Surfin' into dental health

MOSES LAKE – Smile Surfers Kids Dentistry held a ribbon cutting for the new dental practice at 1429 S. Pioneer Way, Suite 2 in Moses Lake last week. The office is designed to be fun for children with an atmosphere that puts them at ease during visits that may seem scary. The Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce said in a statement that they’re excited to welcome the practice to the community. Appointments may be set up by calling 509-431-6003 or visit their website at smilesurfers.com.

Evolve with Chrysallis

OTHELLO – Chrysallis is about four months old boy and is a mix of this and that with a whole lot of love and adorable thrown in. Two siblings, both females, joined Chrysallis at Adams County Pet Rescue and are available for adoption. Like all pets up for adoption at ACPR, Chrysallis is up to date on all vaccinations and has been neutered/spayed. Visit adamscountypetrescue.com or call 509-488-5514 for more information. If you are unable to adopt but would like to support the shelter, click the “donate” button at the top of the website.

Everyone needs a Wildcard once in a while ...

OTHELLO — Wildcard has a hairdo that matches her level of adorable. Fully-grown, Wildcard won’t get bigger overall and is up to date on vaccinations, is spayed and has been chipped. If you are interested in adopting her, call Adams County Pet Rescue at 509-488-5514 or visit adamscountypetrescue.org. The shelter is located at 1961 W. Bench Road in Othello. If you are unable to adopt, but want to support the shelter, click the “donate” button on the shelter’s website.

Overdraft is ready to merge assets with you

MOSES LAKE — This holiday season, diversify your portfolio with purrs. Overdraft is a big, lovable cat who is fully vaccinated, microchipped and neutered. Overdraft looks forward to crediting someone’s life joy. If you want to skip the interest rates, visit GrantCountyAnimalOutreach.org and apply for Overdraft because he offers unlimited returns in love. If you can’t adopt right now but would like to make smart investment in helping a local shelter, visit the website and click “donate.”

Cougars, Warriors face win or done scenarios

Boys Hoops Playoff Previews

COLUMBIA BASIN — A next step up the state basketball food chain awaits both Warden and Almira/Coulee-Hartline High Schools boys’ basketball teams this weekend.

Big Bend teams roll in Yakima

YAKIMA - It would be an understatement to say that the Big Bend

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Moses Lake volleyball sets sights on state berth

MOSES LAKE - In a hostile environment against a strong Wenatchee front line, Moses Lake volleyball was within two points of a state tournament berth.

Moses Lake softball sweeps Eastmont

Wenatchee next

EAST WENATCHEE - The Chiefs (8-1) strolled into Wildcat country for doubleheader action Friday looking to earn a split at the very least, and knock Eastmont (8-2) from the undefeated ranks and stay within reach of first place in the Big 9 standings.

Motorcycles Run to the Desert in Soap Lake

SOAP LAKE — The sixth annual Run to the Desert, including the second annual John Larson Memorial Poker Run, was held this past weekend in Soap Lake. “We started this in Moses Lake and we decided to come down here to support and be a part of the Soap Lake community and bring back a motorcycle event here,” said organizer Susan Carson. She explained for many years there was always the Pig Run or Run To The Sun in Soap Lake but for quite a while it wasn’t happening. “This community always had open arms to the motorcycle riders so that's when we decided to go ahead and start this up again,” Carson said...

Soap Lake mayor resigns

SOAP LAKE — Soap Lake Mayor Alex Kovach announced his resignation at the Soap Lake City Council meeting on May 4. In a press release dated April 22, but not made available to the public until the meeting, Kovach addressed his letter of resignation to the Soap Lake community. The letter states his resignation was effective at midnight Wednesday...

Easter storms sweep South, killing at least 6 in Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Strong storms pounded the Deep South on Sunday, killing at least six people in south Mississippi and damaging up to 300 homes and other buildings in northern Louisiana. Storms continued to batter the South overnight, with much of the region under flash flood, tornado and thunderstorm warnings and watches.

Bronco baseball rides into 2023 season

RITZVILLE – With a solid core of returning players, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos are heading into 2023 with a strong sense of team chemistry. “Same as any other sport, if you know the guys you’re playing with you get in this rhythm of playing with each other,” Senior Cooper Miller said. “Makes it a lot easier, you play a lot better. Makes it more sound.”

Winning trend

Mavs 2023 record at 3-1 in Big 9 with win over West Valley

MOSES LAKE – The Mavericks’ second clean sheet of the season came on Saturday, defeating West Valley (Yakima) 2-0 on Saturday afternoon at home. Moses Lake held the Rams to just one shot on goal in the second half, which came during second-half stoppage time...

Lady Vikes Test Cardinals

MOSES LAKE – BBCC knew going into Wednesday night's match versus the North Idaho College Cardinals that they would have their hands full. After battling injuries over the past few weeks, the Lady Vikes were finally able to put their regular line-up on the floor against the 16-1 Cardinals.

Jackrabbits fall in OT to Cashmere

QUINCY – It took 87 minutes for a goal to be scored in Thursday’s Caribou Trail League match between Cashmere and Quincy, as the Bulldogs took a 1-0 lead in the second overtime to take down the Jackrabbits. “They came in, their focus was to control the game,” Quincy coach Patricia Romero said. “I think that it was pretty obvious that they were controlling the game – I told them at the end of the game, ‘That’s just how soccer is. You win some, you lose some.’” ...

Warnick busy in second week of session

OLYMPIA — Sen. Judy Warnick (R-Moses Lake) has introduced several new bills in the last week and has two of the bills she proposed earlier are progressing in committee. “I had a hearing on both of those (bills) and so they are on their way,” Warnick said. “Hopefully they'll get out of committee.” ...

Moses Lake food drive going well

MOSES LAKE — The city of Moses Lake’s food drive has gone well so far, according to Moses Lake Museum & Art Center Superintendent Dollie Boyd. The food drive, spearheaded by the museum, has received assistance from the Larson Recreation Center and Grant County Fire District 5 Station No. 1. “People’s (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits are starting to come in,” Boyd said. “I know there was a lot of stress about that, but the holidays are still coming around, and we just wanted to do what we could to help out.” Around 250,000 Washington residents should have received their full SNAP benefits for November as of Nov. 7, according to a statement from Gov. Bob Ferguson.

Legion A Warriors playoff run ends in Medical Lake

COULEE CITY – The ACH Legion A Warriors ended their season July 20 after a competitive 8-13 loss against the Medical Lake Dirt Dawgs. Despite the loss, head coach Hunter Lee was happy for his players to get the experience of playoff baseball. “It was a great experience for our guys to be able to play in a playoff type format, and in a bunch of games and not a lot of days, lots of guys got to pitch, played a ton of baseball and close games for all of them. It was a great experience for us,” he said.