Mozart meets COVID-19: Finnish opera adapts classic piece

HELSINKI (AP) — After being forced to cancel all its spring season performances due to the coronavirus outbreak, Finland's National Opera is opening this fall with an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart featuring a topical twist: a story line that reflects on the Nordic country’s COVID-19 pandemic experiences.

Highway repair season begins this week in Grant County

MOSES LAKE — Drivers can expect delays up to about 20 minutes on SR-17 and SR-282 between Moses Lake and Ephrata this week. Road work is scheduled for SR 28 between I-90 at George and Ephrata. It’s spring, which means it’s time for road construction.

Elias Tijerina Sr.

June 10, 1929 – April 6, 2018

Harvard invites freshmen to campus, but classes stay online

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University's freshman class will be invited to live on campus this fall, while most other undergraduates will be required to learn remotely from home, the Ivy League school announced Monday.

Educator receives farming systems grant

COLUMBIA BASIN - Andy McGuire shows farmers how they can farm their land with less energy and still yield a healthy crop.

Pennsylvania jobless rate falls — because labor force shrank

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate fell again in October as payrolls continued to recover from the economic hit of last spring's pandemic-driven shutdowns, according to state figures released Friday.

City police respond to increased vandalism

Officials say window damage, graffiti above normal levels

2011 Rod Meseberg Spring Walleye Classic

Lois I. Page

Lois I. Page, 87, a Moses Lake resident since 1967 joined her husband, J. D Page on Tuesday, July 22, 2014. She was residing at Crystal Springs Adult Care Home. Viewing will be held from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Monday, July 28, 2014 at Kayser's Chapel with a celebration of her life service at 2 p.m. at Kayser's Chapel. Interment will follow at Pioneer Memorial Gardens. Please sign the online guestbook or leave a note for the family at www.kayserschapel.com. Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel & Crematory.

Y.O.U. Banquet two weeks away

The Fifth Annual Y.O.U. Banquet on schedule for Feb. 28, just two weeks from tomorrow, at the Best Western Lake Front Inn.

Mozart meets COVID-19: Finnish opera adapts classic piece

HELSINKI (AP) — After being forced to cancel all its spring season performances due to the coronavirus outbreak, Finland's National Opera is opening this fall with an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart featuring a topical twist: a story line that reflects on the Nordic country’s COVID-19 pandemic experiences.

March first opener three weeks away

The March First opener can be a big deal in the Columbia Basin. The weather is the biggest factor, as with all spring fishing openers. One of the more popular waters is Martha Lake.

Othello High School football falls in season finale, 27-21

Othello High School football wrapped up their season last Thursday against East Valley High School, falling on the road 27-21. The Huskies finish the spring season at 4-3 competing in the Greater Spokane League.

Planning to plant: Spring cleaning a good idea in the garden, too

A garden, just like a house, can benefit from spring cleaning.

Othello School District budget reviewed at meeting

OTHELLO — The general fund budget for the Othello School District for the 2016-17 school year will be $48,552,376 for the 2016-17 school year. The general fund pays salaries and most district operations and maintenance costs.

Pennies for Patients

Scootney Springs Elementary partnered with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through the Pennies for Patients Program to help raise money for people with blood cancer in our community.

Work continues on Wanapum Dam spillway

BEVERLY - Grant PUD and its contractors continue to work on the 800-foot-long Wanapum Dam spillway to prepare for final reinforcing repairs required after discovery of damage this spring.

Basin students make EWU Dean's List

CHENEY — Eastern Washington University has released its Dean’s List for spring quarter 2024. To qualify for the Dean’s List, an undergraduate student must earn 12 quality hours and receive a GPA of 3.5 or better. The following Basin students were named to the Dean’s List:

WDFW to begin prescribed fires in March

SPOKANE – Annual prescribed fires on Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife-managed lands in Eastern Washington are scheduled to start in March, as conditions allow, according to a Thursday announcement from the WDFW.

Low temperatures this week may cause harvest issues

MOSES LAKE — The calendar says it’s almost mid-April, but a cold low-pressure system passing through the Pacific Northwest has left it feeling more like it’s early March. . .