Legals for April, 25 2025

Cougars women’s tennis dominant in final regular season match

PULLMAN – Washington State’s women’s tennis (16-7) finished their regular season with a strong 5-0 win over Santa Clara, led by seniors Hania Abouelsaad and Elyse Tse, according to a statement by Washington State University Athletics.

Gonzaga suffers close loss to Oregon State

CORVALLIS, Oregon – The Gonzaga Bulldogs (18-18) fell to .500 after a competitive 4-3 loss to third ranked Oregon State (31-7) after battling it out through 12 innings, according to a statement by Gonzaga Athletics.

'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' renewed for 3rd season

BURBANK, Calif. - “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” has been renewed for a third season, according to a press release from Disney+. The show is based on Rick Riordan’s bestselling book series of the same name.

Legals for April, 22 2025

Mavs start new faces in Tuesday’s victory

MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake Mavericks earned a 13-3 victory at home against Davis Tuesday afternoon. “We made some changes in our lineup just to see some other people,” said Mavs head coach Donnie Lindgren.

Three bills for rural communities pass the legislature, signed by governor

OLYMPIA — Gov. Bob Ferguson signed 35 bills into law Monday including three pieces of legislation sponsored by Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake. Dent’s bills include topics such as large animal veterinarian care, the pesticide task force and allowing small regional airports to use real estate excise tax funds. “I feel good about what I’ve been able to accomplish,” Dent said. “I’ve been able to do some things that are in my area of expertise, in my wheelhouse, so to speak, and move those bills through the legislature.” Dent said despite three bills being signed into law there are still a handful he is fighting for during the final week of the 2025 legislative session.

Wobbling into your life like a sweetheart

MOSES LAKE – Wabbles is a relatively new face at Grant County Animal Outrach, having arrived on April 18 and she’s just settling in. A domestic shorthair mix, she’s estimated to be about two years old and it’s unknown if she’s been housetrained as yet. Still, she’d love a chance to be your furrever friend and learn the ways of the couch potato or be queen of the cat tree. We’ll leave her tendencies up to her. For more information, visit grantcountyanimaloutreach.org or call 509-762-9616. If you are unable to adopt, consider supporting the shelter by clicking the “donate” button at the top of the website.

Legals for April, 24 2025

Eagles women's tennis finishes season with dominant win

MISSOULA, Mont. — Eastern Washington University women’s tennis (5-13) closed its season with a 6-1 victory over the University of Montana with five singles and one doubles victory to solidify it, according to a statement by Eastern Washington Athletics.

BASIN BASEBALL ROUNDUP: April 23, 2025

COLUMBIA BASIN — Another week of basin baseball has concluded. Here is the roundup of games and current records from the last week of play.

Tigers tennis teams gain wins over Jacks

EPHRATA – The Ephrata Tigers boys and girls tennis teams both came out with wins in their matches against the Quincy Jackrabbits Thursday afternoon. “(It was) not an easy match, he gave a good fight,” said Tigers’ Josh Mullings after his match against Jacks’ Jacob Bishop. “Felt like the serves were pretty solid today, but it was a tough one because of the wind.”

Frank and Eloise Alvarez

A remembrance service will be held to celebrate the lives of longtime Moses Lake residents Francisco D. Alvarez Sr. and Eloise Vela Alvarez. Francisco, known to his friends as Frank, passed away on May 23, 2022 at the age of 96, in Seattle, Washington. Eloise passed away on Oct. 16, 2024 at the age of 92, also in Seattle, Washington. Frank and Eloise were both born in Harlingen, Texas. As young parents of six children, they arrived in Moses Lake in 1962 and were happy to call Moses Lake their home for over 60 years.

Jacks win streak continues after victory over Huskies

QUINCY – The Jacks (8-4-1) put together a hard-fought win over the Huskies (7-5-1) showing their grit and squeezing out a 3-2 victory. Head coach Hector Vaca was amazed by his team's performance.

BASIN SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: April 24, 2025

COLUMBIA BASIN — Basin softball has wrapped up another week of competition, the Knights continue to maintain a strong record as the competition continues to unfold.

Huskies women's tennis victorious in final regular season match

SEATTLE — The No. 18 University of Washington women's tennis team (19-3) closed out the regular season in style Sunday afternoon, sweeping No. 32 Iowa 4-0, according to a statement from University of Washington Athletics.

BASIN EVENTS CALENDAR: April 25-May 4

COLUMBIA BASIN — Spring has pretty well arrived, give or take the occasional chilly morning, and there’s plenty going on both indoors and out. Here are a few things happening this week:

BASIN TENNIS ROUNDUP: April 21, 2025

COLUMBIA BASIN – Another week of tennis is complete, and the competition is getting fierce. See below how everything is shaking out.

Steady home sales market in Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — The return of mortgage interest rates to more historic norms has resulted in a Moses Lake housing market that’s closer to historic norms. Longtime real estate professional Alan Heroux said there are about 210 to 215 houses on the market currently, compared to a historic average of about 250 to 350 at any given time. But a couple of years ago the number was less than 30 houses for sale at any given time, he said.

Breakfast event to raise funds for Big Bend Cooperative Preschool

MOSES LAKE – In a delightful fusion of nostalgia and culinary adventure, the Big Bend Cooperative Preschool is once again hosting its beloved Dr. Seuss-inspired breakfast fundraiser, featuring none other than the beloved dish made famous by the iconic children’s book: “Green Eggs and Ham.”