Keith Auger Hebdon

Keith Auger Hebdon, 89 of Royal City, WA passed away Tuesday July 5th at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland, WA.

School bells signal end of summer

School Bells

MOSES LAKE — Summer might not be officially over until mid-September, but summer is really over when school starts.

Samaritan set to launch cardiac rehab program

MOSES LAKE — Thanks in part to a $105,000 donation from the Samaritan Healthcare Foundation, the hospital is gearing up to launch a new cardiac rehabilitation program this spring.

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Ellensburg scheduled for football opener

Royal football

ROYAL CITY — If Royal High School’s football team next fall is to measure up to the 2015 state 1A championship edition, it should know after the first two games.

Tiger's chances to catch Jack probably dead

EDITORIAL

Sunday's final round of the PGA Championship is the most golf I've watched in a while, and it seemed eerily similar to the second round of the 2005 British Open.

UK's chief mouser celebrates 10 years on the prowl

LONDON (AP) — Larry the cat, a four-legged inhabitant of London’s 10 Downing St., is marking a decade as Britain’s mouse-catcher in chief on Monday.

NFL owners table onside kick alternative proposal

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is hopeful that coaches will be able to return to their team facilities by next week.

Maryland to expand virus testing to people without symptoms

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced new steps Tuesday to expand testing for the coronavirus, including appointment-free testing at new sites for those showing no symptoms and authorizing licensed pharmacists to administer tests.

Innocence claim in 1976 rape may continue in appeals court

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Attorneys for a North Carolina man who says he’s innocent of a 1976 rape are planning to request a hearing before the full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after a three-judge panel refused to reopen the case.

Grant PUD approves interim rate-setting resolution

EPHRATA — Grant County PUD commissioners have approved a new resolution on rate setting policy, which Commissioner Larry Schaapman said was a temporary fix while commissioners revisit the way rates are established.

Time of Remembrance golf tournament heads to Warden

WARDEN – A charity golf tournament will be held at the Sage Hills Golf Club on August 27, raising money for the Time of Remembrance taking place in September.

Quincy takes Kiona Benton 11-0

3-1 start to season sees the Quincy boys rolling strong

QUINCY - Over the weekend, the Basin was exploding with spring sports. Those sports included team sports such as baseball, softball and soccer or individual sports like track and field, tennis and golf. Among those teams were the Quincy boys soccer team...

Why I am more of a cat person than a dog person

Genesis 1:26 says: “Then God said, ‘Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.’”

New Mexico jail bans in-person visits, offers video chats

FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — A northwestern New Mexico jail is no longer allowing family and friends to visit detainees in person and will now offer only phone or online video chats.

Minnesota Legislature scales back amid spread of COVID-19

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature sharply scaled back its operations Monday, all but adjourning for a month, as the number of coronavirus cases in the state spiked to 54.

Spanish league and players still far apart on salary cuts

MADRID (AP) — The Spanish league and players are still far apart on the size of the salary cuts they need to take to help reduce the financial impact caused by the coronavirus outbreak, with the footballers saying the organization wants them to carry nearly half the total losses.

WNBA postpones start of season this month because of virus

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA season will not start on time next month because of the coronavirus pandemic, and when it begins is unclear.

Spanish league and players still far apart on salary cuts

MADRID (AP) — The Spanish league and players are still far apart on the size of the salary cuts they need to take to help reduce the financial impact caused by the coronavirus outbreak, with the footballers saying the organization wants them to carry nearly half the total losses.

Microsoft engineer adapts fan-tracking app for COVID-19 use

A Microsoft engineer who designed an app to track North Dakota State University football fans on their annual trek to Texas for the national championship has taken that concept and applied it to contact tracing for the coronavirus.