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Updated 8 hours, 40 minutes ago

WEATHER: April 27-May 2

Monday: Sunny, high near 68. North winds 5 to 7 miles per hour, becoming southwest in the afternoon

Updated 3 years ago
Jackrabbits move to 3-3 with win over Omak

QUINCY – The Quincy Jackrabbits evened their record at 3-3 with a 9-4 win over Omak on Wednesday, their third-straight win after beginning the season 0-3. T…

Updated 3 years ago
Blue Palm Frozen Yogurt

MOSES LAKE — Palm trees may not be native to the Columbia Basin, but one local business has a blue palm tree perfect for finding shade under in the upcoming su…

Updated 3 years ago
Moses Lake extends sleep center lease

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake City Council was all set at its regular meeting on Tuesday to vote on a new site for the city’s homeless sleep center when the owne…

Updated 3 years ago
Samaritan submits revised construction budget to USDA

MOSES LAKE — Substantial increases in projected construction costs prompted Samaritan Healthcare officials to submit a revised budget to the U.S. Department of…

Updated 3 years ago
Ephrata appoints assistant superintendent

EPHRATA – The Ephrata School District appointed Ken Murray as the district’s assistant superintendent of human resources earlier this week. “Ephrata is grow…

Updated 3 years ago
Comeback win!

OTHELLO – Down 2-1 to Deer Park in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Othello bats came alive as the Huskies were able to ring off six runs in seven at-bats a…

Updated 3 years ago
‘The new Cape Canaveral’

MOSES LAKE — “How can we help you?” It was the question Gov. Jay Inslee asked several times on Tuesday during a visit to Moses Lake to meet with the heads o…

Updated 3 years ago
The murals of Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — There’s a very simple reason tattoo artist Shawn Willmorth painted the side of his building on W. Broadway Avenue. “We painted it because it wa…

Updated 3 years ago
Basin sports schedule March 29-April 4

COLUMBIA BASIN – With spring break just around the corner, many Basin teams will see a break from action next week. Check out this week’s sports schedule for a…

Updated 3 years ago
Bird fanatics

OTHELLO — Sandhill cranes have a special meaning for Debb Reiley. Reiley lives in Seattle now but spent 30 years in Alaska, the summer range for sandhill cr…

Updated 3 years ago
UPDATED: GCFD 5 responds to Basic American Foods fire

MOSES LAKE – A fire broke out at the Basic American Foods facility just south of Moses Lake at Tuesday evening. Grant County Fire District 5 and Moses Lake Fir…

Updated 3 years ago
Othello High drumline competes

OTHELLO — The Othello High School drumline isn’t an easy gig. Freshman Martin Marroquin admitted he thought it over for a while before joining. “A friend of…

Updated 3 years ago
Royal High student arrested

ROYAL CITY — A Royal High School student has been arrested in connection with a drug investigation, according to a statement from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office...

Updated 3 years ago
Mattawa woman charged after collision

MATTAWA — Charges of vehicular assault are pending against a Mattawa woman after her car crossed the center line and struck another car head-on Sunday...

Updated 3 years ago
Auction set to support local accident victim

MOSES LAKE – Central Washington Livestock, Inc., Moses Lake, is set to auction off Panda the Mexican steer Wednesday at 1 p.m. to support Caleb Berquist and hi…