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WEATHER: May 6-12
Wednesday: Increasing clouds, high near 88 with variable winds, gusts to 22 miles per hour. Partly cloudy overnigh…
‘Busy, busy, busy’
MOSES LAKE — Springfest is back.
Quincy’s B Street Market adds more Saturdays
QUINCY — Quincy’s B Street Market is expanding its days of operation for summer 2022. The market will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday – with one excepti…
A better light
MOSES LAKE — Traffic lights in Moses Lake are going to get an upgrade. But it’s not the kind you’re going to be able to see.
Hungry for Honor Flight
EPHRATA - The American Legion Post 28 Legionnaires and American Legion Auxiliary Unit 28 held a fundraiser on Saturday in Ephrata for veterans to get an opport…
Wake For Warriors fundraiser brings in over $10,000
CRESCENT BAR — The Wake For Warriors fundraiser held at Crescent Bar on Saturday was a big success bringing in over $10,000.
Two men arrested after property owner holds them at gunpoint
MATTAWA — Two Mattawa men were booked into the Grant County Jail after a Mattawa-area property owner held them at gunpoint when he allegedly found them on his property early Tuesday morning.
Soap Lake appoints new mayor
SOAP LAKE - The Soap Lake City Council named Michelle Agliano as the city’s new mayor at its last meeting.
Weekend on the field
Basin athletes have been showcasing their hard work and skills as district, regional and state competitions rage on. Here are some photos from some of the game…
Ephrata and Othello golfers tee off at state tournament
OLYMPIA – For the first time since 2019, the WIAA is hosting a state tournament for boys and girl golf.
Officials on lookout for Asian giant hornets
OLYMPIA — There have not been any confirmed sightings of the Asian giant hornet in Washington so far this year, according to Sven-Erik Spichiger, a managing en…
Shooting fish in a lake
MOSES LAKE — Sean Manderville reached into the big, blue plastic barrel sitting in his boat and pulled out a carp.
Ready for summer
MOSES LAKE — Jacob Knight explained the layout - the ornamental grass in the middle of the flower container, with the sweet potato vines and petunias in opposi…
Battling our deadliest predator
MOSES LAKE — Mosquitos are more than flying, buzzing and biting annoyances. They are, in the words of Colorado Mesa University history professor Timothy Win…
Quincy hospital district puts bond request out to voters
QUINCY — Voters in the Quincy hospital district will be asked to accept or reject a bond proposal, up to $55 million, in the Aug. 2 primary. If the proposal is…
Third Thursday events return to downtown Moses Lake this summer
MOSES LAKE — The Downtown Moses Lake Association will join the Moses Lake Farmers Market to sponsor a series of downtown markets every third Thursday from June to September. The first Third Thursday is scheduled fo…