Late goal seals fate for Mavs

MOSES LAKE — While the Mavs and Rams remained tied at one through most of the second half, a late West Valley (Yakima) goal sent the Rams into the next round of the Columbia Basin Big 9 district tournament, ending Moses Lake’s season. “We worked hard, looked like we wanted it, we just couldn’t string the passes together unfortunately,” Moses Lake coach Alysha Overland said. After a fast start to the first half for the Mavs, West Valley tied the game in the 34th minute after a through ball got past the Maverick defense, and following a pileup in front of the Moses Lake net, was shot in past the keeper for a goal.

Three-time champ!

Naranjo caps career with third state title, unbeaten record

TACOMA – Winning a state championship is something every high school wrestler dreams of. Winning three state titles? Now, that’s a whole other challenge.

Networking power: Wahluke students compete in annual Amazing Shake

MATTAWA – Wahluke Junior High held its annual Amazing Shake event Thursday morning, where students competed to demonstrate their “soft skills” at 21 different stations and scenarios designed to help them improve communication and interpersonal skills.

Moses Lake Roundup looks forward to the next 80 years

MOSES LAKE — The Columbia Basin Rodeo Association gathered with volunteers and sponsoring partners on Saturday at the Grant County Fairgrounds for its annual banquet. This year’s event introduced a new award, Demo Derby Man of the Year. This honor went to one of the new 2023 directors of the board, Aaron Schrodt. Schrodt’s initiative to build and raffle off an opportunity to drive the Moses Lake Roundup’s Demo Derby car, paired with his work with new Vice President Alex Alvarado, earned him the inaugural recognition. A bittersweet transition was recognized for the longtime efforts of Edie Longfellow, a veteran of the Roundup since starting as secretary in August 1969. Known as the “den mother of the Columbia River Circuit,” she was lauded for her support of previous rodeo presidents, queens, and contestants.

WA Supreme Court to hear arguments in magazine capacity case

(The Center Square) - The owner of the Kelso gun shop behind the legal challenge to the state’s ban on "high-capacity" magazines says business was brisk for a short time Monday. They’re usually closed on Mondays, but Wally Wentz, owner of Gator’s Customs Guns opened shortly after 3 p.m. when a judge in Cowlitz County ruled the magazine ban unconstitutional.

Wahluke gearing up for annual Outdoor Career Fair

MATTAWA — The Wahluke School District will be hosting its annual Outdoor Career Fair April 26 for Wahluke High School and Junior High students at the high school to connect with and learn from professionals in various outdoor careers.

GCSO K-9 officers discuss dog selection, entering law enforcement

EPHRATA – Grant County Sheriff’s Office K9 officers Malli and Uno are settling in with their new handlers after being acquired by the department in early March. The two Belgian Malinois, Malie and Uno, are working through training with handlers Deputy Zane Bundy and Luis Jimenez, respectively. Both officers have had experience with canine officers in the past, Jimenez as K9 Zedd’s handler and Bundy has done some informal understudy work with Jimenez.

GALLERY: Celebration of holiday season in Mattawa

MATTAWA — Children and parents filled the Wahluke High School cafeteria to make ornaments and color pictures, take pictures with Santa, try to eat a doughnut without any hands and play other games at the annual Winter Festival in Mattawa.

Water, streets, sewer, parks included in Quincy capital budget

QUINCY — Between sewer system upgrades and repairs, street work and water system improvements – among many other possible projects – 2025 is going to be a busy year in Quincy. Quincy City Council members approved a list of possible capital projects for 2025 at a special council meeting Dec. 23.

Warren Michael Sallis

1945 – 2024

Warren Michael Sallis,79, of Moses Lake, WA entered into the presence of his Heavenly Father on November 21, 2024. He was a son, brother, husband, father, papa and patriot. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas on August 18,1945.

Ronald William “RW” Hilmes

1938 – 2024

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Ronald (RW) William Hilmes on December 17, 2024. A beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, brother, and friend, RW was born on May 28, 1938, at the family home in Ransom, Kansas, as the eighth of 13 children to John Henry and Dorothy Mary (Pabst) Hilmes. RW graduated from Ransom High School and soon enlisted in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany.

Race for Life Series kicks off Friday

MOSES LAKE – BMX tracks on Washington’s east side will be busy this weekend for the Race for Life Series, a collaboration between Spokane BMX, Walla Walla BMX, Columbia Basin BMX and Moses Lake BMX to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Increase in respiratory illnesses in county, state this past week

EPHRATA – The Grant County Health District released a statement on the increase of respiratory illnesses including influenza, respiratory syncytial virus and COVID-19 in both the county and the state for the week of Jan. 12 to Jan. 18. GCHD urges residents to take precautions to protect themselves and others, according to the statement.

Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who modernized Oman, dies at 79

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Mideast's longest-ruling monarch who seized power in a 1970 palace coup and pulled his Arabian sultanate into modernity while carefully balancing diplomatic ties between adversaries Iran and the U.S., has died. He was 79.

Royal Middle schooler honored for saving classmate

ROYAL CITY — A quick-thinking student saved a choking classmate’s life at Royal Middle School Jan. 9. Seventh-grader Alangel Baeza was honored at a school assembly Friday morning with a plaque and congratulations from his teachers, fellow students and Royal City police and firefighters.

Lavender donation honors late food bank director

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Food Bank received a different kind of donation Thursday. Joe Downs, owner of Lavender Ranch near Quincy, donated 70 bundles of lavender to Community Services of Moses Lake in memory of Peny Archer, the food bank’s director who passed away earlier this month. Each bundle has a photo of Archer on it.

'12 years in the making' — Sila officially constructing Moses Lake battery plant

MOSES LAKE — Sila Nanotechnologies officially opened its Moses Lake plant Wednesday with a crowd that included employees, community members, state Reps. Tom Dent and Alex Ybarra and Gov. Jay Inslee. An aide to Sen. Patty Murray read a message from the senator, and Sen. Maria Cantwell congratulated Sila by video. “This moment has been 12 years in the making,” said Gene Berdichevsky, co-founder and CEO of Sila.

Bright Quincy: Lights, pictures, the Christmas story at community celebration

QUINCY — Grant County Fire District 3 decked out their ladder truck in lights, Santa posed for pictures and the Quincy Valley Historical Society and Museum told the Christmas story during the Quincy Valley Christmas celebration Friday night.

Far-reaching influence

Adams County Pet Rescue finds support in Seattle business owners

OTHELLO — Adams County Pet Rescue has a far-reaching influence, according to Seattle business owner Staci Molzahn. Molzahn co-owns two restaurants, a catering service and a pet care business, all of which will be participating in fundraising for ACPR through the end of December. Molzahn said ACPR deserves everyone’s support, and she saw the fundraiser as a chance to have her businesses work together to help the organization. Molzahn adopted her dog, Kobe, from ACPR several years ago.

MLHS to present ‘The Three Musketeers’

MOSES LAKE — Adventure and intrigue, romance, duplicity, danger and honor in Ancien Regime France come to the Moses Lake High School stage this weekend. The MLHS Drama production of “The Three Musketeers” opens at 7 p.m. Friday at the MLHS Theater, 803 E. Sharon Ave. Performances are scheduled at 7 p.m. Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, with a matinee at 2 p.m. Saturday...