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Wilson Creek celebrates nine graduates for the Class of 2024
WILSON CREEK – The Wilson Creek School District celebrated and honored nine graduates in the Class of 2024 Saturday at Wilson Creek High School with a ceremony…
Faith, accomplishment, contributing themes for MLCA graduation
MOSES LAKE – Moses Lake Christian Academy celebrated its four-person graduating Class of 2024 Saturday with pomp, circumstance and prayer as Dennis Fountain, C…
Othello Independence Day celebration set for all-day July 4
OTHELLO – The Greater Othello Chamber of Commerce will kick off its annual Independence Day celebration July 4 at 10 a.m. with a parade down Main Street before…
FIRE REPORT: Spokane neighborhood evacuated
SPOKANE — A fast-spreading wildfire triggered level 3 (leave now) evacuation orders to a 2.5-square mile area southwest of Spokane Tuesday afternoon, according…
New director appointed for WSU School of Hospitality and Business Management
PULLMAN - Jim Harbour, a career-track associate professor in the Carson College of Business, has been appointed director of the School of Hospitality Business …
Eagles encouraged to reach for their dreams
SOAP LAKE – The gymnasium was decked out with school colors and balloons, and filled with excited graduates, their families, and community members as the Soap …
Tigers walk with a little something extra
EPHRATA – The Class of 2024 Tigers walked onto the field to graduate with a bit more pizzazz than some other graduating classes. Backflips, leg sweeps, “propos…
WA child marriage ban now in effect
(The Center Square) – Washington is now the 11th state in the country to ban child marriages via a new law that went into effect on June 6 that makes it illegal for anyone under 18 to get married. House Bill 145…
Community Coalition hosts town hall on gangs in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Members of the Moses Lake community came together Thursday evening at the Moses Lake Civic Center for a town hall discussion on gang activity and …
Parks and places
MOSES LAKE — School is letting out for the summer, which means families have a chance to spend a little more time together. Most communities have pools and sum…
2024 college baseball roundup
MOSES LAKE — While a handful of baseball teams around the country are still competing, the 2024 baseball season has come to a close for regional colleges. Read…
UW announces Winter 2024 Dean’s List honorees
SEATTLE – Students from the Columbia Basin have been named to the Dean's List at the University of Washington for the Winter 2024 Quarter.
2024 Cougars seek to make a positive impact
WARDEN – On a verdant lawn with families, friends, teachers and hundreds of other community members out to celebrate with them, the Warden Cougars graduating c…
Central WA vet's nonprofit ordered to pay $1.5M for sexual harassment
(The Center Square) - The owner of a small Washington-based veterans nonprofit is in hot water after a jury ordered on Thursday that he and the business pay ap…
NEWS BITES: June 11, 2024
EPHRATA — Two Grant County Sheriff’s Office deputies assumed new roles Monday. Sheriff Joe Kriete gave the oath of office to Corrections Division Corporal Liz …