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More park improvements planned for Royal City in ‘26
ROYAL CITY — Lions Park in Royal City now has a soccer field, so city officials will be working on the next phase …
Fond memories of Silver Beltran and Royal Knights runnin' tough
As I stood in the midst of organized chaos that is cross country, with its team camps spread out everywhere, groups of runners jogging over the terrain, moving…
Royal's Rudy Flores places 23 at invitational meet
MOSES LAKE — Rudy Flores took a deep breath, then looked down at his shoes for a moment. When he looked back up again the Royal senior just nodded. “We’re going to dedicate this season to Silver. I talked with Conn…
Royal rolls Othello in nonleague clash
OTHELLO — Last week in the season opener, the Royal Knights scored on the first offensive play from scrimmage. It took the three-time defending 1A state champi…
Wahluke Slope Fire in mop-up stages as officials weight restoration options
A brush fire that started Friday night burned at least 13,000 acres along the Saddle Mountain National Wildlife Refuge, torching both slopes of the National Wi…
Othello group quilts for the greater good
OTHELLO — Every Wednesday morning, a dozen or so ladies circle a table in the Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Othello and create quilts, assembly-line style, with a…
Wahluke ushers in Ryan Antos Era with a win
WAPATO — The Wahluke Warriors kicked off the Ryan Antos Era with a bang Friday night, shutting down and nearly shutting out Wapato in a 23-7 victory on the road in a nonleague game to open the 2018 season. The firs…
Wahluke goes back-to-school
MATTAWA — Students in Mattawa’s Wahluke School District had their first day of classes last Tuesday, and with another school year comes another round of changes at schools across the state. What’s new at Wahluke?
Pruneda's last-minute touchdown leads Othello past Connell
CONNELL — The Othello defense intercepted Connell quarterback Austin Smith three times and held the Eagles to just 23 yards rushing. Huskies quarterback Julian Pruneda scored on a 1-yard plunge in the fourth quarte…
Columbia Basin Allied Arts starts 2018-19 season Oct. 5
MOSES LAKE — Dance, classic country, Celtic holiday music and a Columbia Basin talent show will be among the performances presented by Columbia Basin Allied Arts for the 2018-19 season. Columbia Basin Allied Arts t…
Othello kids have a summer to remember
OTHELLO — Man, I’m still grasping at straws, trying to hang on to one last summer day. It seems like every year we get cheated out of August with all the wildf…
Latest on the Wahluke Slope Fire: over 12,000 acres burnt, 75 percent contained
A brush fire that started Friday night burned at least 12,000 acres along the Saddle Mountain area north of Wahluke. As of noon on Sunday, the fire was 75 perc…
Smooth opening to school year in Othello
OTHELLO — There’s a meteorological date for the end of summer - which in 2018 is Sept. 20 - and the date summer really ends, which is the opening of school. And after a week or so, school seems to be going OK in th…
Othello volleyball squad sets sights on district berth
OTHELLO — Although the Huskies lost five players, including four outside hitters to graduation, head coach Steve Parris expects the team to compete for a distr…
Warden teacher contract details released
WARDEN — Warden School District teachers will make a minimum of $45,166 for the 2018-19 school year, under the terms of a three-year contract approved by Warden Education Association members and the district. The t…
Much needed dose of Yogi Berra's wit and wisdom
With today’s tension and rancor, we need a dose of Yogi Berra’s wit and wisdom to put things into perspective. Let’s start with “You can observe a lot by just …