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MOSES LAKE — Greenpoint Technologies engineer Gary Neu walked away with $100 and some serious bragging rights at t…
Mattawa increases dog license and impound fees
MATTAWA — Mattawa City Council members have increased dog license and dog impound fees as part of a review of the city’s fee schedule. “The current (fees) a…
Basin students make EWU Dean’s List
CHENEY - Eastern Washington University released its dean’s list for the spring quarter 2022. Nearly a hundred Basin students made the list. EWU policies require an undergraduate student who earns 12 quality hour…
Athletes bond at Warden wrestling camp
WARDEN – The gymnasium at Warden High School was filled with wrestling mats over the weekend for the Warden Wrestling Summer Camp. The camp, free to student…
Moses Lake supports Alzheimer’s research
MOSES LAKE - The Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce held their annual Purple Party Thursday to raise awareness and money for the Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk to …
Moses Lake 10U lose 2, win 1 in Heat Miser Classic
KENNEWICK – Entering the Northwest Nations Youth Baseball Heat Miser Classic with high hopes, 10U Moses Lake fell in both games of pool play at the tournament …
Making ends meet
ROYAL CITY — The Royal City Food Bank operates like a well-oiled machine.
Fire ban issued for Eastern Washington counties
The Bureau of Land Management Spokane District has issued a fire restrictions order for BLM and Bureau of Reclamation lands. The ban took effect July 22 in …
Mattawa council considers regulating adult entertainment
MATTAWA — Mattawa City Council members will consider possible ordinances to regulate the operation of businesses offering adult entertainment. Council members …
Port of Warden to repair airport runway despite lack of state funds
WARDEN — The Port of Warden is going to spend $22,000 to seal the cracks in its airport runway despite the refusal of the Washington State Department of Transp…
A splash of color
MOSES LAKE — Tamara Wallace likes bold colors, and she surrounds her home with them. “I don't fit in with the rest of the neighborhood,” she said, gesturing…
Professional Dentures
MOSES LAKE — Jon Dickson loves to see people smile. “The smile is a big thing,” said Dickson as he sat on a tiny stool in one of his small examination rooms…
Riverdogs 13U,15U head into pool play
EPHRATA — The 13U and 15U Columbia Basin Riverdogs will head to 2022 Babe Ruth Regional competition this weekend, held in Kelso for the 15U and Ferndale for th…
MLPD takes win in the Battle of the Badge
MOSES LAKE – The Battle of the Badge returned to Larson Playfield on Wednesday night, with the Moses Lake Police Department defeating the Grant County Sheriff'…
Basin Community Theatre presents ‘Cinderella’ this weekend
MOSES LAKE — The classic story of a selfless but unappreciated stepchild and how she lives happily ever after comes to the Moses Lake High School theater this …
Rowland goes full-time for SLPD
SOAP LAKE - Officer Justin Rowland was sworn in as a full-time officer Wednesday after 12 years as a reserve officer for the city of Soap Lake. “(Rowland) h…