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BASIN SPORTS SCHEDULE: Dec. 22-29, 2025
COLUMBIA BASIN — Local athletes head into winter break and begin to slow competition, but will still be working ha…
SR 17 accident leaves one dead
SOAP LAKE - An Ephrata man is dead after a single-vehicle crash Monday night just south of Soap Lake. Washington State Patrol Public Information Officer Colli…
Vaccinations encouraged in face of early flu season
SEATTLE — Physicians are bracing for a difficult winter, according to a statement from the Washington State Medical Association. In separate press releases, th…
SLPD issues warning regarding catalytic converter thefts
SOAP LAKE — The Soap Lake Police Department issued a warning to the public that catalytic converter thefts in the area have been increasing and recommended that residents be extra vigilant. The SLPD advised the p…
Ephrata hosts active shooter roundtable exercise
EPHRATA — The Ephrata School District hosted a number of first responders, emergency personnel and district staff Monday for a tabletop exercise to prepare inv…
New to the force
RITZVILLE - The Adams County Sheriff's Office welcomed four new staff last week. Pictured from left to right are Corrections Deputy Mason Boyes, Dispatcher meg…
Training day
EPHRATA - Grant County Sheriff's Office staff participated in training Tuesday that provided officers with updates on state laws and use of force when interact…
Drought aid deadline approaching
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The deadline to apply for aid from the Small Business Administration in Adams, Lincoln, Grant, Okanogan, Spokane, Stevens and Whitman counties is set for Dec. 19 for small nonfarm businesses wh…
Moses Lake Food Bank delivers Thanksgiving meals in drive-thru fashion
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Food Bank kicked off Thanksgiving week Monday by serving patrons through a drive-thru style pick up of their Thanksgiving meals. …
Basin athletes make all-league lists for accomplishments
COLUMBIA BASIN – Congratulations to all the local athletes here in the Basin on garnering all-league honors. For a full list of all the athletes in the Basin’s…
Huskies’ season ends at Enumclaw
ENUMCLAW – The No. 5 seed Othello Huskies traveled to Washington’s west side for a state quarterfinals matchup against Enumclaw, with the Hornets eventually pr…
NCW Libraries kick off winter reading program
CENTRAL WASHINGTON - With the weather getting colder, it’s a good time to curl up in front of the fire with a good book, and North Central Washington Libraries…
Soap Lake suspends search for city administrator
SOAP LAKE - At the Nov. 16 city council meeting, the mayor of Soap Lake announced that she was stopping her search for a permanent city administrator. “Afte…
Stoking industry
MOSES LAKE — On roughly 23.5 acres of what used to be sagebrush-covered scrubland north of Moses Lake, engineers with Stoke Space Technologies are working to b…
Weather Report for Monday, Nov. 21
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35 and calm wind. Monday night will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 21 and continued calm wind. Tuesday: A slight chance of rain and snow between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., then …
Nothing disturbed after break in at Adams County Auditor’s Office
RITZVILLE — County officials said nothing was missing or disturbed following an apparent attempt to break into the Adams County Auditor’s Office Nov. 11. Auditor Heidi Hunt wrote in a press release that the county…