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Soap Lake City Council establishes performance-based pay for mayor
SOAP LAKE — The Soap Lake City Council voted unanimously Monday to adopt a new performance-based salary range for …
Proposed law could shorten sentences
Incarcerated individuals who serve 15, 20, or 25 years of total confinement would have the opportunity to apply for a conditional commutation under Senate Bill…
Moses Lake moves forward with study to address shelterlessness
In a split vote, the Moses Lake City Council passed a motion to move forward with a feasibility study to identify what steps need to be taken to address shelte…
Moses Lake High School awaits final word on Chiefs moniker
With the enactment of a new state law last year, legislators in Olympia made it illegal for a school to inappropriately use a Native American word or image as …
Special election preliminary results show few school levies failing
Preliminary results were in Tuesday night for a special election, which saw a handful of communities across the region casting ballots on school levies and tax…
Columbia Basin Rodeo Association Banquet recognizes key figures
Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, and Jill Tonne, queen director for the Columbia Basin Rodeo Association, were recognized for their contributions to the CBRA durin…
Othello to consider updated park master plan
OTHELLO — With any luck, Othello’s Lions Park will have a new playground and expanded basketball courts by the end of 2022.
Lady Huskies wrestlers take Sub-Regional tournament title
OTHELLO — The Othello High School girls wrestling team brought home the team title from the North Girls Sub-Regional tournament Saturday in Spangle.
Othello wrestlers take CWAC title; co-recipients of sportsmanship award
OTHELLO — The Othello High School boys wrestling team upset No. 2-ranked Selah High School to take the Central Washington Athletic Conference district title Sa…
Grant County PUD commissioners choose new general manager/CEO
EPHRATA — Grant County Public Utility District commissioners voted 5-0 Tuesday to elect interim Grant County PUD General Manager/Chief Executive Officer Rich W…
ACSO deputies arrest Arizona man for alleged drug, weapon possession
Adams County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Michael C. Hernandez, 25, of Yuma, Arizona, after a Feb. 2 traffic stop revealed he had no driver’s license and…
Adams County Sheriff’s Office seeks alleged robbery suspects
The Adams County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two suspects after a robbery Monday at the Country Travel Plaza at 790 Pence Road in Lind, Washington.
Quincy basketball teams receive league honors
The Quincy High School (QHS) girls and boys basketball teams received several awards and honors from the Caribou Trail League (CTL).
Three MLHS bowlers qualify at districts, one moves to state championship
The Moses Lake High School girls bowling team had a busy couple of weeks with districts and state championship games.
Othello man dies in collision south of Warden
An Othello man died Saturday morning in a collision on Road U Southeast, near Road 10 Southeast, south of Warden, according to a Grant County Sheriff’s Office …
Funding the fight: Annual auction raises more than $170,000 for local cancer patients
MOSES LAKE – The Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation’s 13th annual Country Sweethearts Benefit Auction returned in-person Saturday, after the COVID-19 pandemic ca…