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Moses Lake council member rebuked by colleagues
MOSES LAKE — Six Moses Lake City Council members publicly repudiated comments made by councilman Victor Lombardi, …
BASIN SPORTS SCHEDULE: March 4-7, 2026
COLUMBIA BASIN — The high school basketball season is wrapping up this week as the final teams from the basin go on a run for a state championship. Check out how the bracket is churning out in the next few rounds o…
Quincy Food Bank auction brings new storage building closer to reality
QUINCY — It was still a couple of weeks shy of St. Patrick’s Day, but the green was being worn at the Quincy Food Bank’s Golden Giving auction Saturday. About …
Valentine’s Day cards flood Brookdale Hearthstone with love
MOSES LAKE — Residents at Brookdale Hearthstone Assisted Living in Moses Lake got Valentine’s Day greetings from across the country last month. “I believe t…
SENIOR EVENTS: March 2026
COLUMBIA BASIN — Plays, art shows, auctions and more await seniors in the Columbia Basin this month. Here are some opportunities to get out and about in March.
Space Burger booth open March 13-15
MOSES LAKE — Those who can’t wait for the Grant County Fair can get their Space Burger fix next weekend, according to an announcement from the Lioness Club of …
Pug-mix princess
OTHELLO — Meet Iroko, the small-but-mighty pup who’s ready to color your world with joy. This adorable pug‑mix princess from Othello, Washington is fully spaye…
Othello School Board considers new meeting schedule
OTHELLO — The Othello School Board will consider moving one of its two monthly board meetings to a different time. Board members will be discussing their optio…
WEATHER: March 4-10, 2026
Wednesday: 60% chance of rain, mainly before 7 a.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Southwest wind 6-13 mph. Mostly clear ev…
Stoke to conduct test firing Wednesday
MOSES LAKE — Stoke Space has announced through the Grant County Sheriff’s Office that the company will be test firing rockets between 2 and 9 p.m. Wednesday. D…
Victim of 2011 Grant County homicide identified
POTHOLES RESERVOIR — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help from the public in determining what happened to a man whose body was found near the Potholes Reservoir in 2011 and recently identified.
Royal High School to add new classes
ROYAL CITY — Royal High School will be expanding its class offerings for students in the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years. Kaiden Garcia, RHS counselor, said t…
Cougars wrap up season in state tourney
WARDEN — The Warden Cougars boys basketball team concluded their season Feb. 27 in the opening round of the 2B state tournament after falling to Adna in Tumwat…
Adopt a house panther
MOSES LAKE — Meet Zia, the purr‑fect little mystery in a sleek black coat. At four years old, this medium‑sized, golden‑eyed beauty is already spayed, vaccinat…
Childhood tooth decay surges in Grant, Adams counties
MOSES LAKE — A new statewide report shows children in Grant and Adams counties are experiencing some of Washington’s highest rates of tooth decay, underscoring…
District to slow down, regroup after Ephrata bond failure
EPHRATA — Ephrata School District leaders say they will slow down and regroup after voters rejected the district’s $75 million, 25-year construction bond in th…