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Season recap with the Royal Knights football team
MOSES LAKE — On this episode of the Basin Box Score podcast, host Mike Maynard sits down with three seniors from t…
Paradise in the desert
COULEE CITY — While he may not know the reason behind his family swapping land in 1926 with a man called Badger, Dan Bolyard still lives off the land that has …
Grant Co. Republicans gather for annual fundraiser
MOSES LAKE — Members of the Grant County Republican Party gathered last week to listen to their state legislators, raise money and honor long-time GOP voluntee…
Public should get look at new Quincy hospital design by April
QUINCY — Quincy residents should get a look at the design of the new Quincy Valley Medical Center by the end of April. “I expect with the finishing of all t…
MLFD gets $3.3M grant for additional personnel
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Fire Department has been awarded a $3.3 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security to employ a number of new firefighte…
‘Beauty and the Beast’ opens Friday at Quincy High
QUINCY — A classic tale of love, sacrifice and rediscovering one’s humanity comes to the Quincy High School stage for the next two weekends.
Broncos use strong fourth quarter to overwhelm Adna
SPOKANE — A six-point lead going into the fourth quarter turned into a 15-point win over Adna for the Lind-Ritzville Broncos in the Round of 12 in the 2B Boys …
Lions fall to Odessa in girls 1B state tournament
SPOKANE — In a back-and-forth first game inside the Spokane Arena, the Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School Lions fell to Odessa 55-50 in the…
Downtown food truck court work continues in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — The food court set for the corner of South Alder Street and Fourth Avenue in downtown is one step closer to reality following the delivery of the …
Lookin' to get hitched?
MOSES LAKE — On the bar in front of Jessica Ramynke sits a number of little, plastic shot glasses of purplish-magenta liquid on ice. It’s the signature drin…
Othello Chamber hosts annual awards banquet
OTHELLO — Ken Johnson fought back emotion as he accepted the Citizen of the Year award, and Maria Montalvo almost didn’t believe it when the presenters gave he…
Centenarians have lots of stories to tell
MOSES LAKE — Edna Watkins, Ann Klobucher and Helen Theis have seen a lot. They were girls in grade school when the Great Depression started, in their late teen…
Basin sports schedule Mar. 1-7
COLUMBIA BASIN – It’s the final week of the winter sports season here in the Basin, as five local boys and girls basketball teams chase their dreams of achievi…
O’ the stories you’ll read!
WARDEN — For Read Across America Week, Warden Police Chief Rick Martin stood in the office of Warden Elementary School sorting through a stack of Dr. Seuss boo…
Soap Lake schedules condo hearing
SOAP LAKE - The City of Soap Lake will be holding a public meeting on Friday to consider an application for a condominium development.
Home & Garden Show comes to fairgrounds Saturday
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Fairgrounds will host the Columbia Basin Home & Garden Show this weekend, according to the fairgrounds’ website. The show will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, a…