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Updated 4 hours, 17 minutes ago

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…

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
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…

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
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.…

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
Help cancer patients through recycling

MOSES LAKE - Two local recycling centers are putting proceeds from donated recyclable materials toward the Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation. To donate your hou…

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
Untapped

MOSES LAKE — Will Stakelin and his son Connor Stakelin didn’t want to let the space once occupied by Squirrelfight Artisan Brewing stay empty for very long. …

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
Active communities

MOSES LAKE — A night of awards and games in Othello, and afternoon of music and suds in Moses Lake, a Civil War story in Quincy - there’s a lot going on around…

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
Mavs advance to second round

MOSES LAKE – The Mavericks used their defense to ride off to a 42-33 win over West Valley (Yakima) in the first round of the Columbia Basin Big 9 district play…

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
Warnick at work in Olympia

OLYMPIA - Senator Judy Warnick (R-Moses Lake) sits at her desk on the Senate floor Wednesday. The Senate voted on second and third readings of more than a doze…

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
Moses Lake cuts ribbon on Larson Rec Center

MOSES LAKE - Carrie Hoiness, recreation superintendent, and Susan Schweisow, former parks, recreation and cultural services director, formally cut the ribbon o…

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
Dent, Warnick bills would create assessment process for MLIRD

OLYMPIA - A bill currently being considered by the Washington State Legislature would change the process for how the Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation D…

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
Warden water system in need of TLC

WARDEN — While the city of Warden has more than enough water to meet projected needs for the next 20 years; however, the city still needs to make significant i…

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
Arting early

MOSES LAKE — More than 250 budding artists got to see their work on display and show it off to the community Saturday at the Moses Lake Museum & Art Center. …

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
A big job, but a good job

OTHELLO — Recently elected Adams County Commissioner Mike Garza said there’s more to the job than he anticipated, and that’s a good thing. “What I’ve figure…

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
MLCA/CCS boys, girls look to take home league titles

MOSES LAKE – Berths to the 2023 state basketball tournament are on the line for both the Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School’s boys and girl…

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
Basin sports schedule Feb. 15-21

COLUMBIA BASIN — It’s state championship time here in the Basin, with both the 2023 Mat Classic and boys state swim and dive being hosted on the west side. Alo…

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
Book club kits available from NCW Libraries

WENATCHEE — Book clubs in the NCW Libraries system looking to mix it up, or a group looking to start a new book club, can take advantage of additional “Book Cl…