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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…
ML airshow seeks volunteers
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Airshow is looking for a few good volunteers to help get this year’s air show off the ground.
Grapes don't give up
COLUMBIA BASIN — Despite a cold spring, wine grapes are looking good, according to a couple of local growers.
Candidate filing period produces challengers for some state, county offices
GRANT/ADAMS COUNTIES — The filing deadline to run for office in Washington at the county and state level was Friday. Several officials that represent Grant and…
Othello earns top seed in state softball tournament
SELAH — The Othello Huskies softball team will open state tournament play against West Valley of Spokane at noon Friday at Carlon Park in Selah. Othello enters…
Groff Elementary BBQ held Friday
MOSES LAKE - Brian King (left) and Tonya Landon (center, in red) serve hot dogs and hamburgers to students and families at the annual spring barbecue at Groff …
Biting dog sought by authorities
WENATCHEE - The public’s help is asked in identifying a dog that bit someone on Thursday in Wenatchee, according to a press release from Wenatchee Valley Animal Care & Control.
Morning roundup: Principal promoted, WSU thumps Portland, bird flu hits Washington
Moses Lake’s chief Chief is movin’ on up, WSU is shining on the diamond and there’s something foul among the fowl. Here’s what’s happening in the Basin today:
Considering the ultimate DIY?
MOSES LAKE — It’s no secret that there’s a housing shortage in the Columbia Basin. One way some aspiring homeowners are dealing with this shortage is by buy…
USDA forecasts Higher Washington Wheat Harvest in 2022
PORTLAND — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is forecasting a major increase in wheat production in Washington in 2022, according to a report published by the department’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Officials urge precautions as avian flu hits state
OLYMPIA — As avian influenza continues to spread through backyard flocks across Washington, state agriculture officials are asking residents to delay live mark…
MLHS principal promoted
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District announced this week that Triscia Hoschstatter, the current principal of Moses Lake High School, has been named the …
Ephrata SD selects new Parkway principal
EPHRATA - The Ephrata School District announced via a press release that current Grant Elementary School Dean of Students Jeremy Vasquez has been selected to f…
Morning roundup: Big Bend in second seed, hybrid aircraft, Warden shuts out Granger
Our local sports teams are making an impressive showing, and our aviation industry is gearing up to fly the electric skies. Here’s what’s happening in the Basi…
GALLERY: Ephrata touch-a-truck attracts a crowd
EPHRATA - The Ephrata Touch-A-Truck event saw dozens of families at the Splash Zone parking lot on Saturday. More than a dozen emergency, construction and m…
Local firm to develop hybrid aircraft
MOSES LAKE — AeroTEC and electric aircraft motor maker MagniX announced on Wednesday a major deal with Los Angeles-based electric aircraft pioneer Surf Air Mob…