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Hammy wants to hog your heart this Christmas
MOSES LAKE — Don’t go bacon Hammy’s heart—he’s ready to ham it up under your Christmas tree. This 7-year-old Basen…
“His energy is contagious”
MOSES LAKE – Danny Thurman, a junior with the Maverick boys swim team, has found success in the adaptive swimming events this season for Moses Lake. Beyond ach…
Thinking small
OLYMPIA — Everybody knows there’s a housing shortage, especially for very low-income people and solutions are hard to come by. State Sen. Jeff Wilson, D-Longvi…
ACH’s Tristen, Everett Wood on to state
COULEE CITY – After finishing second in their respective brackets, Almira/Coulee-Hartline senior Tristen Wood and junior Everett Wood are on to represent the W…
16 Mavs on to Tacoma
MOSES LAKE – Between the boys and girls Maverick wrestling programs, 16 Moses Lake wrestlers are heading to the 2023 Mat Classic at the Tacoma Dome.
Huskies qualify six for state
OTHELLO – Six Huskie girls wrestlers punched their tickets to state at the Girls 2A/1A/2B/1B Region 3 tournament in Warden last weekend, with junior Lucy Giles…
Back to state
QUINCY – Jackrabbit sophomore Saidt Alvarez and senior David Medina are heading back to Tacoma for the Mat Classic this weekend, a year after both placed at st…
Wrestling with experience
ROYAL CITY – Returning state placers Alondra Morales and Emma Villa are two of the six Knights traveling to Tacoma for the girls 2A/1A/2B/1B state tournament t…
“All or nothing at this point”
EPHRATA – Senior Hudson Sager entered the 2A Boys Region 4 tournament with goals of making it to state – and avenging a loss he took in the first-place match o…
Aiming to improve
MATTAWA – Wahluke senior Anthony Zebrano once again qualified for the Mat Classic, and is looking to improve on his finish in this year’s edition of the state …
First-year success
RITZVILLE – With a roster full of wrestlers new to the sport, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos still managed to have six wrestlers move on to the 2023 Mat Cl…
Cougars send 10 to state
WARDEN – Ten Cougar boys wrestlers are traveling to Tacoma for the 2023 Mat Classic this weekend, coming off of a strong performance at last weekend’s 1B/2B Re…
Back for more
OTHELLO – After winning a regional championship as a team by over 100 points, the Othello Huskies boys wrestling team is sending 15 wrestlers to the 2023 Mat C…
Museum displays thrifted objects to examine prejudice
WENATCHEE — Consider the flesh-colored crayons in an exhibit at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center (WVMCC): from 1903 the pinkish brown is the onl…
Ephrata council talks pickleball courts, garbage contract
EPHRATA — A group of volunteers wants to build new pickleball courts and donate them to the city of Ephrata. “We are severely lacking in recreational opport…
WA Ag committee moves 6 bills forward
OLYMPIA — The House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources passed several bills Wednesday that now move on to the next step in the legislative process.…