Eagles complete inaugural season

SOAP LAKE – The Soap Lake Eagles have concluded their first season, finishing with a winning record of 7-5-1 under head coach Tony O’Neel. This was the Eagles first year with a soccer team ever.

Wahluke Warriors baseball season in review

MATTAWA – The Wahluke Warriors baseball team finished their 2025 season with an overall record of 4-15. “I was really proud of the guys,” said Warriors head coach Chet Bangs. “They filled different roles, stepped up, especially the freshmen, and the senior leadership was really strong.”

Moses Lake Library cultivates the arts

MOSES LAKE — When Moses Lake was recognized as a creative district in 2022, it was the result of work by multiple agencies and organizations: The Moses Lake Museum & Art Center, Columbia Basin Allied Arts and others. One of those was the Moses Lake Public Library. Librarian Connie Baulne serves as a co-chair of the Creative District Committee.

BASIN EVENTS: June 6-14

COLUMBIA BASIN — Live music, festivals in the sun and more await this week in the Columbia Basin. Here are a few things going on:

3 new student representatives join MLSD board

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District announced the appointment of three new Student Board Representatives for the 2025-26 school year at the regular school board meeting Thursday. MLSD Director of Public Relations Ryan Shannon introduced the new board members.

Mavericks’ Valdez signs with Oregon Community College

MOSES LAKE – Thursday was a special day for Jaciel Valdez as he signed his letter of intent with Southwest Oregon Community College and will join their cross-country team this fall. Head coach Larry Dagnon knew this day would come for Valdez.

Basin baseball represented in all-star game

RICHLAND – Players from Moses Lake and Othello joined their peers from Yakima at the Columbia Basin Series All-Star Game Wednesday in Richland. “It was really nice and bittersweet to end my high school career here. I'm going to go play college baseball, and hopefully I'll see some of these guys, but it was nice to play against guys that I have played the last 10 years of my life,” Mavericks player Cooper Hancock said.

'Party in the USA'

This year’s Soroptimist auction has a patriotic flair

MOSES LAKE — June 14 will be a star-spangled night in Moses Lake. “Party in the USA” will be the theme for this year’s Soroptimist auction, which falls on Flag Day. “That could mean your fanciest presidential-type outfits all the way down to your backyard party (attire), flag T-shirt and shorts,” said Soroptimist member Katie Wilson. “Red, white and blue all over.” The dinner and auction will be held at Pillar Rock Grill in Moses Lake, and the menu will be barbecue in keeping with the theme, Wilson said. Besides dinner and dancing, there will be raffles, a silent auction and a live auction conducted by Chuck Yarbro Auctioneers.

Street party

Ephrata Sage-N-Sun coming June 13-14

EPHRATA — There are a few new things at the Ephrata Sage-N-Sun Festival this year. “We’re bringing back our 3-on-3 basketball tournament,” said Brittney MacLeod, director of the Ephrata Chamber of Commerce. “We’re adding a Kid Zone, which will include a dunk tank. There’s a petting zoo and a couple of different things for kids to do.” The basketball tournament, which will run both Friday and Saturday, has been on hiatus for a number of years, MacLeod said. “We’re excited to bring it back and add a youth aspect to draw families downtown and keep them downtown for the weekend,” she said.

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Ephrata Tigers' soccer season recap

EPHRATA – The Ephrata Tigers soccer team ended their Spring 2025 season in the district tournament with a 3-12-1 overall record. “I think we’re there,” said Tigers head coach Ivan Garay. “Our record doesn’t show it, but when you know the story of every game you understand that we were in it and that it’s just the things you do in the offseason and how to develop to get us to that next level.” The Tigers' goal this season remained the same as every season, which is to play to make it to the state tournament, said Garay. They wanted to prepare themselves as a well-conditioned team that has a multitude of skills and tactics to give them the best chance against competitive teams.

Ephrata Tigers' softball 2025 season recap

EPHRATA – The Ephrata Tigers softball team finished their season with an overall record of 20-10, earning third in districts and making the state tournament. “At the beginning of the season, we as a team set our team goals for the year,” said Tigers head coach Heather Wood. “They have a top five that they always aim for and so theirs was district champs, league champs, make it to state, second day of state, and then developing a family.” The Tigers started the season only losing three seniors last year but struggled here and there with players stepping into positions they hadn’t played before, said Wood.

Basin schools represented at state track meet

YAKIMA – The state track meet was held on Saturday for 1B, 2B, and 1A schools at Eisenhower’s Zaepfel Stadium. Basin schools were well represented at the meet with runners from Lind-Ritzville, Moses Lake Christian Academy, Royal, and Wahluke.

Senior events for June 2025

COLUMBIA BASIN — The weather is gorgeous, the grandchildren are out of school and there’s no end of opportunities for seniors to get out and about this month. Here are a few:

Flash back to the ’60s and ’70s at the Moses Lake Senior Picnic

MOSES LAKE — It’s time to break out the leisure suits, bell bottoms and – for the very brave – platform shoes next Wednesday for the 11th annual Senior Picnic.

Adams County inmate roster for June 4, 2025

Information below is publicly available from the Adams County Sheriff’s Office and reflects prisoners brought into custody on the date indicated. Defendants in criminal cases are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. This listing of inmates held on behalf of Adams County is current as of June 3, 2025 at 7 p.m.

Legals for June, 4 2025

Ephrata Tigers Baseball season recap

EPHRATA – The Ephrata Tigers baseball team ended their 2025 season with a 4-18 record after entering the district tournament as the number eight seed. “As the season went along, we had our bumps in the road with different teams we were playing and that’s going to happen,” Tigers head coach David Tempel said. “I was very pleased with how we competed in some of the games where on paper it looks a little bit like a tall task.” Coming into the season, the Tigers were made up mostly of young players with very little varsity experience. The goal for them this year was to just improve as much as possible and utilize the teachable moments that occur in every game as the season progressed.

Knights baseball season recap

ROYAL CITY – The Royal Knights (16-10) have concluded the 2024-2025 season, and the young team gets a little younger with three seniors graduating. Head coach Brandon Jenks reflects on his team’s performance this season.

Applications open for Grant Co. leadership program

EPHRATA — The Community Foundation of North Central Washington is now accepting applications for its upcoming Leadership Institute of NCW program, set to take place in Grant County. This initiative aims to empower residents by equipping them with essential civic skills and leadership knowledge, ultimately fostering stronger communities across the region, according to Leadership Institute of NCW Site Coordinator Summer Hess. “Our goal is to educate and empower community members for civic leadership roles,” said Hess. “We believe that strong leaders are fundamental to creating strong communities. This program aims to provide citizens with tools to be strong leaders and work alongside governmental officials to solve problems, some people have even joined different governmental agencies after the course including city council and school boards.” The Leadership Institute of NCW is a free, bilingual training program designed to guide participants through an extensive 20-session curriculum focused on personal and civic leadership. The program is rooted in the nationally recognized Parent Leadership Training Institute framework, which is renowned for its effectiveness in engaging community members to enhance child and family outcomes, according to Hess.