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Soap Lake City Council approves new consultant despite mayor's objections
SOAP LAKE — The Soap Lake City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a contract for municipal consulting …
Bill to support PNWU signed by governor
OLYMPIA – Senate Bill 5113 was signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee Friday. The new law, sponsored by Sen. Judy Warnick (R-Moses Lake), removes regulatory barrie…
Othello’s Torres named Athlete of the Week by WIAA
OTHELLO – After missing three games with an injury, Othello junior Cristian Torres returned to the Huskie lineup and scored six goals over a four-game stretch,…
Auditions tonight for new Masquers play
SOAP LAKE — Auditions are scheduled for 6:30 to 7 p.m. tonight for the latest Masquers Theater production, “The White Liars” and “The Black Comedy.” A Masquers…
Dent bills move through WA Legislature
OLYMPIA – Four of Rep. Tom Dent’s, R-Moses Lake, bills have made significant progress in the state legislature over the last week. House Bill 1243, which ch…
Moses Lake Roundup to raffle demo derby experience
MOSES LAKE – Have you wanted to participate in a demolition derby, but didn’t have a car? The Moses Lake Roundup has a solution for that. Along with sponsor…
Details emerge in fatal Ephrata-area collision
EPHRATA — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of those involved in a fatal accident west of Ephrata Saturday morning, as well as other information about the collision. The two people who die…
Vantage Bridge to be resurfaced
VANTAGE — Preliminary work, with some minor impacts on traffic, will begin later this summer on a project to replace the road surface of the Vantage Bridge. Th…
Youth art sought for national competition
COLUMBIA BASIN — Young artists are invited to try for a chance to be shown at the Capitol, according to a statement from U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-WA...
Colorful view
VANTAGE – One of the horse sculptures at the Wild Horse Monument above Vantage, Monday morning. Several of the horses have graffiti left by taggers on them, bu…
RECAP: Basin diamond action
COLUMBIA BASIN – Competition on baseball and softball diamonds across the Basin is heating up as teams enter the final month of the regular season. See below f…
‘Washington Remembers’
MOSES LAKE — Thirty-four countries at war. More than 70 million men in arms. Roughly 3% of the world’s population dead by the end. The Second World War only la…
Quincy tops Royal in non-league match
QUINCY – The Jacks used a strong second half to surge over Royal in Saturday’s non-league matchup, riding out to a 6-1 win over the Knights. “(Royal) is doi…
Cleanup time
MOSES LAKE — Jennifer Shipman and her daughter Tiffany were busy helping sweep the alley between Broadway and Third Avenue Saturday morning, all part of the ef…
Local color
Moses Lake landscape artist Hannah Fountain paints a mural on the side of C J’s Custom Meats Moses Lake at 210 S. Gumwood St. Fountain, known primarily for her…
Two killed in accident west of Ephrata
EPHRATA — An accident Saturday morning west of Ephrata left two people dead and resulted in the closure of Sagebrush Flats Road, according to a Grant County Sh…