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Moses Lake man arrested for alleged vehicle theft
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man was arrested after a truck that had been stolen from Wenatchee was found on his prop…
Support group available for dementia patient caregivers
MOSES LAKE – Taking care of a family member with dementia issues, whether from Alzheimer’s Disease or some other medical issue, can be extraordinarily trying. …
Basin sports schedule Dec. 6-12
COLUMBIA BASIN – Check out this week’s sports schedule, featuring local basketball, swim and dive and wrestling events.
Bright Quincy: Lights, pictures, the Christmas story at community celebration
QUINCY — Grant County Fire District 3 decked out their ladder truck in lights, Santa posed for pictures and the Quincy Valley Historical Society and Museum tol…
Columbia Basin Project moving forward
CASHMERE – The Columbia Basin Project is making gradual progress toward completion with significant accomplishments for the Odessa Groundwater Replacement Prog…
Open for wellness
MOSES LAKE - From left: Shyanna Stanford, Toni Stanford, Kris Kehler and Taylor Willard, surrounded by Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce members, prepare to cut t…
Othello council passes 2024 budget, discusses ordinances
OTHELLO – The Othello City Council unanimously approved their final 2024 budget during the regular meeting Monday evening. The council also discussed temporary…
Othello women’s organization fundraises thousands for food bank
OTHELLO – Xi Beta Xi, one of three Beta Sigma Phi chapters in Othello, recently presented the Othello Food Bank with $3,600 raised during the organization’s an…
Basin wrestling report: opening weekend across the region
MOSES LAKE – Wrestling season got into full swing over the weekend, with local teams traveling across Washington’s east side for early-season tournaments.
Bronco defense holds late against ACH
COULEE CITY – Up by eight at the end of the third quarter, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos held the Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors to just six points over …
News bites for Dec. 5, 2023
VANTAGE — A 79-year-old woman died Friday in a collision with a semi on SR 26 near the junction with SR 243, according to a statement from the Washington State…
Holiday parade returns to Mattawa Friday
MATTAWA — There’s so much going on in Mattawa to celebrate the Christmas season that events are scheduled on two days. In fact, Christmas events are happen…
Grant PUD profits higher than projected
EPHRATA — The Grant County PUD is making more money than anticipated through the first nine months of 2023 and projections show revenues will be above the budg…
WSDOT updating Highway System Plan
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Transportation held a virtual public meeting Thursday regarding its draft for the 2024 Highway System Plan update.…
Elevate Othello to host community meeting Friday
OTHELLO – Organizers of the Elevate Othello project will be holding a community meeting and dinner in Spanish and English Friday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Othel…
Tigers boys basketball falls to Pullman, 56-48
EPHRATA — The Ephrata High School boys basketball team played tough in the second half, but couldn’t overcome an early deficit and lost to Pullman High School,…