site tours starts June 1
KENNEWICK – According to a May 17 announcement from the MCBONES Research Center Foundation, sign-ups for public and group tours at the Coyote Canyon Mammoth Si…
Electric City audit report released
ELECTRIC CITY – The Washington State Auditor’s Office released Monday its report and summary of the office’s audit of Electric City’s financial statements from January 2021 through December 2022. The summary report…
Olympic National Park ranks fourth in KURU Footwear top ten hiking list
MOSES LAKE – According to a May 22 statement from KURU Footwear, the organization conducted an analysis of all 63 U.S. National Parks to identify the top ten for hiking based on factors such as number of trails, tr…
Pear Bureau receives $4M global marketing grant
MILWAUKIE, OREGON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a $4.025 million grant under the Regional Agriculture Promotion Program to build demand for …
Work on Vantage Bridge expands to seven days per week May 31
MOSES LAKE — It being a holiday weekend - and bringing with it a lot of traffic - most road projects will be taking a break for Memorial Day, with many resumin…
ESD 105 Superintendent reflects on service district’s operations, goals
YAKIMA – Serving four counties, including Kittitas, Yakima and portions of Klickitat and Grant County, Washington’s Educational Service District 105 provides s…
Moses Lake Rotary gives out $75,000 in scholarships at awards banquet
MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake Rotary Club gave out $75,000 in scholarships during Tuesday evening’s Rotary Scholarship Foundation Awards Banquet, held at Pillar …
Knights open state playoffs with win over Klahowya
RICHLAND – No. 8 seed Royal opened up the 1A State Softball Tournament with a win against No. 9 Klahowya on Thursday, defeating the Eagles 10-0 at Columbia Pla…
ECBID breaks ground on EL 86.4 irrigation system
OTHELLO – The East Columbia Basin Irrigation District was joined by landowners, key partners and elected officials for a groundbreaking ceremony on the EL 86.4…
State Fire Marshal releases Memorial Day safety tips
OLYMPIA – According to a Wednesday statement from the Washington State Fire Marshal’s Office, during Memorial Day weekend in 2023 there were 10,658 incidents in Washington State requiring Fire or EMS response. Thes…