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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 …
Alumni Association tops $230,000 in scholarships
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Alumni Association has awarded more than $231,000 in scholarships in its 16-year history, according to a statement from the associa…
MLCA/CCS girls fall in OT to Colton
CHENEY – After a late push to come back and send the game into overtime, the No. 6 seed MLCA/CCS girls fell 61-58 to No. 3 Colton in the regional round of the …
Good tabs
MOSES LAKE — Rebecca Camden said the donation for Spokane’s Ronald McDonald House started with a contest at an out-of-state car show. “We were at a car show…
ML School District to sponsor community forum to review strategic plan
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake School District patrons, staff and students will be invited to review a draft of the district’s new strategic plan. The date of the com…
Weather for Monday, Feb. 27
Monday: A chance of snow before 4 p.m., then a slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as hi…
Confluence Health announces update to vaccination policy
WENATCHEE — Confluence Health employees who had been prohibited from working onsite if they had not received the initial COVID-19 vaccination for religious or medical reasons will be allowed back onsite, beginning …
Cougars head back to state
WARDEN – The 2022 champion Warden Cougars are heading back to the 2B Girls State Basketball Tournament, entering this year’s state bracket with an 18-4 record …
Working on recreation
MOSES LAKE — It was horse riding that brought Doug Coutts to Moses Lake. Or rather, it was his wife Janine’s love of horses that brought them here. “My w…
Making an impact
MOSES LAKE — Ami Satterfield loves what her work at Frontier Title and Escrow can do for people. “In everything I've done, I always want to help people, and…
REC on track for 2023 restart, posts loss for Q4 2022
MOSES LAKE — REC Silicon CEO Kurt Levens said the company’s Moses Lake facility is still on track to resume production in the second half of 2023 and that the …
WSU names new Lind Dryfarm director
PULLMAN — Washington State University announced on Thursday that agronomist and soil scientist Surendra Singh has been selected to head the university’s Lind D…
Huskies back to state for the first time in 14 years
OTHELLO – For the first time since 2009, the Othello Huskies girls basketball team is heading back to state. Othello Head Coach Adolfo Coronado said the tea…
Broncos playing well at the right time
RITZVILLE – After winning 10 of their final 12 games, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos advanced to state with a 50-48 win over Okanogan in the 2B District 6/…
Lions return to state playoffs
MOSES LAKE – For the second straight year, boys and girls teams from Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School are heading to their respective 1B …
GALLERY: 2023 Mat Classic
TACOMA – Sixty-six wrestlers from the Columbia Basin traveled to the Tacoma Dome to compete in this weekend’s Mat Classic, with 34 wrestlers eventually placing…