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Mattawa to work on sewer, water projects in 2026
MATTAWA — The city of Mattawa has budgeted to spend about $200,000 more in its current expense (general) fund in 2…
Yakama Nation snaps Warriors three-game win streak
MATTAWA — Wahluke Boys Basketball opened the season with four wins and a loss, and then went on a three game win streak beating Kiona Benton 65-60, squeaking by River View 55-54, and blowing out Highland 85-23 Dec.…
WA economy continues to improve, but Adams and Grant Co. sees an increase in jobless rate
OLYMPIA — The recently released Employment Security Department seasonably adjusted unemployment rate shows it held at 4.5 percent in in November, but Adams and Grant County saw the rate rise above the state average.
Ritzville's Pat Tremaine is the Old Hotel Artist of the Month for December
Pat Tremaine, who is known by many for her watercolor landscape paintings, has been an artist all her life. Growing up in Seattle, Tremaine said she took an in…
Lady Knights split games on the hardwood
ROYAL CITY — The Royal Girls dropped a 58-32 league game at home to SCAC West Conference leader Columbia-Burbank (7-0, 3-0) Dec. 19, but bounced back with a 45-39 win in a nonleague matchup with Naches Valley Frida…
Grant PUD's $77 million refinance hits budget goal, improves customer fairness
EPHRATA — Grant PUD has refinanced $77 million in outstanding debt to reduce finance costs, help hold a planned 2018 rate-revenue increase to 2 percent, and more equitably align debt burden to the life of the asset…
Wildcats take down Huskies in dual meet
TOPPENISH — Toppenish proved to be too much for Othello to handle in a CWAC wresting match Thursday Dec. 21 as the Wildcats dominated the Huskies 47-21.
Railroads implementing positive track
While the investigation continues into the deadly AMTRAK derailment near Dupont, the clock continues to tick on the implementation of Positive Track Control (P…
Samaritan projected to finish 2017 in the black
MOSES LAKE — Revenues dropped during October at Samaritan Hospital, but appear to have rebounded in November. At the end of October Samaritan Healthcare was still ahead of its budget target for net revenue. Chief f…
Wahluke girls round-ball takes two of three games
MATTAWA — Things are heating up for the Lady Warriors as the team won two of three games this past week. Wahluke dropped a 50-35 league contest to River View Dec. 19, and then rolled past nonleague opponents Highla…
Othello Huskies drop home games to Wildcats and Eagles
Othello Basketball took four games on the chin this past week with the boys and girls falling to Toppenish Dec. 19 and Connell on Dec. 21.
Royal boys fall in overtime
ROYAL CITY — Angel Farias went up strong on the offensive glass to haul in a rebound. He turned and slung it out to Corbin Christensen as he was fouled in the …
Othello Christmas Baskets delivered to needy families
Hundreds of smiling and tear-eyed faces displayed the gratitude of the 41st annual delivery of Othello Christmas Baskets that came off without a hitch over the…
School Board approves agreement, swears in new president, vice president
ROYAL CITY — The Royal School Board swore in a new president and vice president Monday evening, along with a new Washington Interscholastic Activities Associat…
Shooting victim listed in serious condition
MOSES LAKE — A shooting that sent a Moses Lake man to a Spokane hospital in serious condition Friday afternoon may have been a joke gone wrong.
Local man pleads guilty to drunk driving
WARDEN — A Moses Lake man who drank as many as eight beers in the hours before a serious injury collision near Warden in November will be spending three months in jail.