More than 200 naked inmates on run in Uganda after jailbreak

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan forces are searching for more than 200 naked inmates who escaped jail, broke into an armory, then stripped and fled into a remote wilderness area in the country's northeast.

Larrie N. Adams

Larrie Adams lost his 30 year battle to a depilating disease on April 24, 2009.

Cecil Lee Newkirk

Cecil Newkirk, 73, passed away April 1, 2022, at Samaritan Hospital in Moses Lake, Washington.

Victor Martinez's King Guillermo wins Tampa Bay Derby

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — King Guillermo won the $351,000 Tampa Bay Derby by 4 3/4 lengths on Saturday for owner Victor Martinez, a five-time All-Star in Major League Baseball.

Victor Martinez's King Guillermo wins Tampa Bay Derby

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — King Guillermo won the $351,000 Tampa Bay Derby by 4 3/4 lengths on Saturday for owner Victor Martinez, a five-time All-Star in Major League Baseball.

Groups eyeing final Farm Bill draft

Reps ponder possible presidential veto

Guy Conrad Bonar

Guy Conrad Bonar, our beloved father, brother, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend passed away peacefully Tuesday evening April 17th following a sudden illness.

Florence A. Roth

Florence A. Roth passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 14 in Kansas City, Missouri at age 94. Florence was born in Waterville, WA on March 18, 1915 to Henry and Ellen Murbach. Her family moved to Spokane when she was 7 years old. Florence, three sisters, and one brother were raised in a loving, religious, hard-working home.

July 11, 2016

ML Chamber names honorees at banquet

MOSES LAKE — Three farm families were inducted into the Moses Lake Ag Hall of Fame and Samaritan Healthcare received the President’s Award at the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce banquet Tuesday night.

Native American land activist Carrie Dann dies in Nevada

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Carrie Dann, a Native American land rights activist, Nevada rancher and longtime leader of the Western Shoshone Nation, has died.

Native American land activist Carrie Dann dies in Nevada

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Carrie Dann, a Native American land rights activist, Nevada rancher and longtime leader of the Western Shoshone Nation, has died.

Moses Lake man applies ultrasound to livestock

Bob Patacini receives Department of Agriculture award

MOSES LAKE — The interesting thing about technology is that its applications turn up in unexpected places – at least they’re unexpected to begin with. But really, in the end those applications aren't so surprising.

Part 2: The Nature Conservancy forms new tactics to prevent eastern Washington wildfires

Restoration is one piece, though. Another is prevention.

Farming forecast

USDA sees good farming conditions, forecasts lower WA wheat harvest

OLYMPIA — Warmer weather and lots of sunshine in mid-May prompted a lot of farmers in the Columbia Basin to get out into the field and plant, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. “Central Washington had a great week for farming,” said the weekly Crop Progress and Condition report for the Pacific Northwest for the week ending May 14. “‘Tractors cultivated, seeded and sprayed while cattle were let out into nice spring pastures.” ...

Nighttime deer hunts approved at airport

WARRENTON, Ore. (AP) — The Port of Astoria got city approval for nighttime hunts to kill deer causing a danger to aircraft at the Astoria Regional Airport.

Nighttime deer hunts approved at airport

WARRENTON, Ore. (AP) — The Port of Astoria got city approval for nighttime hunts to kill deer causing a danger to aircraft at the Astoria Regional Airport.

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Grant County Sheriff’s Office

Dutch police arrest farmers protesting emission cuts

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch police arrested dozens of farmers Wednesday who were blocking the entrance to a waste treatment plant, the latest in a string of protests by farmers angry at government plans to cut emissions of nitrogen oxide.

Delbert Ervin Busherd

Delbert Ervin Busherd was born August 20, 1921 in Leahy, Wash. He passed away June 1, 2004.