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QB Sam Darnold returns to practice, no decision yet on Seahawks' game at the Commanders
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold returned to practice Wednesday for the first time since he was injured in…
Ephrata turns out for swap meet
The Ephrata American Legion parking lot was the spot to be on April 9. The parking lot was host to a vendor market and swap meet that drew a lot of attention. …
Beer run turns into armed robbery
MOSES LAKE — Police are looking for two alleged armed robbers who stole beer from a local convenience store Wednesday night, according to the Moses Lake Police…
MLSD has new superintendent after long path
MOSES LAKE — It’s official: Monty Sabin is now the new superintendent of the Moses Lake School District. At the end of a regular meeting of the Moses Lake S…
Coulee City hosts April Fools Art Walk
COULEE CITY — About 400 people visited Coulee City on April 1 to wander through downtown businesses and look over art. That’s pretty impressive for a town of f…
Time to start planting early veggies
QUINCY — Spring has finally arrived in earnest, and that means it’s time to start getting some vegetables in the ground, but choosing the right ones and planti…
Basin communities receive grants
SPOKANE — Organizations in Grant, Adams and Lincoln counties will receive over $40,000 in grants through the Innovia Foundation, according to a press release from the foundation.
Soap Lake approves water, sewer rate study
SOAP LAKE - The Soap Lake City Council unanimously approved a water and sewer rate study during their April 6 regular meeting. The city’s last study was completed in 2017. The new contract...
Stumpjumpers race results released
ODESSA — Results of the 50th annual Stumpjumpers Desert 100 have been announced.
Quincy Valley Medical Center free of debt to Grant County
QUINCY — For years Quincy Valley Medical Center commissioners and hospital officials have been working to pay back the debt QVMC owes to Grant County. . .
Quincy council asks for design, cost estimate for pump track expansion
QUINCY — A bike-skateboard-scooter track - known as a pump track - slated for construction in Quincy’s East Park could be expanded, either this year or in 2023…
Liberate & Lather
MOSES LAKE — Soapmaker and candlemaker Angela Clay says that often times, scrubbing the dirt off our bodies is the easy part.
Prep roundup: Tigers defeat Colville, 9-3
The Ephrata High School Tigers beat the Colville High School Crimson Hawks 9-3 in a non-conference game Monday. Garet Hagy and Cody Black made three hits apiec…
‘Nailed it’
OTHELLO — Othello Dance and Drill team leader Bridget Maldonado said she wasn’t ready for the announcement when it came ...
Mi Cocinita pushes through the pandemic
Emerita Villafana said the pandemic has been challenging for her as a business owner and she is looking forward to having business pick back up as the weather …
Utility officials push for safe digging
COLUMBIA BASIN — April is National Safe Digging Month, and a recent national survey revealed that 49% of homeowners who plan to dig this year will put themselves and their communities at risk by digging without cal…