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Paving begins Monday night on I-90 from Vantage to George

VANTAGE — Drivers traveling between George and the Vantage Bridge should plan for single-lane travel and reduced s…

Updated 2 years, 5 months ago
STUDIO BASIN: Responsibility with pets, Moms Helping Moms, elections and playoffs

MOSES LAKE – On this episode of the Studio Basin podcast, Managing Editor Rob Miller talks about the ongoing issues related to stray animals and overcrowded an…

Updated 2 years, 5 months ago
Tigers sweep East Valley

EPHRATA – A strong start allowed the Tigers to handle business against East Valley (Yakima) on Tuesday night, sweeping the visiting Red Devils to improve to 9-…

Updated 2 years, 5 months ago
Basin football scores: Week 8

COLUMBIA BASIN – Local football teams lit up the scoreboards in Week 8.

Updated 2 years, 5 months ago
Othello drops Kelso 42-24

OTHELLO – The Huskies gained more than 350 yards on offense and scored six touchdowns on the ground in Friday night’s 42-24 win over Kelso, using a fast start …

Updated 2 years, 5 months ago
Q&A: Soap Lake City Council position 7 candidates

SOAP LAKE – Incumbent JoAnn Rushton is facing Judith Gorman for Soap Lake City Council Position 7...

Updated 2 years, 5 months ago
GCAO adoption events coming

MOSES LAKE – Grant County Animal Outreach will be putting on pet adoption events at multiple Moses Lake locations in the next few weeks.

Updated 2 years, 5 months ago
ACPR on parvo hold for two weeks

OTHELLO – The Adams County Pet Rescue has been forced to shut down for two weeks after a fully vaccinated dog came down with canine parvovirus, known as parvo.…

Updated 2 years, 5 months ago
Group14 releases third quarter review

MOSES LAKE – Group14 Technology released its third quarter review Thursday, which said that the company ramped up construction on its incoming one million-squa…

Updated 2 years, 5 months ago
Gourd standard

MOSES LAKE — They’re everywhere this time of year, those round orange gourds. As soon as October rolls around, commercial pumpkin patches start doing a busines…

Updated 2 years, 5 months ago
Quincy area parks district on ballot; recreation survey results reviewed

QUINCY — Quincy-area residents are being invited to a town hall meeting Nov. 1 to discuss the proposal to establish a regional parks district. The proposal is …

Updated 2 years, 5 months ago
Grant County ports gearing up for growth

MOSES LAKE — Grant County ports are gearing up for increased business and industry across the region with no shortage of industrial land to develop but with a …

Updated 2 years, 5 months ago
Vantage opens final facility at Quincy data center

QUINCY — Vantage Data Centers’ Quincy campus is finally complete, according to an announcement from the company. Vantage held a ribbon-cutting Wednesday at …

Updated 2 years, 5 months ago
Law enforcement records for Oct. 20, 2023

Ephrata PD, Grant County Jail, Othello PD

Updated 2 years, 5 months ago
BIG SKY NOW: Comeback wins and playoff hopes

MOSES LAKE — On this week’s episode of the Big Sky Now podcast, Josh Dugan and Fritz Neighbor of the Daily Inter Lake, Mark Nelke of the Coeur d’Alene Press and Ian Bivona of the Columbia Basin Herald go over last …

Updated 2 years, 5 months ago
Mavs win Big 9 title, prepare for district title game

MOSES LAKE — With Tuesday’s sweep of West Valley (Yakima) the Mavericks won the Columbia Basin Big 9 regular season softball title, allowing Moses Lake to host…