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Sand Scorpions burn Christmas trees for 31st year

On New Year’s Day, diesel engines quaked across the cookies and cream terrain of snow on the Moses Lake Sand Dunes, as pick-ups, Jeeps and ORVs pulled up to turn the casual holiday to a sort of "Mad Max" movie.

Festival of Trees to support cancer patients

EPHRATA — The Columbia Basin Foundation’s Festival of Trees fundraiser this year will benefit cancer patients and their families, said Foundation Director Corinne Isaak.

Christmas in the ICU: Decorations, lights and many tears

OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — A Christmas tree stands outside the intensive care room where a man stricken by COVID-19 lies unconscious, a machine breathing for him. A few feet away, a plastic snowman adorns the door of another patient whose face is barely visible behind ventilator tubes.

BBCC program provides manufacturing skills training

MOSES LAKE — Eduardo Valencia said he looked around at work and saw things were changing.

Lady Vikings fall at CBC

Despite game-highs of 22 points and ten rebounds from sophomore Ambra Hacker, Big Bend Community College Lady Vikings basketball dropped a 73-63 NWAC East road contest to Columbia Basin College on Wednesday (January 18).

Vikings open season with resounding win

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MOSES LAKE —  Not only were they back to their familiar scoring ways, but the Big Bend Vikings’ basketball team turned up the defense.

Dr. Richard Paul Bunch

Dr. Richard Paul Bunch passed away at Othello Community Hospital in Othello, Washington, on Nov. 10, 2020, at the age of 84 years, after a number of months of declining health.

Home sweet home

Habitat for Humanity helps family build own home

Song dogs pleasant to hear, but not too close to home

The two dogs, one a German Shepard and the other a black lab, were standing beside the road and on top of a 10-foot high basalt cliff. Both were panting hard with their tongues hanging out. They were looking for something as their heads moved left and right, scanning the countryside.

Vikings outlast Hawks in five games

KENNEWICK - Big Bend Community College seems to not mind its road trips.

Walleyes ready to take new season to a different level

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Walleyes will take advantage of new blood and old school when they open the AA baseball season against Wenatchee Monday at 5 p.m. at Larson Playfield.

Real World Academy rises

Construction is underway for Moses Lake School District’s new high school, still informally dubbed “Real World Academy,” Wednesday.

Analysts say economics are missing from pandemic planning

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico authorities are risking a public backlash and missed opportunities by not conducting a more thorough economic analysis of pandemic-related health restrictions, state and independent analysists told a panel of legislators Friday.

Analysts say economics are missing from pandemic planning

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico authorities are risking a public backlash and missed opportunities by not conducting a more thorough economic analysis of pandemic-related health restrictions, state and independent analysists told a panel of legislators Friday.

Moses Lake incubator space celebrates grand opening

Small businesses get a boost with local support

MOSES LAKE — It was a busy Saturday in the little storefront at 205 S. Division St. as the Downtown Moses Lake Association formally opened its small business incubator, the Obra Project.

After breakthrough vs. Clemson, BC looms for Notre Dame

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — For all that Notre Dame has accomplished in 11 seasons under Brian Kelly, the Fighting Irish at their best always seem to be just a little less than the best of the best in college football.

After breakthrough vs. Clemson, BC looms for Notre Dame

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — For all that Notre Dame has accomplished in 11 seasons under Brian Kelly, the Fighting Irish at their best always seem to be just a little less than the best of the best in college football.

After breakthrough vs. Clemson, BC looms for Notre Dame

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — For all that Notre Dame has accomplished in 11 seasons under Brian Kelly, the Fighting Irish at their best always seem to be just a little less than the best of the best in college football.

NCAA denies request to drop Division I sport minimum

The NCAA Division I Council denied a request to temporarily waive the minimum number of sports required to be a Division I member and delayed a decision on allowing all college athletes to be immediately eligible one time after transferring.