Basin sports schedule for Jan. 17-23

COLUMBIA BASIN – Check out this week’s sports schedule, featuring local basketball, swim and dive and wrestling events.

BASIN WRESTLING REPORT: Huskies, Mavs, Cougars earn high placings

COLUMBIA BASIN – With the Mat Classic just about a month away, Basin squads continue to battle down the stretch of the 2023-24 wrestling season. Read along to see how local teams fared at last weekend’s tournaments across the Pacific Northwest.

NEWS BITES for January 16, 2024

NEWS BITES for January 16, 2024

Residents asked to use online option for non-emergency situations

MOSES LAKE — Officials at the Multi-Agency Communications Center are asking people calling the non-emergency line to use the website’s reporting app instead.

Trump ballot challenge goes to WA court

OLYMPIA — A Washington court will hear arguments today regarding whether former President Donald Trump will be on the primary ballot, according to an announcement from the Washington Secretary of State.

Ferguson sues to block grocery merger

SEATTLE — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a lawsuit to block the merger of the two largest supermarket corporations in the state, according to an announcement from Ferguson’s office.

Late free throws seal 49-47 win for Royal over Quincy

ROYAL CITY — After being fouled while attempting a three-pointer with just seconds left on the clock in the fourth quarter, Royal senior Caden Allred stepped up to the free throw line with the Knights tied at 47 to Quincy.

Weather for the week of Jan. 15, 2024

Weather for the week of Jan. 15, 2024

News Bites for Jan. 15, 2024

News Bites for Jan. 15, 2024

Quincy school program takes students into community

QUINCY — A program that focuses on using a student’s interests to help them connect with school is having some success at Quincy Innovation Academy. How the “Big Picture Learning” program will work next year is still to be determined, since funding for some parts of the program come from a state grant that’s expiring.

CUTTING THE RIBBON: Podium Physical Therapy

MOSES LAKE — Podium Physical Therapy co-owner Ryan Carpenter, center, cuts the ribbon on his business Thursday, surrounded by family, staff and Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce members.

Warden girls, boys earn double-digit wins over River View

WARDEN – Both the Cougar boys and girls picked up big wins over River View Friday night, with the girls first winning 76-16 and the boys winning 74-56.

STUDIO BASIN: Soap Lake School District with Superintendent Chavez and Basin wrestling

MOSES LAKE – On this week's episode of the STUDIO BASIN podcast, Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer is joined by Aaron Chavez, the superintendent of the Soap Lake School District, who has been on the job since July 2023. He discusses his impressions of the school district, challenges and opportunities in Soap Lake, and the Soap Lake educational programs and operations levy that will be on the Feb. 13 ballot.

Spud-focused: Research results among subjects at 2024 Washington-Oregon Potato Conference

KENNEWICK — Research into potato pests and disease, new labor rules in Washington and innovations in the potato industry will be among the topics covered at the Washington-Oregon Potato Conference Jan. 23 through 25 at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick.

Basin events for Jan. 13-19

It’s cold, but that doesn’t mean there’s no options for a bit of fun in the Columbia Basin.

Service honored: South Grant Co. Chamber hosts law enforcement appreciation luncheon

MATTAWA – The South Grant County Chamber of Commerce hosted its fourth annual National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day Luncheon Tuesday at the Wanapum Heritage Center south of Desert Aire, with a keynote address from Wahluke School District Superintendent Andrew Harlow.

Lavender Ranch

Quincy-area business works for sustainable, quality products that smell like relaxation.

QUINCY — Quincy farmer Joseph Downs first started planting lavender at his properties at the Upper Crescent Bar near Quincy and in East Wenatchee in 2015. He now grows more than 20,000 plants on 20 acres.

Law enforcement logs for Jan. 12, 2024

The reports below were provided by the sheriff’s office or police department indicated. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

BASIN HOOPS REPORT: league play carries on

COLUMBIA BASIN – Local squads around the Basin have all entered the teeth of league play by now, with district tournament beginning in less than a month.

Othello drug dealer sentenced

SPOKANE – Jaime Alberta Garza, 52, of Othello has been sentenced after pleading guilty to possession with the intent to distributed fentanyl. United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice imposed a sentence of 78 months – about six and a half years – in prison to be followed by 5 years of supervised release, according to a press release from the office of Vanessa Waldref, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington.